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CP/M 3.0

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CP/M 3.0 after boot

Amstrad's CP/M+

  • Amstrad CP/M+ uses Amstrad's "System" format. This is 40 tracks, 1 side, 9 sectors per track numbered &41-&49. There are two reserved tracks, then the directory which has 64 entries, and then the data area.
  • CP/M is booted using an RSX command "|CPM" which is implemented in the Amstrad disc rom (AMSDOS).
  • |CPM loads track 0, side 0, sector &41 into RAM at &100-&2ff. This is the boot sector and contains the boot program.
  • The boot program then loads the directory from track 2, sector &41.
  • The boot program locates a program with extension "EMS".
  • This program is loaded into RAM at &c00.
  • This is then executed. (EMS contains the BIOS, BDOS and relocates and re-configures the memory. CP/M doesn't use the CP/M 2.2 BIOS from the Amstrad disc ROM.)