The SIG/M Report - November 1980 edited by Bruce Ratoff and Bill Chin SIG/Í  haó no÷ beeî iî fulì operatioî foò thå pasô twï monthó anä thingó arå reallù startinç tï happen®  Aó Soì announceä iî  thió columî lasô month¬  ouò firsô threå softwarå volumes¬  containinç sourcå  anä  objecô  oæ twï souped-uð Adventurå  games¬  arå  no÷ available®   Sincå  thaô  announcement¬   wå  havå  collecteä  aî additionaì fouò volumeó oæ software¬  whicè wilì bå availablå foò thå  firsô  timå  aô thå Novembeò meetinç  oæ  SIG/Í  (aô  thå 808X/Z80,CP/M,N*,TRS-8°  users§  meeting©  aô  UCTÉ  oî  Friday¬ Novembeò 7® Thå ne÷ volumeó are: SIG/M004 - miscellaneous CP/M utilities SIG/M005 - 8080/8085 diagnostics package SIG/M006 - 6502 monitor and simulator (on Z80!) SIG/M007 - modem and BBS utilities Anotheò  disë oæ gameó haó beeî starteä buô doeó noô yeô  contaiî sufficienô materiaì foò release®  Expecteä futurå volumeó includå morå CP/Í utilities¬ anä á seô oæ cross-developmenô tooló foò thå TI990° processor®  Theså anä alì futurå volumeó wilì bå announceä iî thió column¬ anä oî ouò participatinç BBS'ó (seå below). Wå  arå  oæ courså alwayó seekinç softwarå contributionó  iî  alì areaó  oæ  interest®  Remembeò thaô thå "quickie¢ thaô yoõ  thre÷ togetheò  tï  solvå  somå minoò probleí maù bå  á  lifesaveò  foò anotheò user¬ nï matteò ho÷ triviaì yoõ maù consideò it. Foò thoså whï havå noô yeô hearä abouô SIG/M¬  itó purposå ió tï promotå thå exchangå oæ programó anä informatioî on/abouô  CP/Í anä  relateä systems®  Iô ió ouò goaì tï providå thió exchangå iî aó  opeî  anä non-commerciaì aî  environmenô  aó  possible® Besideó providinç softwarå exchange¬  wå woulä likå tï servå aó á  foruí  foò  sharinç ideas/commentó oî CP/Í  relateä  topics® Thió ió youò organization¬  anä caî onlù succeeä witè everyone'ó participation®  SIG/Í waó jointlù foundeä bù CP/Í  proponentó iî ACGNÊ anä thå Ne÷ Yorë Amateuò Computeò Cluâ (NYACC). WHERE TO FIND US Therå  arå manù wayó tï contact/locatå SIG/Í foò  informatioî oò tï exchangå software® Wå caî alwayó bå founä aô thå "firsô Friday¢  ACGNÊ  users§  grouð  meetinç aô  UCTÉ  oò  thå  "seconä Tuesday¢  NYACà users§  grouð meetinç aô Computeò  Emporiuí  (iî NYC)®  Yoõ  maù  alsï  contacô onå  oæ  thå  fouò  coordinatoró directly® Wå are: Bruce Ratoff Iselin,NJ 201-283-2724 Bill Chin Clifton,NJ 201-778-5140 Marty Nichols Dover,NJ 201-361-7180 Henry Kee Flushing,NY 212-539-3202 Written correspondence and diskettes may be mailed to: Š SIG/M P.O. Box 97 Iselin, NJ 08830 Iæ  yoõ havå á modeí aô youò disposal¬  yoõ maù wisè tï contacô uó  and/oò  obtaiî programó bù callinç  Brucå  Ratoff'ó  Remotå Iseliî  Bulletiî Boarä Systeí (RIBBS)®  Iî additioî tï  normaì BBÓ  functions¬  iô  ió possiblå tï gï intï CP/Í anä senä  oò receivå programó usinç thå Warä Christenseî MODEÍ program® Planó arå  currentlù underway¬  althougè noô yeô  implemented¬  tï supporô Applå CP/Í anä TRS-8° CP/Í oî thió system® Tï reacè thå system¬  diaì Bruce'ó numbeò (listeä above)¬  leô iô rinç  once¬ hanç  uð  anä calì bacë withiî 4° seconds®  Thå  systeí  wilì answeò  thå seconä call®  Á numbeò oæ otheò BBÓ owneró anä potentiaì  BBÓ owneró havå expresseä interesô  iî  providinç thå  samå  servicå  oî theiò systems®  Theiò numberó  wilì  bå publisheä iî futurå columns® Wå arå especiallù lookinç foò  participantó  iî  otheò regionó (botè iî anä  ouô  oæ  thå NY/NÊ area)® Contacô uó iæ yoõ wisè tï participate. LOCAL COORDINATORS Wå  arå lookinç foò peoplå tï coordinatå locaì distributioî  oæ thå  SIG/Í  softwarå collection®  Thió ió iî  linå  witè  ouò generaì  policù oæ keepinç botè useò costó anä cluâ costó tï  á minimum® Iæ yoõ arå thå 808° oò CP/Í coordinatoò oæ á locaì club¬  oò  wisè  tï acô aó thå "droppinç ofæ point¢  foò  thå otheò CP/Í useró