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Bank Select Logic
Good Evening, most knowledgeable list.
I am in the process of building a second S-100 computer. (My first one is now nearly 35 years old.) I am hoping to use CPM3 on this new system in banked mode. I have several 8-bit 64K S-100 memory boards I want to use, but while they all can be configured for 24-bit addressing, my CPU is a Z-80 that won't address anything higher than 64K. I know CPM3 can be configured for using bank-select logic that takes an I/O port and latches that to the upper 8 address lines, but I cannot find any solid information about how that is done or any particular standards that have been used. Neither can I find any hardware that actually implements this bank-select function. If anyone has familiarity with this hardware, the theory behind the function, or can point me in the right direction, I would be very thankful.
Bob Bell