Added Infocom Disk Image

Doc/ChangeLog.txt

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Version 3.6
 - WBW: Support ROM-based font storage
 - MAP: New Slice Inventory Rom App "S" display bootable slices, during boot
 - MAP: Device Inventory moved from HBIOS to Rom App, saving >1k space in HBIOS
+- MAP: Added disk image for all Infocom text adventure Games
 
 Version 3.5.1
 -------------

ReadMe.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 **RomWBW Introduction** \
 Version 3.6 \
 Wayne Warthen  ([wwarthen@gmail.com](mailto:wwarthen@gmail.com)) \
-29 Jun 2025
+06 Jul 2025
 
 # Overview
 
@@ -307,8 +307,10 @@ let me know if I missed you!
   - significant content in the Disk Catalog and User Guide
   - creation of the Introduction and Hardware documents
   - Z3PLUS operating system disk image
+  - Infocom text adventure game disk image
   - COPYSL, and SLABEL utilities
   - Display of bootable slices via “S” command during startup
+  - Optimisations of HBIOS and CBIOS to reduce overall code size
   - a feature for RomWBW configuration by NVRAM
   - the /B bulk mode of disk assignment to the ASSIGN utility
 

ReadMe.txt

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 RomWBW Introduction
 Wayne Warthen (wwarthen@gmail.com)
-29 Jun 2025
+06 Jul 2025
 
 
 
 
 
 
-OVERVIEW
 
+Overview
 
 RomWBW software provides a complete, commercial quality implementation
 of CP/M (and work-alike) operating systems and applications for modern
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@ these developer communities:
 A complete list of the currently supported platforms is found in RomWBW
 Hardware .
 
-
-
-DESCRIPTION
-
+Description
 
 Primary Features
 
@@ -61,7 +58,6 @@ any drive letter. This overcomes the inherent size limitations in legacy
 OSes and allows up to 2GB of addressable storage on a single device,
 with up to 128MB accessible at any one time.
 
-
 Included Software
 
 Multiple disk images are provided in the distribution. Most disk images
@@ -73,8 +69,8 @@ changing media.
 
 Some of the included software:
 
-- Operating Systems (CP/M 2.2, ZSDOS, NZ-COM, CP/M 3, ZPM3, Z3PLUS, QPM
-  )
+-   Operating Systems (CP/M 2.2, ZSDOS, NZ-COM, CP/M 3, ZPM3, Z3PLUS,
+    QPM )
 -   Support for other operating systems, p-System, FreeRTOS, and FUZIX.
 -   Programming Tools (Z80ASM, Turbo Pascal, Forth, Cowgol)
 -   C Compiler’s including Aztec-C, and HI-TECH C
@@ -95,7 +91,6 @@ The FAT filesystem may be coresident on the same disk media as RomWBW
 slices or on stand-alone media. This makes exchanging files with modern
 OSes such as Windows, MacOS, and Linux very easy.
 
-
 ROM Distribution
 
 The RomWBW Repository (https://github.com/wwarthen/RomWBW) on GitHub is
@@ -130,20 +125,20 @@ file describing the contents in detail. In summary, these directories
 are:
 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  DIRECTORY   DESCRIPTION
+  Directory   Description
   ----------- -------------------------------------------------------------
-  BINARY      The final output files of the build process are placed here.
+  Binary      The final output files of the build process are placed here.
               Most importantly, the ROM images with the file names ending
               in “.rom” and disk images ending in .img.
 
-  DOC         Contains various detailed documentation, both RomWBW
+  Doc         Contains various detailed documentation, both RomWBW
               specifically as well as the operating systems and
               applications.
 
-  SOURCE      Contains the source code files used to build the software and
+  Source      Contains the source code files used to build the software and
               ROM images.
 
-  TOOLS       Contains the programs that are used by the build process or
+  Tools       Contains the programs that are used by the build process or
               that may be useful in setting up your system.
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -155,7 +150,6 @@ build custom ROM firmware under Windows are included – no need to
 install assemblers, etc. The firmware can also be built using Linux or
 MacOS after confirming a few standard tools have been installed.
 
