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Microbee Bee-Alien disk and PC-Alien updates - ChickenMan - 03-06-2021
Thanks to kimjohn for making this disk available to be imaged. A standard Microbee DS40 5.25" disk, non-bootable and with no copy protection that imaged 100% error free.
This disk is a later version than what we currently have in the repository and is dated Feb 1987. It is version 1.0Bb and has the 5.25" 80 track (96tpi) formats for CP/M separated out to its own file. From the onboard README file :-
BEE-Alien reads the disk formats created under the two major
microcomputer operating system families, CP/M and MS-DOS. The
former includes CP/M, CP/M Plus, MP/M, CP/M-86, CP/M-68K,
Concurrent CP/M and a number of "CP/M compatible" systems like
SDOS and some versions of TurboDOS. The latter includes MS-DOS,
PC-DOS and Concurrent PC-DOS.
The command lines used to start the programs are :
ALIENC - for regular CP/M formats;
ALIENC9 - for 96TPI CP/M formats; and
ALIENM - for MS-DOS formats.
BEE-Alien will run in both 64K and 128K Microbee machines but is a tight squeeze in the former. We already have the manual in the Repository, so check it out for further information.
Also recently found on the internet is an updated version of PC-Alien, version 1.4Cb. Now has 2 files were they have separated out CP/M and MS-DOS disks to their own files. PC-Alien runs from MS-DOS only (and NOT from a Command Prompt out of Windows) and have found it works fine from MS-DOS 6.22.
So in the MbeeTech Repository in the Microbee\Software\Utilities folder we placed
bee_alien_1.0Bb_ds40.dsk
pc_alien_1.4.zip <--- containing both pc_alien_1.4c.com & pc_alien_1.4m.com
bee_alien.jpg <-- in the Documentation\Pictures\Disks\5.25_inch folder
RE: Microbee Bee-Alien disk and PC-Alien updates - ChickenMan - 03-06-2021
Oh, forgot to include the disks that PC Alien 1.4 can read, these are :-
PC_AlienC (Alien for CP/M Disk Formats)
Standard Formats
Access
Actrix AM
ADDS Multivision
Adler Alphatronic
Adler TA/ScreenTyper
AMPRO (type 1)
AMPRO (type 2)
Amstrad CPC 464
Amstrad 6128 Side 0
Amstrad 6128 Side 1
Amstrad CPC 6128
Amstrad PCW 8512
Archive
Associate
Avatar TC10
Beehive Topper
BMC
Bondwell 12
Bondwell 14
Cambridge Technology
Casio FP-1000
CCS
CoData
Coleco ADAM
Columbia Commander
Columbia MPC
Compustar
Cortex/Contex
Cromemco (type 1)
Cromemco (type 2)
Cromemco Z2D CP/M
Datavue
Digilog
DEC VT180 Series
Dream Disk
Epson PX8/TF15
Epson QX10 (Europe/Japan)
Epson QX10 (NZ type 1)
Epson QX10 (NZ type 2)
Epson QX10 (USA)
Exec ACP
Fujitsu FM-11/EX
Fujitsu Micro 16
Glass Typewriter
Goupil 3
Gnat System 10
HP-125
Ibex 7102
Ibex T-2000
Ibex WP
IBM PC
IDEA Bitelex
IMS 5000 Series
ITT 3030
Intertec
Kaypro II
Kaypro 4/10 (type 1)
Kaypro 4/10 (type 2)
LNW-80
Lobo Max-80 (Early)
Lobo Max-80
MDL
Memotech MTX512
Micral 9050
Microbee
Molecular S9
Morrow MD
NEC PC-8001a
NEC PC-8801a
NCR Decision Mate
OKI IF-800
Olivetti
Osborne I AV Software
Osborne I AV Interlace
Osborne I Double Density
Osborne G2
Osborne Executive
Osborne Nuevo
Osborne Osmosis
Osborne President
Osborne Vixen
Otrona
Panasonic JD-740
PMC Micromate
Pulsar Series 6000
Sanyo MBC 1000
SB-180
Screen Typer
Seequa
