On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:20:57 -0700 Joe Zeff <joe@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On 04/02/2011 06:51 PM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > > I > > mean, one can still make some nonzero use of, say, an ancient 286 machine > > running MS-DOS, for example. > > A friend of mine is heavily involved in Packet Radio. Most of the > stations are still run by software running on CP/M. And, before you > ask, they're not using emulators, they're using honest to Ghod Z80 hardware. Still lots of Z80 based ones around in the UK too where the protocol work is done on a magic box on a serial port - never seen anything running CP/M however, the stuff I've seen all runs raw on the hardware. The bigger nodes have however all been surplanted by Linux 8) It's not about being ancient though - the Z80 happens to have exactly the right bits easily available for doing packet radio. Alan -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
