LinkZ

LinkZ

"Embedded systems specialists"

LinkZ is a fast and powerful replacement linker for QP/M and CP/M systems from MICROCode Consulting. Written in Z-80 assembler language for small size and quick execution, features of LinkZ include:

one-pass operation runs 3X faster than Link-80
generate executable file (.COM), hex file (.HEX), and/or SID/ZSID/DCON/DebugZ compatible symbol table (.SYM)
RAM-based linkage with .COM file sizes 8k larger than Link-80
accepts symbol tables for overlays
number of COMMON areas only limited by available memory
set global labels directly from the keyboard
supports math operations on external symbols
accepts drive and user designators on files using ":" or ";" aka QP/M
extensions such as listing undefined symbols and immediate program execution

LinkZ was the first of what was intended to be a complete development package called Z. Other intended tools were MacroZ and LibZ, but these latter tools were never completed. (Not much chance they ever will be now.)

Downloads

Package	Version	Date	Size (bytes)	Download time (28.8K baud)	Click to download
LinkZ software for QP/M and CP/M	1.2	Sep 1984	6016	3sec	lz.com
LinkZ documentation	1.2	Aug 1986	196k	1min 11sec	linkz.pdf
LinkZ software + documentation	1.2	Aug 1986	137k	49sec	linkz.zip

Installation

Install the software package entails moving LZ.COM onto your CP/M or QP/M system to some drive/user area, likely drive A, user 0 as this is operating system area where you would want LinkZ located.

This is restricted for personal use software that is provided without any warranty whatsoever as described in the legacy Z-80 home page.
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