Sig/M Report - May 1981

                       by Hank Kee

SIG/͠ (Specia� Interes� Group/fo� Microcomputers�
i� no� TH� nationa� non-profi� organizatio� fo�
th� distributio� o� publi� domai� software.

W� recogniz� th� contribution� tha� hav� bee�
mad� t� dat� b� th� CP/� User� Grou� a� owne� an�
operate� b� Lifeboa� Associates�� Bu� th� purpos�
o� dualit�� i� organization� i� t� provid� a�
alternativ� mediu� fo� th� contributin� hobbyist�
wh fee� publi� domai� softwar� shoul䠠 no�
conflic� wit� commercia� ventures�� I� th� past�
CP/͠ U� ha� maintaine� tha� i� wa� � non-profi�
organization� Howeve� thei� recen� a� i� th� Marc�
198�� issu� o� Byt� (pag� 260� a� underwritte� b�
Lifeboa� Associate󠠠 (referenc堠 inde���� o�
advertisers� ha� contradicte� tha� notion.

W� hav� no� establishe� � networ� o� compute�
club� t� distribut� th� Sig/� library��  W� ar�
addin� selecte� area� o� distributio point�
overseas�� Perhap� b� th� en� o� th� yea� w� wil�
b� TH� internationa� non-profi� organizatio� fo�
th� distributio� o� publi� domai� software�� W�
hav� bee� recommendin� tha� club� charg� fello�
member� t� donat� $� pe� diskett� cop�� (member�
providin� th� media)�� Thes� fund� ca� i� tur� b�
use� t� promot� persona� computin� withi� eac�
club� Fo� thos� wh� ar� orderin� th� variou� Sig/�
volume� directl� fro� us�� w� ar� requestin� th�
followin� donation� t� includ� shipping�� handlin�
an� medi� cost� fo� th� followin�  FORMAT� o� �
per VOLUME basis :

    8 inch single density         $6.00
         TRS-80 Model 2            6.00
    5 1/4 inch  varieties:
         Micropolis Mod II         8.00
         Northstar (SS/SD)        16.00
                   (SS/DD)        16.00
         TRS-80    Model 1        16.00
                   Model 3        16.00
         Apple    (13 sector)     16.00
                  (16 sector)     16.00
         Cromemco  (SS/SD)        16.00

***  Please note  ***

Th� Northstar�� Appl� an� TRS-8� librarie� ar� i�
th� proces� o� bein� created�� DELAY� shoul�  b�
expecte� fo� � whil� whe� the� ar� ordered� Pleas�
remembe� tha� thi� i� � VOLUNTEE� organizatio� wh� �is making this service available to YOU.
    INTERNATIONA̠ (no� CONTINENTA� U.S.�� order�
ar� $8.0�� (U.S.dollars� additiona� an� MUSԠ b�
included with  YOUR Orders.



           N  E W    R E L E A S E S

Tw� mor� volume� t� th� Sig/� librar�� hav� bee�
released���� Bot蠠� o栠 th堠 volume󠠠 contai�
miscellaneou� CP/� utilities�� Pleas� not� tha� a�
acknowledgemen� fil� ha� bee� adde� t� not�
contributor� t� th� library�


Sig/M Volume 17         Miscellaneous CP/M Utilities

       Name            Size    Description

       -CATALOG.017            contents of Sig/M volume 17
       -CATALOG.ACK            acknowledgement file

17.1    SCRAMBLE.DOC     2K     command used to encode a CP/M file
17.2    SCRAMBLE.ASM     6K     /
17.3    SORTV.DOC        2K     sort program for variable length records
17.4    SORTV-12.ASM    13K     /
17.5    TAG2.ASM         6K     set/reset display the "no copy" flag
17.6    MNEXEC.COM       3K     MicroNet executive
17.7    MNOVRLAY.ASM     4K        overlay for  MicroNet executive
17.8    WHICH/1.ASM      4K     returns size and version of CP/M
17.9    STATUS.ASM       8K     present various systems information under 2.2
17.10   NEWQCAT.ASM      5K     quick catalog routine
17.11   WORM8/8.ASM      7K     memory test
17.12   TFX12/18.ASM    21K     CP/M to CP/M file transfer utility
17.13   XMODEM41.ASM    29K     remote CP/M to CP/M file transfer
17.14   MOVPATCH.ASM     3K     modifies MOVCPM for remote access
17.15   21BIOS.ASM      48K     new BIOS for CP/M 2.0
17.16   21BIOS.DOC       3K         /
17.17   21BOOT.ASM       4K        /
17.18   MACRO.LIB       18K       /
17.19   NPGEN.ASM        9K      /
17.20   SPCLMAC.LIB      4K     /
17.21   XDIR.ASM        13K     updated CP/M directory display
17.22   XDIR.COM         2K     /




Sig/M   Volume 18       Miscellaneous CP/M Utilities

       -CATALOG.018            catalog of Sig/M volume 18
       -CATALOG.ACK            volume 18 acknowledgement file

       Name            Size    Description �
18.1    2411DUMP.ASM    18K     ICOM microfloppy utility
18.2    2411DUMP.COM     3K      /
18.3    MFMACRO.LIB     17K     /
18.4    3812DUMP.ASM    21K     ICOM floppy utility
18.5    3812DUMP.COM     4K      /
18.6    DDMACRO.LIB     18K     /
18.7    AREACODE.ASM    14K     region and state area code search
18.8    AREACODE.COM     7K     /
18.9    BANZAI.ASM       9K     copyright notice protect
18.10   CAT2.ASM         6K     master catalog system for CP/M 2.X
18.11   FMAP3.ASM        7K      /
18.12   UCAT2.ASM        8K     /
18.13   CHAT15.ASM       6K     chat with local remote CP/M operator
18.14   CHAT15.COM       1K     /
18.15   DISPLAYP.ASM     3K     display facilities of ED.COM
18.16   DISPLAY.COM      2K      /
18.17   DISPLAY.DOC      3K     /
18.18   FILE-EXT.ASM     7K     display disk directory including hex data
18.19   FILE-EXT.COM     1K     /
18.20   FILE-XT2.ASM     8K     same as FILE-EXT.ASM with 2.X compatibility
18.21   FILE-XT2.COM     1K     /
18.22   LOOK.ASM         7K     searches for 1-9 byte sequence in memory
18.23   LOOK.COM         1K     /
18.24   MACTIME.ASM      7K     patch for real time clock in MAC.COM
18.25   ASMTIME.ASM      7K     patch for real time clock in ASM.COM
18.26   STATTIME.ASM     6K     patch for real time clock in STAT.COM
18.27   SAP.ASM          6K     updated directory sort for CP/M 2.X
18.28   SAP.COM          1K      /
18.29   XLOOK.ASM       13K     disk/examine/modify utility

W� wil� b� exchangin� librarie� directl�� wit�
Cach� (th� Chicag� group)� The� wil� forwar� t� u�
th� CP/͠ U� volume� a� the� ar� release� an� w�
wil� reciprocat� i� kin� wit� th� Sig/͠ library�
Th� Pascal/ڠ User� grou� i� Sacrament� wil� b�
mergin� thei� effort� int� th� Sig/� library�

Th� respons� t� dat� ha� bee� excellent�� W� wil�
endeavo� t� edi� al� material� receive� an�
distribut� a� quickl� a� possible� W� d� recommen�
tha� modification� t� existin� softwar� shoul�
leav� intac� th� acknowledgemen� o� credi� o� th�
originatin� author.

All correspondence and software orders should be
addressed to:

                     SIG/M
                   P.O.Box 97
               Iselin, N.J. 08830