-
 Installation & Operation
 
 In general, installation of RomWBW on your platform is very simple. You
@@ -168,7 +162,6 @@ Complete instructions for installation and operation of RomWBW are found
 in the RomWBW User Guide. It is also a good idea to review the Release
 Notes for helpful release-specific information.
 
-
 Documentation
 
 There are several documents that form the core of the RomWBW
@@ -179,15 +172,16 @@ documentation:
     additional guidance to the use of some of the operating systems
     supported by RomWBW
 
-- RomWBW Hardware contains a description of all the hardware platforms,
-  and devices supported by RomWBW.
+-   RomWBW Hardware contains a description of all the hardware
+    platforms, and devices supported by RomWBW.
 
 -   RomWBW Applications is a reference for the ROM-hosted and OS-hosted
-  applications created or customized to enhance the operation of RomWBW.
+    applications created or customized to enhance the operation of
+    RomWBW.
 
-- RomWBW Disk Catalog is a reference for the contents of the disk images
-  provided with RomWBW, with a description of many of the files on each
-  image
+-   RomWBW Disk Catalog is a reference for the contents of the disk
+    images provided with RomWBW, with a description of many of the files
+    on each image
 
 -   RomWBW System Guide discusses much of the internal design and
     construction of RomWBW. It includes a reference for the RomWBW HBIOS
@@ -205,14 +199,11 @@ in which it enhances the operation of the included applications and
 operating systems.
 
 Since RomWBW is purely a software product for many different platforms,
-the documentation does NOT cover hardware construction, configuration,
+the documentation does not cover hardware construction, configuration,
 or troubleshooting – please see your hardware provider for this
 information.
 
-
-
-SUPPORT
-
+Support
 
 Getting Assistance
 
@@ -229,15 +220,11 @@ Repository.
 Also feel free to email Wayne Warthen at wwarthen@gmail.com. I am happy
 to provide support adapting RomWBW to new or modified systems
 
-
-
-CONTRIBUTIONS
-
+Contributions
 
 All source code and distributions are maintained on GitHub.
 Contributions of all kinds to RomWBW are very welcome.
 
-
 Acknowledgments
 
 I want to acknowledge that a great deal of the code and inspiration for
@@ -247,11 +234,12 @@ contributions. The list below is probably missing many names – please
 let me know if I missed you!
 
 -   Andrew Lynch started it all when he created the N8VEM Z80 SBC which
-  became the first platform RomWBW supported. Some of his original code
-  can still be found in RomWBW.
+    became the first platform RomWBW supported. Some of his original
+    code can still be found in RomWBW.
 
 -   Dan Werner wrote much of the code from which RomWBW was originally
-  derived and he has always been a great source of knowledge and advice.
+    derived and he has always been a great source of knowledge and
+    advice.
 
 -   Douglas Goodall contributed code, time, testing, and advice in “the
     early days”. He created an entire suite of application programs to
@@ -259,11 +247,11 @@ let me know if I missed you!
     due to internal changes within RomWBW. As of RomWBW 2.6, these
     applications are no longer provided.
 
-- Sergey Kiselev created several hardware platforms for RomWBW including
-  the very popular Zeta.
+-   Sergey Kiselev created several hardware platforms for RomWBW
+    including the very popular Zeta.
 
-- David Giles created support for the Z180 CSIO which is now included SD
-  Card driver.
+-   David Giles created support for the Z180 CSIO which is now included
+    SD Card driver.
 
 -   Phil Summers contributed the Forth and BASIC adaptations in ROM, the
     AY-3-8910 sound driver, DMA support, and a long list of general code
@@ -272,9 +260,9 @@ let me know if I missed you!
 -   Ed Brindley contributed some of the code that supports the RCBus
     platform.
 
