Differences between CP/NC and ZCN

For a more detailed overview, see the CHANGES file of the distribution archive.

• Console screen layout changed from 120x10 to 80x8, fontsize increased from 4x6 to 6x8.
• The console now emulates a DEC VT52 terminal.
• Added IOBYTE support.
• Added standard CP/M external commands.
• Increased TPA size by 2K bytes.
• First file download during installation now uses XMODEM instead of direct download.
• ERA prompts before erasing *.*.
• REN expects arguments as new=old.
• Error message are shorter, like ?.
• The CCP prompt is no longer configurable.
• Control characters can now be input on the console.
• ^C is interpreted during console output.
• ^S and ^Q stop and resume console output.
• ^X and ^U discard the buffer in the BDOS Read String function (^X also erases the line).
• SUB files no longer work as commands (you have to use SUBMIT).
• Commands are no longer searched on drive A: when not found on current drive.
• The console is now too slow for 9600 baud.

Removed: mouse support, all ZCN-specific BDOS routines, most internal CCP commands, screen dump support, dynamic allocation of system blocks, too many small things to be listed here.