• Original linker LINK.COM from CP/M-80 Digital Research lost!!!!!

    From Plo@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 4 06:36:45 2023
    Hi everyone,
    some time ago I found on the internet an original LINK.COM version of CP/M-80 by Digital Research whose manual described between the various switches /../../ one which performed a dynamic linking between the various .REL and Libraries, allowing to
    dynamically load into memory (within the limit of 64k), obviously to the detriment of execution speed, the various program segments whose sum is greater than 64k... Something similar to PLINK86 in a PC DOS environment... Now I can't find either the LINK.
    COM file or the relative manual in PDF format. Do any of you have them or know about them?
    Thanks

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  • From fridtjof.martin.weigel@gmail.com@21:1/5 to fridtjof.ma...@gmail.com on Tue Apr 4 06:57:33 2023
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 9:55:51 AM UTC-4, fridtjof.ma...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 9:36:46 AM UTC-4, Plo wrote:
    Hi everyone,
    some time ago I found on the internet an original LINK.COM version of CP/M-80 by Digital Research whose manual described between the various switches /../../ one which performed a dynamic linking between the various .REL and Libraries, allowing to
    dynamically load into memory (within the limit of 64k), obviously to the detriment of execution speed, the various program segments whose sum is greater than 64k... Something similar to PLINK86 in a PC DOS environment... Now I can't find either the LINK.
    COM file or the relative manual in PDF format. Do any of you have them or know about them?
    Thanks
    Here you go...

    http://cpmarchives.classiccmp.org/cpm/Software/rlee/D/DIGITAL%20RESEARCH/MAC-RMAC/

    My preference is Microsoft M80 and L80. L80 is compatible with LINK. But the BEST linker (in my opinion) was PLINK-II -- that did REL files, Whitesmiths object files and others. Would link just about ANYTHING. And, did overlays. That was used to give
    Microsoft FORTRAN and M80 overlay capabilities "back in the day". If you are
    interested, I can supply the software and a manual. Let me know... (as a PS, I haven't tried... but PLINK-II may be
    able to give Propero FORTRAN overlays as well).
    And I note... you are already familiar with PLINK86... so you know the story already.

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  • From fridtjof.martin.weigel@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Plo on Tue Apr 4 06:55:49 2023
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 9:36:46 AM UTC-4, Plo wrote:
    Hi everyone,
    some time ago I found on the internet an original LINK.COM version of CP/M-80 by Digital Research whose manual described between the various switches /../../ one which performed a dynamic linking between the various .REL and Libraries, allowing to
    dynamically load into memory (within the limit of 64k), obviously to the detriment of execution speed, the various program segments whose sum is greater than 64k... Something similar to PLINK86 in a PC DOS environment... Now I can't find either the LINK.
    COM file or the relative manual in PDF format. Do any of you have them or know about them?
    Thanks

    Here you go...

    http://cpmarchives.classiccmp.org/cpm/Software/rlee/D/DIGITAL%20RESEARCH/MAC-RMAC/

    My preference is Microsoft M80 and L80. L80 is compatible with LINK. But the BEST linker (in my opinion) was PLINK-II -- that did REL files, Whitesmiths object files and others. Would link just about ANYTHING. And, did overlays. That was used to give
    Microsoft FORTRAN and M80 overlay capabilities "back in the day". If you are interested, I can supply the software and a manual. Let me know... (as a PS, I haven't tried... but PLINK-II may be
    able to give Propero FORTRAN overlays as well).

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  • From Douglas Miller@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 4 07:43:40 2023
    If by "dynamically load into memory" you mean the "page relocatable" format (PRL, SPR, etc), then you must use DRI's LINK.COM - L80 will not do it. And if you are using DRI's LINK.COM then you cannot use M80 as it will produce REL extensions that are
    incompatible. The LINK switches you want are "OP" for PRL, "OS" for SPR, and "B,OS" for BNKBIOS3.SPR format. For creating RSXs on CP/M Plus (v3.1) you use the "OP" option. For creating various system files for MP/M, I believe you also want the "OS"
    option. For example, to create a PRL program for use with MP/M or CP/M 3, use:

    link myprog=myprog[op]

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  • From Douglas Miller@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 4 07:53:52 2023
    I have a copy of LINK.COM here: https://github.com/durgadas311/MmsCpm3/blob/master/dist/bin/link.com

    A good copy of the manual is hard to find. I have a badly-OCRed copy of the CP/M Plus (v3) Command Summary manual that has some information on LINK.COM - if you have decipher the OCR mistakes. I believe there are better copies out there.

