Bootlogs -Disk 22648K CPMA prompt. Then hangNo initialise disks programMultiple errors of form Bdos Err On B: Bad SectorConfused HxC enough to need not just a reset but power on / off;baBank 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ X X X X X X X XPreparing to boot, ESC to abort0 00 01Error-R A4 Drive not Ready, Data Lostcdoscopy under cromix can't read files correctly-Disk 227Same story as for disk 226, unreliable and keeps crashing/ hanging with disk read errors-Disk 280 Intelligent Terminals CPMBoots fine!
Gary sat down and used his PL/M language to write this software, the first operating system for microprossors, CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers). Going Commercial. Gary finished writing CP/M in 1974 and offered it to Intel for $20,000. Intel said they were not interested in a disk based operating system, although they did buy his PL/M.
MICAH Disk Formatting Program version 3.0WARNING: This program destroys all the data on the diskwithout chance of recovery.Press Control-C at any prompt to exit.Place a not-write protected diskette in drive B:Is it OK to format DOUBLE SIDED and DOUBLE DENSITY Y/N?