-- Spencer Owen created the RC2014 series of hobbyist kit computers which
-  has exponentially increased RomWBW usage. Some of his kits include
-  RomWBW.
+-   Spencer Owen created the RC2014 series of hobbyist kit computers
+    which has exponentially increased RomWBW usage. Some of his kits
+    include RomWBW.
 
 -   Stephen Cousins has likewise created a series of hobbyist kit
     computers at Small Computer Central and is distributing RomWBW with
@@ -302,9 +290,9 @@ let me know if I missed you!
 
 -   The RomWBW Disk Catalog document was produced by Mykl Orders.
 
-- Rob Prouse has created many of the supplemental disk images including
-  Aztec C, HiTech C, SLR Z80ASM, Turbo Pascal, Microsoft BASIC Compiler,
-  Microsoft Fortran Compiler, and a Games compendium.
+-   Rob Prouse has created many of the supplemental disk images
+    including Aztec C, HiTech C, SLR Z80ASM, Turbo Pascal, Microsoft
+    BASIC Compiler, Microsoft Fortran Compiler, and a Games compendium.
 
 -   Martin R has provided substantial help reviewing and improving the
     User Guide and Applications documents.
@@ -314,17 +302,20 @@ let me know if I missed you!
     -   significant content in the Disk Catalog and User Guide
     -   creation of the Introduction and Hardware documents
     -   Z3PLUS operating system disk image
+    -   Infocom text adventure game disk image
     -   COPYSL, and SLABEL utilities
     -   Display of bootable slices via “S” command during startup
+    -   Optimisations of HBIOS and CBIOS to reduce overall code size
     -   a feature for RomWBW configuration by NVRAM
     -   the /B bulk mode of disk assignment to the ASSIGN utility
 
 -   Jacques Pelletier has contributed the DS1501 RTC driver code.
 
-- Jose Collado has contributed enhancements to the TMS driver including
-  compatibility with standard TMS register configuration.
+-   Jose Collado has contributed enhancements to the TMS driver
+    including compatibility with standard TMS register configuration.
 
-- Kevin Boone has contributed a generic HBIOS date/time utility (WDATE).
+-   Kevin Boone has contributed a generic HBIOS date/time utility
+    (WDATE).
 
 -   Matt Carroll has contributed a fix to XM.COM that corrects the port
     specification when doing a send.
@@ -356,7 +347,6 @@ let me know if I missed you!
 -   Jörg Linder has contributed disassembled and nicely commented source
     for ZSDOS2 and the BPBIOS utilities.
 
-
 Related Projects
 
 Outside of the hardware platforms adapted to RomWBW, there are a variety
@@ -393,10 +383,7 @@ describes not only generic CP/M application development, but also RomWBW
 HBIOS programming and bare metal programming. The latest copy of this
 document is hosted at http://w8bh.net/Assembly for RC2014Z.pdf.
 
-
-
-LICENSING
-
+Licensing
 
 License Terms
 

Source/Doc/Catalog.md

@@ -1267,6 +1267,86 @@ The following files are found in
 | `UNIXIO.H`     | Language include file (see manual) |
 | `ZAS.COM`      | The assembler - in fact a general purpose macro  assembler |
 
