CompuServe 29 January 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Computer Club Forum+ Library 5 Z88 & Actrix [71266,125] Z88MDM.CBL/Asc Bytes: 618, Count: 19, 20-Feb-92 [72567,3624] FILE-C.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 5760, Count: 7, 12-May-91 CONVER.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 17408, Count: 7, 12-May-91 BLEEP.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 7296, Count: 2, 12-May-91 [73527,2642] ZRLE.BAS/Bin Bytes: 2011, Count: 12, 27-Aug-90 CC.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 2783, Count: 6, 27-Aug-90 ACTLOG.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 7326, Count: 11, 27-Aug-90 ZX.SIT/Bin Bytes: 66816, Count: 9, 25-Aug-90 ZCPGST.Z88/Asc Bytes: 2191, Count: 28, 23-Aug-90 ZCPGST.TXT/Asc Bytes: 535, Count: 31, 23-Aug-90 ZCP.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 9864, Count: 30, 23-Aug-90 ZCP.CLI/Asc Bytes: 15266, Count: 12, 23-Aug-90 ZFU200.DOC/Asc Bytes: 12011, Count: 33, 04-Aug-90 ZFU200.BAS/Bin Bytes: 9856, Count: 32, 04-Aug-90 [71266,125] Z88COM.INF/Asc Bytes: 4983, Count: 10, 16-Jul-90 Z88COM.DOC/Asc Bytes: 8599, Count: 24, 16-Jul-90 Z88COM.CLI/Asc Bytes: 15030, Count: 17, 16-Jul-90 Z88COM.BAS/Bin Bytes: 11860, Count: 19, 16-Jul-90 Z88COM.ARC/Bin Bytes: 33749, Count: 6, 16-Jul-90 FILTER.INF/Asc Bytes: 1594, Count: 8, 16-Jul-90 FADDER.CLI/Asc Bytes: 3252, Count: 7, 16-Jul-90 FADDER.BAS/Bin Bytes: 2560, Count: 5, 16-Jul-90 DETAB.CLI/Asc Bytes: 3234, Count: 5, 16-Jul-90 DETAB.BAS/Bin Bytes: 2560, Count: 3, 16-Jul-90 [73527,2642] Z88REV.TXT/Asc Bytes: 10920, Count: 31, 15-Jul-90 Z88WCH.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 1152, Count: 6, 30-Jun-90 Z88UNI.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 10112, Count: 8, 30-Jun-90 Z88PRT.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 1536, Count: 8, 30-Jun-90 Z88PDR.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 22784, Count: 9, 30-Jun-90 Z88PDF.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 2176, Count: 2, 30-Jun-90 Z88FNZ.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 1280, Count: 1, 30-Jun-90 Z88FNM.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 1664, Count: 1, 30-Jun-90 Z88FD.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 1152, Count: 7, 30-Jun-90 Z88FC.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 1280, Count: 4, 30-Jun-90 Z88CFT.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 3797, Count: 1, 30-Jun-90 Z88CFI.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 2251, Count: 4, 30-Jun-90 Z-IMAG.SIT/Bin Bytes: 61696, Count: 7, 30-Jun-90 BGEAR.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 2944, Count: 2, 30-Jun-90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Computer Club Forum+ Library 5 Z88 & Actrix [71266,125] Lib: 5 Z88MDM.CBL/Asc Bytes: 618, Count: 19, 20-Feb-92 new Title : Z88 Modem Cable wiring Diagram Keywords: MODEM CABLE Z88COM Z88 COMM Wiring prescription for connecting the Cambridge Z88 to modems with a DB-25 interface. Used successfully with Z88COM and a variety of modems. Phil Wheeler [71266,125] [72567,3624] Lib: 5 FILE-C.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 5760, Count: 7, 12-May-91 new Title : file-cmp.zfu Keywords: Z88 FILE COMPARE HEX DUMPP ASCII File comparison program for Z88 ZFU listing containing BASIC program, and document file with instructions. Compares two files in both hex and ascii characters. Allows 1 file only to be seen. Shows 10 characters in a line side by side. Allows skipping to beginning, middle or end of files. [72567,3624] Lib: 5 CONVER.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 17408, Count: 7, 12-May-91 new Title : convert.zfu Keywords: BASIC ASCII TEXT CONVERSION PROGRAMMING UTILITY MACHINE CODE Fast conversion between ASCII text and BASIC program format. Stored as a .ZFU file, containing the BASIC/machine code program and instructions in a .doc file. Allows for a BASIC program to be written with PipeDream and converted for direct loading by BASIC or visa-versa. VERY FAST compared to built-in capabilities. [72567,3624] Lib: 5 BLEEP.