Z-machine discussion

Wavicle · Post by **Wavicle** » Tue Nov 22, 2022 1:54 am

Is this the Z-machine you are talking about or am I missing something?

rje · Post by **rje** » Tue Nov 22, 2022 2:14 pm

On 11/21/2022 at 7:54 PM, Wavicle said:

Is this the Z-machine you are talking about or am I missing something?

That sure does look like it to me, although *shrug* dunno for sure.

kelli217 · Post by **kelli217** » Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:57 pm

On 11/21/2022 at 2:21 PM, idea1407a said:

CP/M was created by DEC, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Equipment_Corporation. I understand it was a business operating system. Many 8 bit computers did not run CP/M until they were big enough. But the Commodore 64 had a CP/M cartridge and the C128 came with CP/M inside it, if memory serves, unless that too was a cartridge, but I had a C128 and I don't remember buying it separate. As far as I know the ZX Specturm 48K didn't have CP/M but I just learned that the Spectrum +3 did.

CP/M was not created by Digital Equipment Corporation, but by Digital Research, Inc.

Just like the 65C02 is not a product of Western Digital, but Western Design Center.

And WordStar was not from Microsoft, but from MicroPro.

Apparently it's a thing to reuse elements of other companies' names—like Business Machines, whether they be International or Commodore. ?

idea1407a · Post by **idea1407a** » Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:31 pm

On 11/22/2022 at 11:57 AM, kelli217 said:

CP/M was not created by Digital Equipment Corporation, but by Digital Research, Inc.

Just like the 65C02 is not a product of Western Digital, but Western Design Center.

And WordStar was not from Microsoft, but from MicroPro.

Apparently it's a thing to reuse elements of other companies' names—like Business Machines, whether they be International or Commodore. ?

Oops. My bad.