+## INFOCOM (Games)
+
+| Hard Disk Image: **hd_infocom.img**
+
+A collection of all Official releases of the interactive fiction games
+produced by Infocom in the 1980's
+
+| **File**    | **Description**                                |
+|-------------|------------------------------------------------|
+| amfv.z4     | A Mind Forever Voyaging                        |
+| arthur.z6   | Arthur - The Quest for Excalibur               |
+| ballyhoo.z3 | Ballyhoo                                       |
+| beyond.z5   | Beyond Zork                                    |
+| border.z5   | Border Zone                                    |
+| bureau.z4   | Bureaucracy                                    |
+| cutthr.z3   | Cutthroats                                     |
+| deadline.z3 | Deadline                                       |
+| enchant.z3  | Enchanter                                      |
+| hitchhik.z3 | Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy               |
+| hollywoo.z3 | Hollywood Hijinx                               |
+| infidel.z3  | Infidel                                        |
+| journey.z6  | Journey                                        |
+| leather.z3  | Leather Goddesses of Phobos                    |
+| lurking.z3  | The Lurking Horror                             |
+| moonmist.z3 | Moonmist                                       |
+| nordbert.z4 | Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It |
+| planet.z3   | Planetfall                                     |
+| plunder.z3  | Plundered Hearts                               |
+| readme.txt  | Additional Documentation                       |
+| seastalk.z3 | Seastalker                                     |
+| sherlock.z5 | Sherlock                                       |
+| shogun.z6   | Shogun                                         |
+| sorcerer.z3 | Sorcerer                                       |
+| spellb.z3   | Spellbreaker                                   |
+| starcros.z3 | Starcross                                      |
+| stationf.z3 | Stationfall                                    |
+| suspect.z3  | Suspect                                        |
+| suspend.z3  | Suspended                                      |
+| trinity.z4  | Trinity                                        |
+| wishbr.z3   | Wishbringer                                    |
+| witness.z3  | Witness                                        |
+| zork0.z6    | Zork Zero                                      |
+| zork1.z3    | Zork I                                         |
+| zork2.z3    | Zork II                                        |
+| zork3.z3    | Zork III                                       |
+
+The above games have been curated from here <https://eblong.com/infocom/>.
+Documentation can be found here <https://infodoc.plover.net/>
+
+To run these you need a Z-Machine interpreter
+
+#### VEZZA (User Area 15)
+
+Vezza is a modern Infocom/Inform/Z-machine text adventure interpreter for 8 bit
+z80 based computers.  What makes it modern is that it is written in hand-crafted
+z80 assembler for maximum speed, and can load not only the classics such as
+Zork 1,2 and 3 but also the later games.
+
+It can run v1-v8* inform format interactive fiction game files
+
+This tool is free but the developer accepts your support by letting
+you pay what you think is fair for the tool. If you find this useful
+consider donating at https://sijnstra.itch.io/vezza
+
+You should (test and) choose one that works on you configuration,
+and best to copy and rename it as vezza.com
+
+| **File**     | **Description**                                                   |
+|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| vezza-B.com  | 80x24, VT52 + Banked CP/M 3                                       |
+| vezza-FG.com | 80x25, VT100/ANSI (16 color) + CP/M 3                             |
+| vezza-C2.com | 80x24, VT100 - CP/M 2.2 large memory, no timed input              |
+| vezza-CC.com | 80x24, VT100 (256 colour) - CP/M 2.2 large memory, no timed input |
+| vezza-AV.com | 80x24, VT100 (16 colour) - CP/M 2.2 high RAM.                     |
+| vezza-AX.com | 80x25, VT100/ANSI (16 colour) - CP/M 2.2 high RAM.                |
+| vezza-RW.com | 80x24, VT100 - CP/M 2.2                                           |
+
+The above is a subset of available builds. The full repository is available at
+https://gitlab.com/sijnstra1/vezza/
+
 ## MSX ROMS
 
 | Hard Disk Image: **hd_msxroms1.img**

Source/Doc/Introduction.md

@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ please let me know if I missed you!
   - significant content in the Disk Catalog and User Guide
   - creation of the Introduction and Hardware documents
   - Z3PLUS operating system disk image
+  - Infocom text adventure game disk image
   - COPYSL, and SLABEL utilities
   - Display of bootable slices via "S" command during startup
   - Optimisations of HBIOS and CBIOS to reduce overall code size

Source/Doc/UserGuide.md

@@ -1806,6 +1806,7 @@ The following table shows the disk images available.
 | xxx_fortran.img   | Microsoft Fortran-80 Compiler        | No       |
 | xxx_games.img     | Games Disk for CP/M                  | No       |
 | xxx_hitechc.img   | HI-TECH Z80 CP/M C compiler          | No       |
+| xxx_infocom.img   | Infocom Games Disk                   | No       |
 | xxx_msxroms1.img  | MSX ROMs Disk 1                      | No       |
 | xxx_msxroms2.img  | MSX ROMs Disk 2                      | No       |
 | xxx_nzcom.img     | NZCOM ZCPR 3.4 Operating System      | Yes      |