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 7296, Count: 2, 12-May-91 8832 Title : bleep.zfu Keywords: SOUND BLEEP BACKGROUND BASIC UTILITY EFFECTS GAMES Basic sound method for background beeps, etc. in a basic program. File is a .ZFU format and contains basic demo program, a .doc file with instructions and a timing analysis for timing critical areas. It allows the BASIC program to run background sounds while it continues. Very useful for games or as an attention grapber. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 ZRLE.BAS/Bin Bytes: 2011, Count: 12, 27-Aug-90 2048 Title : ZRLE v1.00 - RLE graphics viewing program Keywords: Z88 GRAPHICS RLE VIEW RLE File viewing program for the Z88, M/L code in BASIC runable form. No documentation, simply run it. Binary file, needs to be downloaded with a binary protocol. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 CC.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 2783, Count: 6, 27-Aug-90 2816 Title : Z88 Custom character generation program Keywords: Z88 CUSTOM CHARACTERS BASIC Z88 BASIC program to allow for easy creation of custom characters, generates the required BASIC commands as a .CLI file for easy inclusion into a BASIC program. Use ZFU to decompress. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 ACTLOG.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 7326, Count: 11, 27-Aug-90 7424 Title : Z88 Activity log, run/cycle record keeper Keywords: Z88 RUN CYCLE LOG DIARY Activity log program, along with a set of files for commonly run courses allows for the easy recording of running or cycling times, automatic addition of that information into the diary, computation of times, and comparison with record or best times. Use ZFU to decompress. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 ZX.SIT/Bin Bytes: 66816, Count: 9, 25-Aug-90 67328 Title : MAC to Z88 program using Z88 Import/Export Keywords: Z88 IMPORT EXPORT FILE TRANSFER MAC Program to allow file transfers between the Z88 and a Macintosh using the built in Import/Export protocol on the Z88. This is a MAC program compressed with Stuffit. Download with MacBinary protocol. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 ZCPGST.Z88/Asc Bytes: 2191, Count: 28, 23-Aug-90 2304 Title : How to get ZCP using ZCP.CLI/no binary transfer Keywords: Z88 ZCP BASIC CLI COMMUNICATIONS XMODEM MACBINARY FILE TRANSFER Instructions on how to get the ZCP program onto your Z88 using the ZCP.CLI program, for those user who do NOT have any way to download binary files to their Z88s. This is a text file and can be read. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 ZCPGST.TXT/Asc Bytes: 535, Count: 31, 23-Aug-90 640 Title : Information file describing ZCP v1.00 Keywords: Z88 ZCP COMMUNICATIONS FILE TRANSFER XMODEM MACBINARY Short description of the ZCP program, and how to get it onto your Z88. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 ZCP.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 9864, Count: 30, 23-Aug-90 9984 Title : Z88 ZCP communications program version 1.00 Keywords: Z88 ZCP COMMUNICATIONS XMODEM TRANSFER FILE MACBINARY Z88 Communications Program (Version 1.00). A program providing XModem and MacBinary support for the Z88. Also incorporates a remote mode allowing the use of any computer supporting Xmodem to talk to the Z88. This is a compressed file containing both the program and documentation. Download with a binary protocol and use ZFU to extract. See ZCPGST.Z88 if you do not have a binary download program. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 ZCP.CLI/Asc Bytes: 15266, Count: 12, 23-Aug-90 15488 Title : BASIC program in CLI form to create ZCP v1.00 Keywords: Z88 ZCP BASIC CLI COMMUNICATIONS XMODEM MACBINARY FILE TRANSFER Basic program in .CLI form which when run will create version 1.00 of the ZCP program. Provided as a way for those who do not have binary file download capability on the Z88 to get ZCP. See the file Z88GST.Z88 for information on exactly how to download and run this program. You do NOT need this program if you can download ZCP.ZFU directly. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 ZFU200.DOC/Asc Bytes: 12011, Count: 33, 04-Aug-90 12032 Title : Documentation for ZFU200.BAS Keywords: Z88 ZFU DOCUMENTATION ARCHIVE FILE COMPRESS BACKUP RESTORE Documentation file for ZFU version 2.00 (Z88 Pipedream format) [73527,2642] Lib: 5 ZFU200.BAS/Bin Bytes: 9856, Count: 32, 04-Aug-90 = Title : ZFU File compression/backup utility version 2.00 Keywords: Z88 ARCHIVE COMPRESS FILE BACKUP RESTORE ZFU UTILITY Archive/backup/compression utility for the Z88. Allows for the compression of files, placing multiple files (with path name) into a single archive, user friendly backup to archives (full/differential/incremental) and such features as automatic creation of directories on extract. Vastly improved over 1.00, Shareware. Binary file. [71266,125] Lib: 5 Z88COM.INF/Asc Bytes: 4983, Count: 10, 16-Jul-90 4480 Title : Z88COM.INF Keywords: Z88 COMM XMODEM Information on Z88COM; interesting but not essential. Essentials are in Z88COM.DOC. [71266,125] Lib: 5 Z88COM.DOC/Asc Bytes: 8599, Count: 24, 16-Jul-90 8320 Title : Z88COM.DOC Keywords: Z88 COMM XMODEM Documentation for Z88COM.BAS/CLI. A must! Includes info on construction the autodial/logon file PHONE.LOG and other usage data. Phil Wheeler -- 7/16/90 [71266,125] Lib: 5 Z88COM.CLI/Asc Bytes: 15030, Count: 17, 16-Jul-90 15031 Title : Z88COM.CLI Keywords: Z88 COMM XMODEM ASCII version of Z88COM.BAS. Download as an ascii file, capture, and execute (<>EX) in the Filer. Then save the resulting Basic program. See Z88COM.DOC for more info. [71266,125] Lib: 5 Z88COM.BAS/Bin Bytes: 11860, Count: 19, 16-Jul-90 11136 Title : Z88COM.BAS Keywords: Z88 COMM XMODEM XMODEM comm program for the Z88, in binary format (need xmodem or equivalent to download; ascii version is Z88COM.CLI). Z88COM.DOC provides usage info. [71266,125] Lib: 5 Z88COM.ARC/Bin Bytes: 33749, Count: 6, 16-Jul-90 ~ Title : Z88COM23.ARC Keywords: Z88 COMM XMODEM PC compatible ARChive of the Z88COM files. Download to a PC, use ARCE (or ARC) to extract, then transfer the BAS (or CLI) file to the Z88 in whatever way you wish (or can). For bootstrapping to a Z88, get Z88COM.CLI & Z88COM.DOC instead. Phil Wheeler -- 7/16/90 [71266,125] Lib: 5 FILTER.INF/Asc Bytes: 1594, Count: 8, 16-Jul-90 1595 Title : FILTERS.INF Keywords: Z88 FILTERS DETAB FADDER DOC Information on DETAB and FADDER. Phil Wheeler -- 7/16/90 [71266,125] Lib: 5 FADDER.CLI/Asc Bytes: 3252, Count: 7, 16-Jul-90 3072 Title : FADDER.CLI Keywords: Z88 LINEFEEDS ASCII ASCII version of FADDER.BAS. Capture and execute in the Filer. [71266,125] Lib: 5 FADDER.BAS/Bin Bytes: 2560, Count: 5, 16-Jul-90 = Title : FADDER.BAS Keywords: Z88 LINEFEEDS FILTER FADDER is a fast (M/L) program to add linefeeds to carriage returns in the Z88, when such CRLF combinations are required by another machine (e.g., when exporting to a PC). Binary; get with xmodem. Documented in FILTERS.INF Phil Wheeler -- 7/16/90 [71266,125] Lib: 5 DETAB.CLI/Asc Bytes: 3234, Count: 5, 16-Jul-90 3235 Title : DETAB.CLI Keywords: Z88 TABS ASCII ASCII version of DETAB.BAS. Capture and execute in Filter. [71266,125] Lib: 5 DETAB.BAS/Bin Bytes: 2560, Count: 2, 16-Jul-90 = Title : DETAB.BAS Keywords: Z88 TABS FILTER Z88 filter to replace tabs (chr$(9)) by another character of your choice. Binary format; get with xmodem. Documented in FILTERS.INF. Phil Wheeler -- 7/16/90 [73527,2642] Lib: 5 Z88REV.TXT/Asc Bytes: 10920, Count: 31, 15-Jul-90 new Title : User review of the Z88 portable computer Keywords: REVIEW Z88 PORTABLE COMPUTER A user review of the Z88 portable computer. Text format, read and capture to a file. