Not CP/M admittedly, but small contemporary
Burroughs machines certainly used cassettes, both
for program and data storage. I wrote several
fairly complex diskless accounting systems using
four cassette drives, one or two card readers and
a line printer (in addition to the console
printer).
Why not; not much different conceptually after all
from early systems using open-reel mag tape, or
even punch(ed) cards.
m
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From: "Chuck Guzis" <ccl...@sydex.com>
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Subject: Re: Multi-platform distribution format
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On 09/20/2015 09:55 PM, tony duell wrote:
Gee, I thought we were talking about CP/M
here. How many CP/M
systems used cassette for storage. Better
yet, how many
commerical/industrial CP/M systems used
cassettes for program
storage.
Epson PX8?
That's a commercial or industrial system? Did
it run an EDM setup, turret lathe or
vacuforming machine? Anyone keep their AR, AP,
GL, payroll and inventory on one? I doubt that
one could run a PBX.
I never looked at the Geneva or QX-10 as much
more than word processing setups.
--Chuck