iî youò area¬ pleaså contacô us® Thå poinô oæ  alì  thió ió tï minimizå thå numbeò oæ disë copieó thaô  wå havå tï produce¬ whilå providinç thå widesô possiblå distributioî oæ   thå   softwarå  collection®   Clubó   anä   areá coordinatoró  maù  obtaiî  copieó  oæ thå  SIG/Í  volumeó  foò  á donatioî  oæ $´ peò diskette¬  pluó $² tï coveò mailinç  costs® Theså  disketteó arå tï bå redistributeä locallù oî á  non- profiô basis®  Fundó collecteä bù thå locaì coordinatoò  shoulä gï  bacë  intï thå supporô oæ thå locaì cluâ  oò  group®  Alì commerciaì  uså oæ theså disketteó anä theiò contentó  ió expresslù forbidden. PROGRAM SUBMITTAL Alì  programs/fileó  foò  submittaì  tï  SIG/Í  shoulä   bå provideä  oî 8¢ single-densitù sofô sectoreä "standarä CP/M¢ format¬ alonç witè ouò standarä submittaì form® Á copù oæ thió forí appearó oî eacè SIG/Í volumå aó thå filå SIG/M.LIB® Iô ió  alsï  reproduceä  iî thió issuå  oæ  thå  newsletter® Contributionó  anä  formó  maù  alsï bå senô  viá  modeí  tï  á participatinç BBS¬  buô á signeä copù oæ thå submittaì forí  musô bå  receiveä  beforå  thå prograí  caî  bå  distributed®  Thió protectó alì oæ uó froí copyrighô problems¬  anä assureó á consistenô methoä oæ prograí documentatioî anä cataloging. UPCOMING RELEASES ŠThå  NYACà S-10°  users§ grouð haó publisheä á  directorù  oæ public-domaiî software® Iô containó thå catalogó anä abstractó froí  alì currenô CPMUÇ anä SIG/Í releases®  Thå  directorù  ió availablå foò $µ (subjecô tï change© froí NYACC. Digitaì  Researcè  haó  releaseä  thå  firsô  versioî  oæ CP/NET¬  theiò  distributed-processinç  system®  Thió  releaså allowó uð tï 1¶ modifieä CP/Í systemó tï sharå diskó anä printeró residinç  oî  aî  MP/Í system®  Eacè disë drivå maù  bå  eitheò locallù  supporteä oò mappeä intï thå networë (controlleä bù  thå MP/Í  system)®  Thå  communicatioî  methoä ió  lefô  uð  tï  thå installer¬  makinç  thió  á verù generaì anä powerfuì  tooì  foò applicationó  requirinç  toï mucè "crunch¢ peò terminaì tï  bå serveä  witè á singlå processor®  Thå cosô ió $200¬  anä  thå licenså ió linkeä tï á singlå MP/Í systeí license. Á ne÷ versioî oæ MP/Í ió scheduleä foò releaså beforå thå enä  oæ thå year® Thå maiî enhancemenô wilì bå thå inclusioî oæ filå interlockó betweeî users¬ makinç multi-terminaì filå updateó mucè  easieò  tï implement®  Thió versioî oæ MP/Í wilì  alsï supporô  thå  nexô  releaså  oæ  CP/NET¬  whicè  allowó  thå inclusioî  oæ slavå processoró thaô dï noô contaiî  anù  locaì disë storage® Á furtheò updatå oæ MP/Í anä CP/NET¬ whicè allowó  MP/Í systemó tï functioî aó slaveó tï otheò MP/Í systems¬ ió expecteä aô thå beginninç oæ nexô year. Questionó abouô thå much-delayeä releaså oæ CP/M-8¶ werå meô witè á replù thaô iô shoulä bå releaseä "anù weeë now"® Iô wilì  consisô  oæ  8086/8088-residenô versionó  oæ  alì  thå standarä  CP/Í  programs¬  pluó á cross-assembleò  thaô  wilì allo÷  thå  installeò tï uså aî existinç 8-biô CP/Í  systeí  tï brinç uð thå 16-biô system. CP/M TIP-OF-THE-MONTH Thió  "department¢  wilì hopefullù appeaò oî á  regulaò  basis® Itó purposå ió tï providå answeró tï commoî technicaì questionó abouô CP/Í anä MP/M®  Pleaså senä youò questions¬ ideaó anä tipó tï Brucå foò inclusioî iî thió column. The SIG/M Report - December 1980 by Bruce Ratoff Thå  SIG/Í softwarå librarù seemó tï havå drawî  greaô  interesô froí CP/Í useró botè iî anä ouô oæ ouò geographicaì area®  Thå Novembeò  SIG/Í meetinç aô UCTÉ sa÷ lonç lineó oæ ACGNÊ  memberó waitinç  tï copù thå availablå diskettes®  Manù thankó tï  Jefæ Kashinsky¬   whoså   systeí  goô  á  reaì  workouô  doinç  thå copying®  Á numbeò oæ individualó havå volunteereä theiò assistancå iî distributinç thå library® Theiò nameó anä phonå numberó (somå BBS¬  somå voice© appeaò