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 Z88WCH.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 1152, Count: 6, 30-Jun-90 2048 Title : Z88 Windchill computation program Keywords: Z88 BASIC WINDCHILL WEATHER Z88 program to compute the wind chill factor given the temperature and wind speed. Program is documented in BASIC comments. Requires ZFU.BAS to decompress. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 Z88UNI.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 10112, Count: 8, 30-Jun-90 10240 Title : Z88 units conversion program Keywords: Z88 UNITS CONVERSION BASIC Z88 Basic program to perform units conversion, comes complete with a file covering a wide range of units, source file for conversion data, and a compiler to create new conversion files. Requires ZFU to decompress. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 Z88PRT.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 1536, Count: 8, 30-Jun-90 2048 Title : Z88 PipeDream print to a file utility. Keywords: Z88 BASIC CLI PRINTER CAPTURE Z88 BASIC program which will allow the user to capture PipeDream printer output to a file and process that file into a format readable by PipeDream. Useful performing ASCII formatted output or getting computed function values in a file. Requires ZFU.BAS to decompress. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 Z88PDR.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 22784, Count: 9, 30-Jun-90 = Title : Z88 EPROM I Keywords: Z88 EPROM GRAPHICS MEMORY UTILITY CLI MACRO Z88 public domain EPROM I, version 0.{90. This archive contains a program to create an application EPROM from a hex data file, and the hex data file for version 0.90 of EPROM I. This EPROM contains a MACRO/CLI utility, some on-line help, a memory dump utility and a graphics display program. In order to make use of this set of programs you must have a blank 32K EPROM and preferably a way to erase it if you encounter problems. Requires ZFU.BAS to decompres [73527,2642] Lib: 5 Z88PDF.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 2176, Count: 2, 30-Jun-90 3072 Title : Z88 PipeDream file list sort Keywords: Z88 PIPEDREAM FILE LIST SORT Z88 program to sort a PipeDream list of files based on a specific cell in each PipeDream file. Requires ZFU.BAS to decompress. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 Z88FNZ.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 1280, Count: 1, 30-Jun-90 2048 Title : Z88 program to find the zero of a function Keywords: Z88 BASIC MATH FUNCTION ZERO Z88 BASIC program to find the zero of a user defined function. Requires ZFU.BAS to decompress. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 Z88FNM.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 1664, Count: 1, 30-Jun-90 2048 Title : Z88 program to find the minimum of a function Keywords: Z88 BASIC FUNCTION MATH MINIMUM Z88 program to find the minimum value of function (user defined). Requires ZFU.BAS to decompress. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 Z88FD.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 1152, Count: 7, 30-Jun-90 2048 Title : Z88 File dump utility Keywords: Z88 FILE DUMP UTILITY Z88 program to do a hex dump of a file to the screen. BASIC program. Requires ZFU to decompress. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 Z88FC.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 1280, Count: 4, 30-Jun-90 2048 Title : Z88 File comparision utility Keywords: Z88 FILE COMPARE UTILITY Z88 program to compare two files and report any differences. Requires ZFU.BAS to decompress. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 Z88CFT.