Sharp 800
Sharp MZ80
Sharp MZ721
Sharp MZ2500/5500
Sharp MZ3500
Siemens PG675
Sigma OKI IF-800
Slicer
Sorcerer Dream Disk
Spectravideo (type 1)
Spectravideo (type 2)
Spectravideo (type 3)
SuperBrain (35 track)
SuperBrain (40 track)
Synax TurboDOS
Systel II
Systel III
Tektronics
Teletek
Teletek 35 track
Teletek 40 track
Televideo TPC-1
Televideo 800 Series
TI Pro
Toshiba T100
TRS80 M3 CP/M Holmes
TRS80 M3 CP/M Hurricane
TRS80 M3 CP/M Mem Merchant
TRS80 M4 CP/M PLUS
TRS80 M4 CP/M Montezuma
Wangwriter
Xerox 820-1
Xerox 820-2
Xerox 820 Spectravideo
Zenith Z90
Zenith Z90 (Magnolia)
Zenith Z100
Zeus-80
Zorba
Special Formats
Abacus
Adler Alphatronic P3
Adtek IDS-7000
Altos
AMUST Executive (Early)
AMUST Executive
Archives PC
Associate Gnat
AWA 8602H
Bondwell 2
BRI 2000
Burroughs B24/5
Big Board II
CP/M Standard SD
Cambridge Tech DD
Canon AS-100
Cifer
Colex
Compupro
Convergent NGEN
DBS DD
DECMate II (CP/M)
DEC Rainbow
Digital Microsystems
Discovery 500
DMD
Eagle (Early)
Eagle
Epson PX8/PF10
Epson QX16
Esprit DBS
Eureka A4
Excalibur 64 (type 1)
Excalibur 64 (type 2)
Fox Micro
Gemini Galaxy
Heath WH89
Heckler & Koch
Ibex (type 1)
Ibex (type 2)
Ibex 7103
ICL DRS-20
ICL DRS-300
ICL Model 35/36
Kaypro Advent
Kaypro 8
Kaypro Pro-8
Kontron MOP-Videoplan
Labtam
Maxim 150
Mica V300
Microbee Beeboard
Microbee Dream (type 1)
Microbee Dream (type 2)
Micro Master
Micromatch 2000
Monroe OC-8820
Morrow DD
Morrow DD (type 1)
Morrow DD (type 2)
MSC-ICO (CP/M-3)
Multitech MIC 504
NCA iNCAdos
NEC APC II DD
NEC PC-9801/M
New Brain
Nokia M4/M6/M7
Olivetti ETV250
Olympia PC
Ortex (Early)
Ortex
Osborne I AV-Software
OSM
Pan Asia 5012
PC-MOS
Pegasus Conqueror
Philips P2000
Philips P3800
Philips P5020
PortaPak
Pulsar
Pulsar (Turbo DOS)
Quark (CP/M-3)
Remanco
RMIT Comm Eng
Sage II/IV
Sanyo MBC 1160/1250/4050
Sanyo MBC 2000
Seiko 8610
Sigma OKI
SMF Knight 2000
Sony SMC70
Sorcerer Dream Disk 1
Sorcerer Dream Disk 2
Sord M68
Spectravideo Express
Sperry UTS30
Stride 440
Super 80
Televideo 1600 Series
Toshiba T300
Vector Graphics VSX
Visual 1050
Wavemate Bullet
Zeiss Videoplan
Zenith Z90 (type 1)
Zenith Z90 (type 2)
PC_AlienM (Alien for MS-DOS Disk Formats)
Standard Formats
Burroughs ET-2000
Canon VP-2000
HP 150/85
IBM PC 160K
IBM PC 320K
IBM PC 180K
IBM PC 360K
Sanyo MBC 555 (JDT)
Wang 16 Sector
Wang 18 Sector
Special Formats
ACT Apricot
Adler P30
Alphatronic P3
Alphatronic P50-2
Atari ST 360K
Atari ST 720K
Burroughs B25
Canon AS100
Canon AS300
Cleveland 720K
Convergent NGEN
DEC Rainbow
DOT PC
Duet 16
Eagle
Epson QX11 180K
Epson QX11 360K
Epson QX16
Goupil 3
Hitachi KDS-7860
HP 110
HP 150
IBM 3740 SD (type 1)
IBM 3740 SD (type 2)
IBM Convertible 720K
IBM JX 160K
IBM JX 320K
IBM JX 180K
IBM JX 360K
IBM PC-AT
IBM PC Quaddrive
IBM PC JFormat 640K
IBM PC JFormat 720K
IBM PC JFormat 800K
IBM PS/2 720K
IBM PS/2 1440K
ICL
ICL DRS-300
ITT 3030
Kaypro 2000
Kokusai KDS 7860
Mica V300 360K
Mica V300 640K
Mica V300 720K
NEC APC II SD
NEC APC II DD
NEC APC III
NEC Multispeed
NEC PC-9801M
Olivetti M24
Olympia PC
Panasonic JB3000 (tp 1)
Panasonic JB3000 (tp 2)
Panasonic JB3000
Sanyo MBC 550
Sharp MZ-5600
Spectravideo MSX
Tandy 2000
Toshiba T1100 360K
Toshiba T1100 720K
Toshiba T300
Zenith ZDOS