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
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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