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 3797, Count: 1, 30-Jun-90 4096 Title : Z88 program to compute compressible flow info. Keywords: Z88 BASIC COMPRESSIBLE FLOW FLUIDS Z88 BASIC program to generate compressible flow information instead of having to resort the compressible flow tables. More a demonstration of the speed of the Z88s BASIC than anything else given the limited target audience. Requires ZFU.BAS for extraction. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 Z88CFI.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 2251, Count: 4, 30-Jun-90 3072 Title : Z88 Curve fit program Keywords: Z88 CURVE FIT MATH BASIC Z88 Curve fit program, reads in a data file of x,y points and generates coefficients for the "best fit" straight line through the data using a number of different mappings. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 Z-IMAG.SIT/Bin Bytes: 61696, Count: 7, 30-Jun-90 = Title : Z-Image generation program for the Macintosh Keywords: Z88 GRAPHICS MACINTOSH Z-IMAGE Program for the Apple Macintosh to create Z-Image graphics files for the Z88 from the Macintosh clipboard. Requires Stuffit to decompress. [73527,2642] Lib: 5 BGEAR.ZFU/Bin Bytes: 2944, Count: 2, 30-Jun-90 3072 Title : Z88 Bicycle gear ratio computation program Keywords: Z88 BICYCLE GEARING BASIC Bicycle gearing ratio computation program for the Z88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Computer Club Forum+ Messages Section 5 - Z88 & Actrix #: 16775 S5/Z88 & Actrix 06-Mar-93 06:24:20 Sb: Z88 keyboard Fm: Ravi Peruman 73237,1201 To: joanna cohen 73167,243 (X) Hi. I have the very same problem as your friend. I posted a Compuserve classified and got a reply that may help you. Here tis: God only knows how many times I've had to put this up here but here goes once more:- Contact Roy Woodward; Z88 Users Club P.O. Box 15;Belper; Derbyshire; DE56 0XE; United Kingdom Roy has a full stock of Z88 spares as well as being the club Sect. Fax him on (44) 773 828707 for specifics or more importantly for details on Club membership & Library. And yes it is worth keeping yous Z88 as you must well know, in fact Roy has 512k MByte INTERNAL upgrade kits & many other goodies. Relax... Your not in a minority!!! GO UKCOMP to see more on the Z88 or GO CLUB for interanational bits & pieces. Hope it helps! Ravi #: 22489 S5/Z88 & Actrix 06-Jan-94 21:03:27 Sb: #Z88 Fm: BRAD KUHLIN 71342,775 To: ALL I just started using my Z88 once again and I've heard there are some RAM and ROM upgrades which can be performed. Does anyone have info on this? What the current prices are? Also, are there any Z88 user groups or BBS's arround still? Thanks for the info. There is 1 Reply. #: 22490 S5/Z88 & Actrix 06-Jan-94 21:05:07 Sb: #Z88 Info Fm: BRAD KUHLIN 71342,775 To: ALL I just started using my Z88 again and I heard that there were some RAM and ROM upgrades which are being offered. Does anyone have information about these or any user groups which still exist? Thanks for the info. There is 1 Reply. #: 22491 S5/Z88 & Actrix 06-Jan-94 21:29:32 Sb: #22489-#Z88 Fm: CHRIS FOWLER 100031,2312 To: BRAD KUHLIN 71342,775 (X) Brad, you might like to try the uk comp forum, GO UKCOMP, at least in my area of interest, QL, there have been a couple of z88 emulators appearing and ditto in the PC realm of things.... Hope this is of some help !!! Chris. There is 1 Reply. #: 22492 S5/Z88 & Actrix 06-Jan-94 21:33:10 Sb: #22490-Z88 Info Fm: CHRIS FOWLER 100031,2312 To: BRAD KUHLIN 71342,775 (X) Further to my previous message, just realised much confusion on my part !!!. Thought you were talking about Z80 & not Z88 !!! Forget the emulators, they relate to Z80, but there is still much going on in Z88 land, again GO UKCOMP for the latest, in particular the UK Z88 User Group.... Chris #: 22495 S5/Z88 & Actrix 06-Jan-94 22:24:29 Sb: #22491-Z88 Fm: BRAD KUHLIN 71342,775 To: CHRIS FOWLER 100031,2312 (X) Thanks for the info. I'll check that out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------