Source/Images/Build.cmd

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ call BuildDisk.cmd games hd wbw_hd512 || exit /b
 call BuildDisk.cmd cowgol hd wbw_hd512 || exit /b
 call BuildDisk.cmd msxroms1 hd wbw_hd512 || exit /b
 call BuildDisk.cmd msxroms2 hd wbw_hd512 || exit /b
+call BuildDisk.cmd infocom hd wbw_hd512 || exit /b
 
 echo.
 echo Building Combo Disk (512 directory entry format) Image...
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ call BuildDisk.cmd games hd wbw_hd1k || exit /b
 call BuildDisk.cmd cowgol hd wbw_hd1k || exit /b
 call BuildDisk.cmd msxroms1 hd wbw_hd1k || exit /b
 call BuildDisk.cmd msxroms2 hd wbw_hd1k || exit /b
+call BuildDisk.cmd infocom hd wbw_hd1k || exit /b
 
 if exist ..\BPBIOS\bp*.rel call BuildDisk.cmd bp hd wbw_hd1k ..\zsdos\zsys_wbw.sys || exit /b
 

Source/Images/Makefile

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ HD512IMGS = hd512_cpm22.img hd512_zsdos.img hd512_nzcom.img \
 HD512XIMGS = hd512_z80asm.img hd512_aztecc.img hd512_hitechc.img \
 	hd512_bascomp.img hd512_fortran.img hd512_games.img \
 	hd512_tpascal.img hd512_dos65.img hd512_qpm.img \
-	hd512_z3plus.img \
+	hd512_z3plus.img hd512_infocom.img \
 	hd512_cowgol.img hd512_msxroms1.img hd512_msxroms2.img \
 	hd512_cobol.img  hd512_blank.img
 HD1KIMGS = hd1k_cpm22.img hd1k_zsdos.img hd1k_nzcom.img \
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ HD1KIMGS = hd1k_cpm22.img hd1k_zsdos.img hd1k_nzcom.img \
 HD1KXIMGS = hd1k_z80asm.img hd1k_aztecc.img hd1k_hitechc.img \
 	hd1k_bascomp.img hd1k_fortran.img hd1k_games.img \
 	hd1k_tpascal.img hd1k_qpm.img \
-	hd1k_z3plus.img \
+	hd1k_z3plus.img hd1k_infocom.img \
 	hd1k_cowgol.img hd1k_msxroms1.img hd1k_msxroms2.img \
 	hd1k_cobol.img hd1k_blank.img
 HD1KXIMGS += hd1k_bp.img

