I've been exploring CP/M with an emulator. It seems that I am restricted
to using applications which have been formatted in a specific/particular format e.g. SIMH AltairZ80 and their .dsk format.
However if I want to use software, say, from retroarchiv.org, how do I install it in an emulator?
Perhaps I've misread the original question but I think the answer to installing software from the .zip files in www.retroarchive.org is simpler and not concerned with diskdef details.
The version of SIMH I'm using has drive I: with lots of free space on it and I use it as the transfer drive from/to the Windows directory that has altairz80.exe (\CPM-3 in my case). To load files from www.retroarchive.org onto the I: drive:
1) Under Windows, unzip the package into the \CPM-3 directory.
2) In the CP/M window, switch to drive I:
2) For each of the unzipped files you want to install on CP/M's I: drive, enter the CP/M command "R filename" which transfers it from the Windows directory to the CP/M disk. After the transfer, the Windows copy of the file can be deleted.
3) If you want to save a CP/M file to the Windows directory, there is a corresponding "W filename" command.
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