ScuzzBlog: Diaries September 2017
Entry 18th September 2017: Post: 2
 
CP/M-86 1981
Digging through old folders and 5.25" floppy disks and have come
across a preliminary edition of the CP/M-86 OS for the Sirius-1
computer. It is a thick manual but explains in some detail the
workings of the CP/M-86 system. And you know I just love CP/M
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP/M-86
Digital Research Inc Gary Kildall 1981
https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=210
'The Victor 9000 / Sirius S1 was conceived by Chuck Peddle who also 
designed the first Commodore PETs'
 
 
 
 
 
The Sirius 1
 
 
 
Getting started
 
 
 
Enter the 5.25" disk
 
 
 
Using Programs
 
 
 
The magical words CP/M
 
 
 
CP/M-86 Preliminary Release
 
 
 
Digital Research 1976-81
 
 
 
Contents
 
 
 
Contents
 
 
 
Tables
 
 
 
Introduction
 
 
 
Related Publications
 
 
 
CP/M-86 Overview
 
 
 
File System
 
 
 
Naming Files
 
 
 
File Types
 
 
 
Wildcard Character Types
 
 
 
Types of Commands
 
 
 
Files and Loading
 
 
 
Editing Command Line
 
 
 
Console Output
 
 
 
Changing Logged Files
 
Anyway more tomorrow as I delve deeper 
into my CP/M box of papers.
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