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  • From Plo@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 4 07:30:22 2023
    Il giorno martedì 4 aprile 2023 alle 09:57:34 UTC-4 fridtjof.ma...@gmail.com ha scritto:
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 9:55:51 AM UTC-4, fridtjof.ma...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 9:36:46 AM UTC-4, Plo wrote:
    Hi everyone,
    some time ago I found on the internet an original LINK.COM version of CP/M-80 by Digital Research whose manual described between the various switches /../../ one which performed a dynamic linking between the various .REL and Libraries, allowing to
    dynamically load into memory (within the limit of 64k), obviously to the detriment of execution speed, the various program segments whose sum is greater than 64k... Something similar to PLINK86 in a PC DOS environment... Now I can't find either the LINK.
    COM file or the relative manual in PDF format. Do any of you have them or know about them?
    Thanks
    Here you go...

    http://cpmarchives.classiccmp.org/cpm/Software/rlee/D/DIGITAL%20RESEARCH/MAC-RMAC/

    My preference is Microsoft M80 and L80. L80 is compatible with LINK. But the BEST linker (in my opinion) was PLINK-II -- that did REL files, Whitesmiths object files and others. Would link just about ANYTHING. And, did overlays. That was used to give
    Microsoft FORTRAN and M80 overlay capabilities "back in the day". If you are
    interested, I can supply the software and a manual. Let me know... (as a PS, I haven't tried... but PLINK-II may be
    able to give Propero FORTRAN overlays as well).
    And I note... you are already familiar with PLINK86... so you know the story already.
    Hi Fred,
    thank you so much for the link!!!... Yes, when I was "young" I programmed in Clipper and I used PLINK86 for overlays..so I know it well...I don't know PLINK-II and I'd like to play with it to try it out. ..also and especially with Prospero Fortran!... I'
    m subscribed to your GitHub so you can pass me your link and I'll be happy to use it (together with the manual...)

    Thank-you!!

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  • From Udo Munk@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 4 08:25:21 2023
    https://www.autometer.de/unix4fun/z80pack/ftp/manuals/DRI/cpm-3/

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  • From Douglas Miller@21:1/5 to Udo Munk on Tue Apr 4 08:35:11 2023
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 10:25:22 AM UTC-5, Udo Munk wrote:
    https://www.autometer.de/unix4fun/z80pack/ftp/manuals/DRI/cpm-3/

    The "Programmer's Utilities Guide" is the one you want for LINK, "Section 15 LINK-80".

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  • From Plo@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 4 08:47:14 2023
    Il giorno martedì 4 aprile 2023 alle 11:35:12 UTC-4 Douglas Miller ha scritto:
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 10:25:22 AM UTC-5, Udo Munk wrote:
    https://www.autometer.de/unix4fun/z80pack/ftp/manuals/DRI/cpm-3/

    The "Programmer's Utilities Guide" is the one you want for LINK, "Section 15 LINK-80".
    Thank's a lot!!!! Douglas,Udo
    I have a lot of meat to put on the fire !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • From Douglas Miller@21:1/5 to Mark Ogden on Wed Apr 5 10:00:54 2023
    On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 11:53:05 AM UTC-5, Mark Ogden wrote:
    I have put a scanned copy of the link80 manual on my website at https://mark-ogden.uk/files/LINK-80_Operators_Guide_Dec80.pdf
    My reverse engineering efforts for link80 back to PLM source can be found in the cpmsrc directory of https://github.com/ogdenpm/intel80tools

    Mark
    Note, that is a rather old version of LINK-80 described in that manual. It does not show the OS, OR, or B switches. Nor the '$' switches.

