"CP/M compatible" vs. "MS-DOS Compatible" machines?

Liam Proven lproven at gmail.com
Mon Feb 4 12:36:00 CST 2008


On 03/02/2008, Roy J. Tellason <rtellason at verizon.net> wrote:
> On Thursday 31 January 2008 10:07, Allison wrote:
> > Whats more interesting is there was nothing to prevent a termcap file
> > and later improved CP/M work alikes did exactly that and many more things.
>
> What sort of stuff would you put into the category of "CP/M work alikes"?

Closest thing that comes to mind was Chris Pile's "Pro-Dos" for the
MGT SAM Coupe:

http://www.samcoupe-pro-dos.co.uk/whatisprodos.html

Used no DR code but was compatible enough to rum CP/M <=2.2 apps.

I seem to recall hearing of others, though.

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