Source/Images/d_infocom/Readme.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+
+INFOCOM GAMES
+
+A collection of all Official releases of the interactive fiction games
+produced by Infocom in the 1980's
+
+Game List follows including the revision number and release date
+
+amfv.z4 - (A Mind Forever Voyaging) - r77-s850814.z4
+arthur.z6 - (Arthur) - r74-s890714
+ballyhoo.z3 - (Ballyhoo) - r97-s851218
+beyond.z5 - (Beyond Zork) - r57-s871221
+border.z5 - (Border Zone) - r9-s871008
+bureau.z4 - (Bureaucracy) - r116-s870602
+cutthr.z3 - (Cutthroats) - r23-s840809
+deadline.z3 - (Deadline) - r27-s831005
+enchant.z3 - (Enchanter) - r29-s860820
+hitchhik.z3 - (Hitchhiker's Guide) - r59-s851108
+hollywoo.z3 - (Hollywood Hijinx) - r37-s861215
+infidel.z3 - (Infidel) - r22-s830916
+journey.z6 - (Journey) - r83-s890706
+leather.z3 - (Leather Goddesses of Phobos) - r59-s860730
+lurking.z3 - (The Lurking Horror) - r203-s870506
+moonmist.z3 - (Moonmist) - r9-s861022
+nordbert.z4 - (Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It) - r19-s870722
+planet.z3 - (Planetfall) - r37-s851003
+plunder.z3 - (Plundered Hearts) - r26-s870730
+seastalk.z3 - (Seastalker) - r16-s850603
+sherlock.z5 - (Sherlock) - r26-s880127
+shogun.z6 - (Shogun) - r322-s890706
+sorcerer.z3 - (Sorcerer) - r15-s851108
+spellb.z3 - (Spellbreaker) - r87-s860904
+starcros.z3 - (Starcross) - r17-s821021
+stationf.z3 - (Stationfall) - r107-s870430
+suspect.z3 - (Suspect) - r14-s841005
+suspend.z3 - (Suspended) - r8-s840521
+trinity.z4 - (Trinity) - r12-s860926
+wishbr.z3 - (Wishbringer) - r69-s850920
+witness.z3 - (Witness) - r22-s840924
+zork0.z6 - (Zork 0) - r393-s890714
+zork1.z3 - (Zork 1) - r88-s840726
+zork2.z3 - (Zork 2) - r48-s840904
+zork3.z3 - (Zork 3) - r17-s840727
+
+The versions above are generally from The Text Adventure
+Masterpieces of Infocom CD (1996) is the source of most
+modern releases and downloads. The copyright rests with Activision.
+
+The "official" version of Hitchhiker is the one that Douglas
+Adams posted on his web site in the mid-90s. The BBC later
+posted an illustrated version based on the same game file.
+
+The above games have been curated from here <https://eblong.com/infocom/>.
+Game documentation can be found here <https://infodoc.plover.net/>
+
+To run these you need a Z-Machine interpreter
+
+VEZZA
+
+Vezza is a modern Infocom/Inform/Z-machine text adventure interpreter for 8 bit
+z80 based computers.  What makes it modern is that it is written in hand-crafted
+z80 assembler for maximum speed, and can load not only the classics such as
+Zork 1,2 and 3 but also the later games.
+
+It can run v1-v8* inform format interactive fiction game files
+
+This tool is free but the developer accepts your support by letting
+you pay what you think is fair for the tool. If you find this useful
+consider donating at https://sijnstra.itch.io/vezza
+
+The following files are located in user area 15
+
+Available builds (requires CP/M version 3 or compatible system):
+  vezza-b.com  - 80x24 screen, vt52 + Banked CP/M 3
+  vezza-FG.com - 80x30 screen, VT100/ANSI CP/M 3 (tested on Z80-MBC2 & FabGL)
+
+Other builds (Large memory CP/M 2.2, no timed input):
+  vezza-C2.com - 80x24 RunCPM VT100 - no colour
+  vezza-CC.com - 80x24 RunCPM VT100 with 256 ANSI colour codes
+
+Slow builds due to BIOS limitations (extra register presevation, less cache, smaller memory build):
+  vezza-AV.com - CP/M 2.2 with VT100 codes plus 16 bit ANSI colour & high
+                 RAM. Works on Agon Light CP/M 2.2
+                 Note: Issues with very high I/O such as screen animations
+  vezza-AX.com - CP/M 2.2 with VT100 codes plus 16 bit ANSI colour, high
+                 RAM & FabGL Italic. Works on Agon Light CP/M 2.2
+                 Note: Issues with very high I/O such as screen animations
+  vezza-RW.com - CP/M 2.2 with VT100 codes plus 16 bit ANSI colour with low
+                 RAM. Tested on RC 2014 SC-126 using TeraTerm
+
+You should (test and) choose one that works on you configuration,
+and possibly copy and rename it as vezza.com.
+
+The above is a subset of available builds. The full repository is avalable at
+https://gitlab.com/sijnstra1/vezza/
+
+
+

Source/Images/hd_infocom.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#
+# Add the ReadMe document
+#
+d_infocom/Readme.txt 0: