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@@ -2512,6 +2512,11 @@ a host OS. On the RomWBW NZCOM disk images, the boot OS is ZSDOS 1.1.
A `PROFILE.SUB` file is included which automatically launches NZCOM
as soon as ZSDOS loads.
NZCOM is a companion product to Z3PLUS, they are almost identical having
been written by the same team. The only difference is the base operating
system on which they run, but the architecture, the tools, libraries,
files, etc are all primarily the same.
NZCOM is highly configurable. The RomWBW distribution has been
configured in the most basic way possible. You should refer to the
documentation and use `MKZCM` as desired to customize your system.
@@ -2523,6 +2528,8 @@ Manual.pdf" document in order to use this operating system effectively.
#### Documentation
* [NZCOM Users Manual]($doc_root$/CPM/NZCOM Users Manual.pdf)
* [Z-System Users Guide]($doc_root$/CPM/Z-System Users Guide.pdf)
* [ZCPR3.3 User Guide]($doc_root$/CPM/ZCPR3.3 User Guide.pdf)
#### Boot Disk
@@ -2537,6 +2544,10 @@ will need to add a `PROFILE.SUB` file to auto-start NZ-COM itself.
* There is no `DIR` command, you must use `SDZ` instead. If you don't
like this, look into the `ALIAS` facility.
* For consistency with other ZCPR3 operating systems (ZPM3, Z3PLUS)
the SHOW.COM and HELP.COM command files were renamed to ZSHOW.COM
and ZHELP.COM
## Digital Research CP/M 3
This is the Digital Research follow-up product to their very popular
@@ -2613,6 +2624,52 @@ in the copy command.
has not been performed on the CP/M 3 disk image. Follow the
CP/M 3 documentation to complete this process, if desired.
## Z3PLUS Z-System for CP/M-Plus
Z3PLUS is a much further refined version of Z-System (ZCPR 3.4). Z3PLUS
was sold as an enhancement for existing users of CP/M 3.
For this reason, (by design) Z3PLUS does not provide a way to boot
directly from disk. Rather, it is loaded after the system boots into
CP/M 3. A `PROFILE.SUB` file is included which automatically launches
Z3PLUS as soon as CP/M 3 loads.
Z3PLUS is a companion product to NZ-COM, they are almost identical having
been written by the same team. The only difference is the base operating
system on which they run, but the architecture, the tools, libraries,
files, etc are all primarily the same.
Z3PLUS is highly configurable. The RomWBW distribution has been
configured in the most basic way possible. You should refer to the
documentation to customize your system.
Z3PLUS has substantially more functionality than CP/M 3 or the basic
Z-System. It is important to read the "Z3PLUS Users Manual.pdf"
document in order to use this operating system effectively.
#### Documentation
* [Z3PLUS Users Manual]($doc_root$/CPM/Z3PLUS Users Manual.pdf)
* [Z-System Users Guide]($doc_root$/CPM/Z-System Users Guide.pdf)
* [ZCPR3.3 User Guide]($doc_root$/CPM/ZCPR3.3 User Guide.pdf)
#### Boot Disk
Since Z3PLUS boots via CP/M 3, you first must make the disk CP/M 3
bootable. This is not a simple process, as well as placing `CPMLDR.SYS` on
the system track of the disk there are several files that are required
on the disk itself.This is described in [Digital Research CP/M 3]
section above.
You will need to add a `PROFILE.SUB` file to auto-start Z3PLUS itself.
#### Notes
* All of the notes for [Digital Research CP/M 3] above generally
apply to Z3PLUS.
* Some applications in the Z3PLUS distribution have been upgraded
with newer versions. This is done with in
## ZPM3
Simeon Cran's ZPM3 is an interesting combination of the features of both