Installing the HI-TECH Z80 C Compiler for CP/M
Written by Lawrence Woodman on 22nd October 2008
Tags: C, CP/M, Programming, Retro, Tutorials, Z80
My language of choice is C and I am currently getting more involved with the CP/M operating system.  I have therefore decided that it would be nice to have a C compiler working under CP/M.  There are a number of options available in the archives, but I have found that HI-TECH are allowing their CP/M C compiler to be downloaded for free.  This is a very good product, has good documentation, is almost ANSI C compliant and can be used for commercial and non-commercial use.  This, therefore, is the one I have chosen.

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Setting up z80pack to create an emulated CP/M system
Written by Lawrence Woodman on 17th October 2008
Tags: CP/M, Emulation, Retro, Tutorials, Z80
Picture of loading screen for CP/M 3.0 on z80pack I have decided to try out some old CP/M software, but need something to run it on.  I could either do this on my Commodore 128 or through emulation.  Unfortunately the 1571 disk drive for my Commodore is currently out of action, so that leaves me with emulation.  I was going to use vice to emulate a C128, but have always found it a pain to get CP/M files onto .D64/71 disk images.  After looking around for the best emulator to run CP/M on, I came up with either YAZE-AG or z80pack.  z80pack seems to be better supported, has more documentation and is being actively developed, so that's the one I have chosen for this article.

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