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  • From Mark Ogden@21:1/5 to Plo on Wed Apr 5 09:53:04 2023
    On Tuesday, 4 April 2023 at 16:47:15 UTC+1, Plo wrote:
    Il giorno martedì 4 aprile 2023 alle 11:35:12 UTC-4 Douglas Miller ha scritto:
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 10:25:22 AM UTC-5, Udo Munk wrote:
    https://www.autometer.de/unix4fun/z80pack/ftp/manuals/DRI/cpm-3/

    The "Programmer's Utilities Guide" is the one you want for LINK, "Section 15 LINK-80".
    Thank's a lot!!!! Douglas,Udo
    I have a lot of meat to put on the fire !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I have put a scanned copy of the link80 manual on my website at https://mark-ogden.uk/files/LINK-80_Operators_Guide_Dec80.pdf
    My reverse engineering efforts for link80 back to PLM source can be found in the cpmsrc directory of https://github.com/ogdenpm/intel80tools

    Mark

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  • From Mark Lougheed@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 5 18:27:46 2023
    If it hasn't already been mentioned, there is a decent PDF of the DRI LINK-80 manual on archive.org
    https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_digitalRestorsGuideDec80_4642080/mode/2up

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  • From Douglas Miller@21:1/5 to Mark Lougheed on Wed Apr 5 18:38:47 2023
    On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 8:27:47 PM UTC-5, Mark Lougheed wrote:
    If it hasn't already been mentioned, there is a decent PDF of the DRI LINK-80 manual on archive.org
    https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_digitalRestorsGuideDec80_4642080/mode/2up

    That's the same, out of date, version that Mark Ogden posted. It may have good information in it, but does not have the new switches and associated features.

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  • From Mark Ogden@21:1/5 to Douglas Miller on Thu Apr 6 01:27:53 2023
    On Thursday, 6 April 2023 at 02:38:48 UTC+1, Douglas Miller wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 8:27:47 PM UTC-5, Mark Lougheed wrote:
    If it hasn't already been mentioned, there is a decent PDF of the DRI LINK-80 manual on archive.org
    https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_digitalRestorsGuideDec80_4642080/mode/2up
    That's the same, out of date, version that Mark Ogden posted. It may have good information in it, but does not have the new switches and associated features.
    The decompiled version does include the switches.

    The CPM3 programmers utilities manual (page 237 onwards) shows the link flags 15.4.2 The BIOS Link (B) Switch
    The B switch is used to link a BIOS in a banked CP/M 3 system. LINK-80 aligns the data segment on a page boundary, puts the length of the code segment in the header, and defaults to the SPR filetype
    15.4.11 The Output RSP File (OR) Switch
    The OR switch outputs RSP (Resident System Process) files for execution under MP/M.
    15.4.12 The Output SPR File (OS) Switch
    The OS switch outputs SPR (System Page Relocatable) files for execution under MP/M.
    15.5 The $ Switch
    The $ switch controls the source and destination devices. The $ switch takes the general form:
    $td
    where t is a type, and d is a drive specification.
    LINK-80 recognizes five types:
    • C-Console
    • I - Intermediate
    • L - Library
    .O-Object
    • S -Symbol
    The drive specification can be a letter in the range A through P corresponding to one of sixteen logical drives, or one of the following special characters:
    • X- Console
    • Y - Printer
    • Z - Byte bucket
    15.5.1 $Cd - Console
    LINK-80 usually sends messages to the console, but messages can be directed to the list device by using $CY, or they can be suppressed by using $CZ. Once $CY or
    $CZ has been specified, $CX can be used subsequently in the command line to redirect messages to the console device.
    15.5.2 $Id - Intermediate
    LINK-80 usually places the intermediate files it generates on the default drive. The $I switch allows you to specify another drive for intermediate files.
    15.5.3 $Ld - Library
    LINK-80 usually searches on the default drive for library files that are automatically linked because of a request item in a REL file. The $L switch instructs
    LINK-80 to search the specified drive for these library files.
    15.5.4 $Od - Object
    LINK-80 usually generates an object file on the same drive as the first REL file in the command line, unless an output file with an explicit drive is included in the
    command. The $O switch instructs LINK-80 to place the object file on the drive specified by the character following the $O, or to suppress the generation of an
    object file if the character following the $O is a Z.
    15.5.5 $Sd - Symbol
    LINK-80 usually generates a symbol file on the same drive as the first REL file in the command line, unless an output file with an explicit drive is included in the
    command. The $S switch instructs LINK-80 to place the symbol file on the drive specified by the character following the $S, or to suppress the generation of a symbol
    file if the character following the $S is a Z
    15.5.6 Command Line Specification
    The td character pairs following a $ switch must not be separated by commas. The entire group of $ switches must be set off from any other switches by a comma. For
    example, the three command lines shown below are equivalent:
    link partl[$sz,$od,$lb,q],partZ
    link partl[$szodlb,Q],partZ
    link partl[$sz od Ib],partZ[Q]
    The $1 switch specifies the drive to be used for intermediate files during the entire link operation, but the other $ switches can be changed in the command line. The
    value of a $ switch remains in effect until it is changed as LINK-SO processes the command line from left to right. This is especially useful when linking overlays. (See
    Section 16.) For example, the command
    link root (ovl[$szcz])(ovZ)(ov3)(ov4[$sacx])
    suppresses the SYM files and console output generated when OV1, OV2 and OV3 are linked. When OV4 is linked, LINK-80 places the SYM file on drive A and sends
    any messages to the console device.