below® Iô ió hopeä thaô thió  interesô wilì continue¬  foò á grouð sucè aó SIG/Í  needó broaä supporô iî ordeò tï succeed. Š Onå  regrettablå  mishað haó occurreä  iî  compilinç  thå librarù  disks®   Diskettå  numbeò  4¬  á  collectioî  oæ  CP/Í utilities¬  waó  defectivå  aô  thå  timå oæ  thå  users§  grouð meeting®  Henrù Kee¬  whï compileä thió diskette¬  seemó  tï havå  discovereä  (thå  harä way©  aî  incompatibilitù  betweeî Digitaì  Researcè  PIР anä Cromemcï CDOS®  Thå enä  resulô  waó severaì  baä files®  Thå diskettå haó beeî recreateä  anä verified¬  anä wilì bå availablå foò copyinç aô thå nexô users§ grouð  meeting®  Thoså  oæ  yoõ whï  receiveä  thå  defectivå copieó wilì oæ courså receivå á ne÷ onå aô nï charge. SIG/M LOCAL COORDINATORS Thå  followinç peoplå anä organizationó havå  offereä  theiò assistancå iî distributinç thå library: Kevin O'Connell 609-461-4351 Distribution for southern New Jersey Ray Glueck 201-227-5361 Conversion/distribution on Micropolis format. Dave Hardy - Technical CBBS 313-846-6127 Distribution via modem in Dearborn, MI Howard Moulton - SJBBS (R)617-388-5125 Distribution via modem in Amesbury, MA Keith Petersen - Remote CP/M (R)313-588-7054 Distribution via modem in Royal Oak, MI Kelley Smith - MP/M-Net 805-527-9321 Distribution via modem in Simi Valley, CA Bruce Ratoff - Remote CP/M (R)201-283-2724 Distribution via modem in Iselin, NJ Notå  thaô  thå  (R© symboì indicateó á  modeí  systeí  thaô requireó  "rinç back"®  Theså systemó arå accesseä bù  dialinç thå listeä number¬  lettinç thå phonå rinç exactlù once¬ hanginç uð  anä  dialinç agaiî withiî á timå limiô (usuallù 4°  seconds)® Iæ  yoõ haä previouslù offereä youò helð anä youò namå doeó  noô appeaò above¬ leô må kno÷ anä iô wilì bå listeä nexô month. Wå arå oæ courså alwayó lookinç foò morå help® Iæ yoõ operatå á dial-uð systeí witè softwarå exchangå capability¬  oò yoõ caî assisô iî distributinç thå librarù tï somå grouð oæ useró noô yeô represented¬ pleaså contacô uó bù phonå oò viá letteò tï ouò posô officå box: SIG/M P.O. Box 97 Iselin, NJ 08830 SIG/M CHAIRPERSONS Bruce Ratoff Iselin, NJ 201-283-2724 Bill Chin Clifton, NJ 201-778-5140 Marty Nichols Dover, NJ 201-361-7180 Henry Kee Flushing, NY 212-539-3202 Š CURRENT SIG/M VOLUMES SIG/M001 Standard ADVENTURE object code. SIG/M002 Standard ADVENTURE source code. SIG/M003 Super ADVENTURE object code. SIG/M004 Assembler-language utilities. SIG/M005 8080/8085 diagnostics package. SIG/M006 6502 monitor and simulator. SIG/M007 modem and BBS utilities. Theså disketteó arå availablå foò á donatioî oæ $´ each¬  aô thå users§ grouð meetingó oò bù writinç tï SIG/Í aô thå addresó giveî  above®  Wheî  orderinç thå disketteó  bù  mail¬  pleaså includå aî additionaì $² foò postage®  Thå cataloç listingó  oæ eacè  volumå maù bå founä oî alì participatinç  BBS's¬  oò maù bå obtaineä bù sendinç á self-addresseä stampeä envelopå tï SIG/M. TIP-OF-THE-MONTH - Changing the CP/M 2.2 backspace: As many of you know, CP/M version 2 allows hardcopy-style line editing, via the rubout and control-U keys, as well as CRT-style line editing, via the backspace (control-H) and control-X keys. As supplied, the CRT editing keys use a "backspace, forward space, backspace" sequence to erase characters from the screen. If your terminal requires a character code other than control-H (08H) to move the cursor left one character, you may patch the correct character into locations 1373H and 13ADH of MOVCPM. If you then use the modified MOVCPM to create a new system, it will use the new backspace character that you have designated. Iæ  yoõ  havå á CP/Í questioî oò kno÷ á "trick¢ thaô  yoõ  woulä likå tï seå aó á "tip-of-the-month"¬ pleaså contacô må viá eitheò thå mailinç addresó oò telephonå numbeò listeä above.  .