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 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 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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1SASI is a hardware and software standard that uses a
bi-directional parallel interface and employs a pre-defined protocol for
communication with mass storage devices (such as as hard drive controller).
SASI is the natural predecessor to the SCSI interface.
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