    Hope the above helps
    Mark

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  • From Plo@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 6 04:21:40 2023
    Il giorno giovedì 6 aprile 2023 alle 04:27:54 UTC-4 Mark Ogden ha scritto:
    On Thursday, 6 April 2023 at 02:38:48 UTC+1, Douglas Miller wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 8:27:47 PM UTC-5, Mark Lougheed wrote:
    If it hasn't already been mentioned, there is a decent PDF of the DRI LINK-80 manual on archive.org
    https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_digitalRestorsGuideDec80_4642080/mode/2up
    That's the same, out of date, version that Mark Ogden posted. It may have good information in it, but does not have the new switches and associated features.
    The decompiled version does include the switches.

    The CPM3 programmers utilities manual (page 237 onwards) shows the link flags
    15.4.2 The BIOS Link (B) Switch
    The B switch is used to link a BIOS in a banked CP/M 3 system. LINK-80 aligns
    the data segment on a page boundary, puts the length of the code segment in the
    header, and defaults to the SPR filetype
    15.4.11 The Output RSP File (OR) Switch
    The OR switch outputs RSP (Resident System Process) files for execution under MP/M.
    15.4.12 The Output SPR File (OS) Switch
    The OS switch outputs SPR (System Page Relocatable) files for execution under MP/M.
    15.5 The $ Switch
    The $ switch controls the source and destination devices. The $ switch takes the general form:
    $td
    where t is a type, and d is a drive specification.
    LINK-80 recognizes five types:
    • C-Console
    • I - Intermediate
    • L - Library
    .O-Object
    • S -Symbol
    The drive specification can be a letter in the range A through P corresponding to one of sixteen logical drives, or one of the following special characters:
    • X- Console
    • Y - Printer
    • Z - Byte bucket
    15.5.1 $Cd - Console
    LINK-80 usually sends messages to the console, but messages can be directed to the list device by using $CY, or they can be suppressed by using $CZ. Once $CY or
    $CZ has been specified, $CX can be used subsequently in the command line to redirect messages to the console device.
    15.5.2 $Id - Intermediate
    LINK-80 usually places the intermediate files it generates on the default drive. The $I switch allows you to specify another drive for intermediate files.
    15.5.3 $Ld - Library
    LINK-80 usually searches on the default drive for library files that are automatically linked because of a request item in a REL file. The $L switch instructs
    LINK-80 to search the specified drive for these library files.
    15.5.4 $Od - Object
    LINK-80 usually generates an object file on the same drive as the first REL file in the command line, unless an output file with an explicit drive is included in the
    command. The $O switch instructs LINK-80 to place the object file on the drive specified by the character following the $O, or to suppress the generation of an
    object file if the character following the $O is a Z.
    15.5.5 $Sd - Symbol
    LINK-80 usually generates a symbol file on the same drive as the first REL file in the command line, unless an output file with an explicit drive is included in the
    command. The $S switch instructs LINK-80 to place the symbol file on the drive specified by the character following the $S, or to suppress the generation of a symbol
    file if the character following the $S is a Z
    15.5.6 Command Line Specification
    The td character pairs following a $ switch must not be separated by commas. The entire group of $ switches must be set off from any other switches by a comma. For
    example, the three command lines shown below are equivalent:
    link partl[$sz,$od,$lb,q],partZ
    link partl[$szodlb,Q],partZ
    link partl[$sz od Ib],partZ[Q]
    The $1 switch specifies the drive to be used for intermediate files during the entire link operation, but the other $ switches can be changed in the command line. The
    value of a $ switch remains in effect until it is changed as LINK-SO processes the command line from left to right. This is especially useful when linking overlays. (See
    Section 16.) For example, the command
    link root (ovl[$szcz])(ovZ)(ov3)(ov4[$sacx])
    suppresses the SYM files and console output generated when OV1, OV2 and OV3 are linked. When OV4 is linked, LINK-80 places the SYM file on drive A and sends
    any messages to the console device.

