RetroWiFiModem VS RunCPM

Compare RetroWiFiModem vs RunCPM and see what are their differences.

RetroWiFiModem

An ESP8266 based RS232 <-> WiFi modem with Hayes AT style commands and LED indicators (by mecparts)

RunCPM

RunCPM is a multi-platform, portable, Z80 CP/M 2.2 emulator. (by MockbaTheBorg)
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RetroWiFiModem RunCPM
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139 383
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3.7 7.3
11 months ago 7 days ago
C C
GNU General Public License v3.0 only MIT License
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RetroWiFiModem

Posts with mentions or reviews of RetroWiFiModem. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-30.

RunCPM

Posts with mentions or reviews of RunCPM. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-03-29.
  • What's the oldest technology you've had to deal with in your career?
    1 project | /r/sysadmin | 15 Aug 2022
    I happen to have an emulated CP/M 2.2 installation quick to hand to run old word processors, so let's take a look.
  • Running CP/M on the Raspberry Pi Pico
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 29 Mar 2022
  • What is a good "lower level" language to learn after learning python to gain a deeper understanding of computers?
    1 project | /r/learnprogramming | 29 Jan 2022
  • Ask HN: Are impressive new programs being written for CP/M?
    5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 1 May 2021
    There are no doubt some systems still running under emulation doing the same thing as they were 40 years ago. But the truth is CP/M is dead. Long live CP/M!

    It's just hobbyists now. One hacker ported his game to a Kaypro under CP/M a couple years ago: http://www.chrisfenton.com/dd9-kaypro-edition/

    Much of the focus is on porting CP/M to whatever new or old Z80 system someone has built or found. I can't think of anything particularly dazzling besides the above, in terms of recent new programs, but here are some pointers if you wanted to write something yourself!

    RunCPM is a CP/M Z80 virtual machine under modern OSes for development etc. https://github.com/MockbaTheBorg/RunCPM

    CP/Mish is an attempt to bring all the free software CP/M tools together. It is to CP/M as Linux is to UNIX, or FreeDOS is to MS-DOS. A mostly complete, improved, libre reimplementation: https://github.com/davidgiven/cpmish

    Also from David Given (and not CP/M specific) is Cowgol. Alpha quality. But it's a self-hosted Pascal/Ada-like language with compiler. Runs on 8-bit systems, at least theoretically. It is written, of course, entirely in Cowgol: https://github.com/davidgiven/cowgol

    Millfork is a language which targets CP/M systems, among others. It's a whole-program optimizing compiler for a language somewhat lower level than C, with properties that make it very nice to compile for 8-bit systems like no recursion, and no automatic promotion to 16-bit integers in type handling: https://github.com/KarolS/millfork

    SDCC supports the platform with C surprisingly well. I wouldn't call it rock-solid but compared to the above toys it is an industrial quality compiler for the Z80. In fact, C seems to be the most common actual language for hobbyist and the little remaining serious Z80 development, probably ahead of assembly.

    If it just reads and writes the terminal and can fit in 64 KB, then a port is probably straightforward.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing RetroWiFiModem and RunCPM you can also consider the following projects:

esp8266_deauther - Affordable WiFi hacking platform for testing and learning

z80 - A z80 emulator written in C99.

PicoWiFiModem - A Pico W based RS232 <-> WiFi modem with Hayes AT style commands and LED indicators

Z80 - Highly portable Zilog Z80 CPU emulator written in ANSI C

RunCPM_RPi_Pico - RunCPM for the Raspberry Pico

cpmhttpd - A basic web server for CP/M

millfork - Millfork: a middle-level programming language targeting 6502- and Z80-based microcomputers and home consoles

lighthouse-of-doom - A simple text-based adventure game

cpmish - An open source sort-of CP/M 2.2 distribution.

SI4735 - SI473X Library for Arduino

STM32GENERIC - Generic implementation of Arduino for STM32 boards

xemu - Emulations (running on Linux/Unix/Windows/macOS, utilizing SDL2) of some - mainly - 8 bit machines, including the Commodore LCD, Commodore 65, and the MEGA65 as well.