- 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
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.