    Hope the above helps
    Mark
    Gorgeous, complete and accurate description Mark!!!!!!!
    Thank you very much

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  • From Douglas Miller@21:1/5 to Udo Munk on Thu Apr 6 16:35:08 2023
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 10:25:22 AM UTC-5, Udo Munk wrote:
    https://www.autometer.de/unix4fun/z80pack/ftp/manuals/DRI/cpm-3/
    Disappointed to find that there are 17 pages missing from the Programmer's Utilities Guide (end of section 16 through Appendix C). Did not check any others, just noticed this while looking for a good LIB-80 document (which was section 17, of course).

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  • From Douglas Miller@21:1/5 to Plo on Thu Apr 6 19:40:21 2023
    On Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 9:26:26 PM UTC-5, Plo wrote:
    Il giorno giovedì 6 aprile 2023 alle 19:35:09 UTC-4 Douglas Miller ha scritto:
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 10:25:22 AM UTC-5, Udo Munk wrote:
    https://www.autometer.de/unix4fun/z80pack/ftp/manuals/DRI/cpm-3/
    Disappointed to find that there are 17 pages missing from the Programmer's Utilities Guide (end of section 16 through Appendix C). Did not check any others, just noticed this while looking for a good LIB-80 document (which was section 17, of course).
    It's a pity...Hope you can find the complete documentation...
    I have an original hard-copy. Just had to go to the back room and dig it out.

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  • From Plo@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 6 19:26:24 2023
    Il giorno giovedì 6 aprile 2023 alle 19:35:09 UTC-4 Douglas Miller ha scritto:
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 10:25:22 AM UTC-5, Udo Munk wrote:
    https://www.autometer.de/unix4fun/z80pack/ftp/manuals/DRI/cpm-3/
    Disappointed to find that there are 17 pages missing from the Programmer's Utilities Guide (end of section 16 through Appendix C). Did not check any others, just noticed this while looking for a good LIB-80 document (which was section 17, of course).
    It's a pity...Hope you can find the complete documentation...

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  • From Plo@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 8 04:45:09 2023
    Il giorno giovedì 6 aprile 2023 alle 22:40:22 UTC-4 Douglas Miller ha scritto:
    On Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 9:26:26 PM UTC-5, Plo wrote:
    Il giorno giovedì 6 aprile 2023 alle 19:35:09 UTC-4 Douglas Miller ha scritto:
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 10:25:22 AM UTC-5, Udo Munk wrote:
    https://www.autometer.de/unix4fun/z80pack/ftp/manuals/DRI/cpm-3/
    Disappointed to find that there are 17 pages missing from the Programmer's Utilities Guide (end of section 16 through Appendix C). Did not check any others, just noticed this while looking for a good LIB-80 document (which was section 17, of course)
    .
    It's a pity...Hope you can find the complete documentation...
    I have an original hard-copy. Just had to go to the back room and dig it out.
    You have an email from me..

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  • From Douglas Miller@21:1/5 to Plo on Sat Apr 8 05:52:47 2023
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 6:45:10 AM UTC-5, Plo wrote:
    Il giorno giovedì 6 aprile 2023 alle 22:40:22 UTC-4 Douglas Miller ha scritto:
    On Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 9:26:26 PM UTC-5, Plo wrote:
    Il giorno giovedì 6 aprile 2023 alle 19:35:09 UTC-4 Douglas Miller ha scritto:
    On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 10:25:22 AM UTC-5, Udo Munk wrote:
    https://www.autometer.de/unix4fun/z80pack/ftp/manuals/DRI/cpm-3/
    Disappointed to find that there are 17 pages missing from the Programmer's Utilities Guide (end of section 16 through Appendix C). Did not check any others, just noticed this while looking for a good LIB-80 document (which was section 17, of
    course).
    It's a pity...Hope you can find the complete documentation...
    I have an original hard-copy. Just had to go to the back room and dig it out.
    You have an email from me..

