Apple II Daughter Boards (Z-Engine / Grappler Plus)

[Elfen]

There are 4 different 'versions' of CP\M here:

http://apple2online.com/index.php?p=1_49_CPM-Library

and this PDF is some king of manual:

http://www.aztecmuseum.ca/applecpm/AztecCPMToApple.pdf

EDIT: Also Found this - speaks of Disk Maker 8 to make disks from images on your Apple II, has links for it.

http://apple2online.com/index.php?p=1_73_Using-Downloaded-Software

 

[raoulduke]

And one of the images I found is of an ALS (I think) copy of CP/M... but will they just work without some requisite enabling/software for the card itself?  [Yeah I've been using Diskmaker and Copy II+ depending on what I'm doing.  Amazing ProDOS doesn't have built in disk commands.]  Alright, I'll try, but my thought is it still isn't going to work with just CP/M.  I've gotten to CP/M failing.

 

[raoulduke]

Let me ask a conceptual question. idk if gorgonops still looks at this.  in your mind(s) do you basically just run CP/M (if on DOS 3.3 disk formatted properly) and [with nothing else] if there's a working CP/M card it should work?  Like is the issue solely CP/M disks (for the other z80 cards you know)?

bc i assumed the als boot disk was to enable the card, but it seems to just be a way to run cp/m through prodos

 

[raoulduke]

The other night I opened the hood when I was testing the card, and I noticed 2 things. The first time I tested, I got a screen I've never seen that looks like the pre-boot screen (RAM test?/ROM something...?).  It basically froze that way; and anomalously, I only got that once...  Always got the CP/M error after that.

Then I noticed that each time just before it says "CP/M CARD NOT PRESENT" or whatever, the red light on the card momentarily turns green.  Maybe it just doesn't work in the IIgs.

To that effect, though, I sort of wish I had a spare Z80 chip but I think the Kaypro is my last remaining Z80 machine. And then I wish I had spares of the ROMs. It could also be a card issue. I bought it in an untested lot. Everything else from that lot has so far has worked fine.