    You're best source for RMAC/LINK documentation is the URL that Udo provided, specifically this document: https://www.autometer.de/unix4fun/z80pack/ftp/manuals/DRI/cpm-3/CPM_Programmers_Utilities_Guide_Sep82.pdf - even though it has missing pages.

    I have scanned the missing pages from my hardcopy, however note that while being the same edition it was printed in a different form-factor so the page numbers do not match up. It is the same content, though. I've posted these missing pages here:

    http://sebhc.durgadas.com/CPM_Programmers_Utilities_Guide_missing.pdf

    These missing pages are probably not of interest to most users. It includes the last couple pages of the section on overlays, the LIB-80 chapter, and some appendices that describe error messages (probably the most important part).

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  • From Douglas Miller@21:1/5 to Douglas Miller on Sat Apr 8 10:45:01 2023
    On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 12:43:54 PM UTC-5, Douglas Miller wrote:
    Ran into a minor bug in RMAC, related to module names in the REL files. If your are using MACLIB, the default module name becomes that of the last maclib seen. To get around this, you need to explicitly name the module using the NAME directive, *before*
    any MACLIB directives.

    Note that this becomes important if you are using LIB.COM to create libraries.

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  • From Douglas Miller@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 8 10:43:53 2023
    Ran into a minor bug in RMAC, related to module names in the REL files. If your are using MACLIB, the default module name becomes that of the last maclib seen. To get around this, you need to explicitly name the module using the NAME directive, *before*
    any MACLIB directives.

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  • From Dennis Boone@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 8 23:57:34 2023
    I have scanned the missing pages from my hardcopy, however note that
    while being the same edition it was printed in a different form-factor
    so the page numbers do not match up. It is the same content, though.
    I've posted these missing pages here:

    I'm looking at my original early-mid 80s "DR Assembler Plus Tools"
    manuals. They're in the smaller format (6.5"x8.5"). The binder
    contains the following items:

    Digital Research Programmer's Utilities Guide for the CP/M
    family of operating systems [first edition, September, 1982]

    Digital Research Symbolic Instruction Debugger Reference Manual
    for the CP/M-80 family of operating systems [(C) 1978 and 1981,
    fourth printing January 1982]

    CP/M SID Symbolic Instruction Debugger User's Guide Release Note
    [(C) 1983, "summarizes SID Version 3.0"]

    Are these something not already (entirely) available, that I should scan
    and place online?

    De

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  • From Plo@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 9 04:51:49 2023
    Il giorno sabato 8 aprile 2023 alle 19:57:45 UTC-4 Dennis Boone ha scritto:
    I have scanned the missing pages from my hardcopy, however note that
    while being the same edition it was printed in a different form-factor
    so the page numbers do not match up. It is the same content, though.
    I've posted these missing pages here:
    I'm looking at my original early-mid 80s "DR Assembler Plus Tools"
    manuals. They're in the smaller format (6.5"x8.5"). The binder
    contains the following items:

    Digital Research Programmer's Utilities Guide for the CP/M
    family of operating systems [first edition, September, 1982]

    Digital Research Symbolic Instruction Debugger Reference Manual
    for the CP/M-80 family of operating systems [(C) 1978 and 1981,
    fourth printing January 1982]

    CP/M SID Symbolic Instruction Debugger User's Guide Release Note
    [(C) 1983, "summarizes SID Version 3.0"]

    Are these something not already (entirely) available, that I should scan
    and place online?

    De
    If you scan it and publish it you would be doing me and surely many others a big favor...

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  • From Dennis Boone@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 9 21:53:48 2023
    Are these something not already (entirely) available, that I should scan and place online?

    If you scan it and publish it you would be doing me and surely many
    others a big favor...

    Here's the Programmer's Utilities Guide:

    https://sysovl.info/pages/blobs/dr/dr_pug_1ed_1982.pdf

    I'll do the SID manual and addendum soon, but the manual is
    perfect-bound so I'll have to get someone to excise the spine from it
    before it's scannable.

    Enjoy!

    De

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  • From Plo@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 9 21:37:50 2023
    Il giorno domenica 9 aprile 2023 alle 17:53:59 UTC-4 Dennis Boone ha scritto:
    Are these something not already (entirely) available, that I should scan and place online?
    If you scan it and publish it you would be doing me and surely many
    others a big favor...
    Here's the Programmer's Utilities Guide:

    https://sysovl.info/pages/blobs/dr/dr_pug_1ed_1982.pdf

    I'll do the SID manual and addendum soon, but the manual is
    perfect-bound so I'll have to get someone to excise the spine from it
    before it's scannable.

    Enjoy!

    De
    Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!! Dennis
    very very good!!!!!!!!!

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  • From dxforth@21:1/5 to Dennis Boone on Mon Apr 10 18:14:00 2023
    On 10/04/2023 7:53 am, Dennis Boone wrote:
    > > Are these something not already (entirely) available, that I should scan
    > > and place online?

    > If you scan it and publish it you would be doing me and surely many
    > others a big favor...

    Here's the Programmer's Utilities Guide:

    https://sysovl.info/pages/blobs/dr/dr_pug_1ed_1982.pdf

    Also one here:

    https://archive.org/details/h42_Digital_Research_Programmers_Utilities_Guide_for_the_CP-M_Family_of_Operating_Sy/mode/2up

    Searching archive.org using "CPM" then clicking on 'texts' reveals other manuals.

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  • From Plo@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 10 12:03:09 2023
    Il giorno lunedì 10 aprile 2023 alle 04:14:02 UTC-4 dxforth ha scritto:
    On 10/04/2023 7:53 am, Dennis Boone wrote:
    Are these something not already (entirely) available, that I should scan
    and place online?

    If you scan it and publish it you would be doing me and surely many others a big favor...

    Here's the Programmer's Utilities Guide:

    https://sysovl.info/pages/blobs/dr/dr_pug_1ed_1982.pdf
    Also one here:

    https://archive.org/details/h42_Digital_Research_Programmers_Utilities_Guide_for_the_CP-M_Family_of_Operating_Sy/mode/2up

    Searching archive.org using "CPM" then clicking on 'texts' reveals other manuals.
    Thank-You!!!!

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  • From Dennis Boone@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 12 05:39:49 2023
    I'll do the SID manual and addendum soon, but the manual is
    perfect-bound so I'll have to get someone to excise the spine from it
    before it's scannable.

    Here are the SID manual and the 3.0 addendum:

    https://sysovl.info/pages/blobs/dr/dr_sidref_1982.pdf https://sysovl.info/pages/blobs/dr/dr_sidaddendum_1983.pdf

    De

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  • From Plo@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 12 04:00:01 2023
    Il giorno mercoledì 12 aprile 2023 alle 01:40:01 UTC-4 Dennis Boone ha scritto:
    I'll do the SID manual and addendum soon, but the manual is
    perfect-bound so I'll have to get someone to excise the spine from it before it's scannable.
    Here are the SID manual and the 3.0 addendum:

    https://sysovl.info/pages/blobs/dr/dr_sidref_1982.pdf https://sysovl.info/pages/blobs/dr/dr_sidaddendum_1983.pdf

    De
    Great work!!!! Dennis
    Thank-you very much....

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  • From dott.Piergiorgio@21:1/5 to Plo on Thu Jul 20 13:21:04 2023
    On 04/04/23 15:36, Plo wrote:
    Hi everyone,
    some time ago I found on the internet an original LINK.COM version of CP/M-80 by Digital Research whose manual described between the various switches /../../ one which performed a dynamic linking between the various .REL and Libraries, allowing to
    dynamically load into memory (within the limit of 64k), obviously to the detriment of execution speed, the various program segments whose sum is greater than 64k... Something similar to PLINK86 in a PC DOS environment... Now I can't find either the LINK.
    COM file or the relative manual in PDF format. Do any of you have them or know about them?
    Thanks


    Thanks to everyone for the .pdfs !! Duly archived here :)

    Best regards from Italy,
    dott. Piergiorgio.

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