I would love to bestow my 200 with REX. Hint hint nudge nudge Ken ;) --- Original Message ---
From: "Bob Pigford" <[email protected]> Sent: June 14, 2015 12:43 PM To: "'Model 100 Discussion'" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [M100] Rex upgrade Well, the longer you wait, the longer you miss out on a terrific ModelT upgrade. I think it is quite stable as it is now (REX 4.9, ver 162). But YMMV. From: M100 [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of mechanicalgenius Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2015 12:36 PM To: Model 100 Discussion Subject: Re: [M100] Rex upgrade I would wait even longer for ReXP. It will be the most stable update, and everyone will miss it when it's gone. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Lee Kelley <[email protected]> Date: 06/14/2015 7:45 AM (GMT-07:00) To: Model 100 Discussion <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [M100] Rex upgrade I think I'm going to wait for Rex 95.... On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 8:38 AM, Stephen Adolph <[email protected]> wrote: Great! Glad to hear it!! On Sunday, June 14, 2015, gotoole <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks Steve I have now upgraded to 4.9 and all is working fine. > > > > Regards > > > > Gordon O’Toole > > > > From: M100 [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen > Adolph > Sent: Sunday, 14 June 2015 12:12 AM > To: Model 100 Discussion > Subject: Re: [M100] Rex upgrade > > > > Run the program REXU. > Looks like you are doing the 4.7 upgrade. > I recommend going straight to 4.9. > 4.9 is a full wipe and rebuild. > Steve > -=]\-[‘ > > > > ‘[-=-> wrote: >> Hi All >> >> >> >> Trying to upgrade my Rex using the below procedure >> >> >> >> I am up to step 4 and when I do this just tells me Ok and that is it. >> >> >> >> What am I doing wrong ? >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> [p]\ >> >> Gordon O’Toole >> >> >> >> Steps to a happy upgrade >> >> 1. Start the upgrade from a cold booted laptop. While not necessary, it >> ensures the laptop is working nominally with no lurking problems. If you >> have important data please save your current RAM image to REX, and then to >> TPDD if needed. >> >> 2. Regarding your saved RAM images with important data saved within - please >> back those up to an external TPDD device using the SAVE function. In case >> there is a problem, you will be glad you did - it will ensure your data is >> safe should the REX directory get garbled. This takes only a few minutes. >> >> 3. Download the upgrade package, and place the 2 files in your favorite TPDD >> device or emulator so they are accessible to the LAPTOP. >> >> DELETE ANY PREVIOUS COPIES OF –[]\\’ > and REX147.BR!!!! >> >> 4. Upload the program REXU1.CO to the laptop. Issue the command CLEAR0,59960 >> in BASIC so that REXU1.CO can run. >> >> 5. At the prompt, press Y to save your current SYSTEM to TPDD. It is >> recommended that you save your existing image just to be safe. Keeping the >> system image allows you to revert to that if something unforseen happens >> during the upgrade. Provide a unique filename (something like REXBAK to >> safely identify the system image backup. >> >> 6. At the prompt, proceed to upgrade the software image by pressing Y, or >> quit the application using N, Q or ESC. (N, Q and ESC are equivalent). >> Confirm your intention to upgrade the system by confirming with Y at the >> next prompt, or abandon using N. If you confirm the upgrade, the upgrade >> process will proceed by erasing the first 16k of the system image, >> containing the system software, and replacing it with the binary image >> REX147.BR stored on TPDD. >> >> Be careful to keep the laptop powered up during the flash process! >> >> REXU will load the new software into block 0, and copy the software to block >> 1, then it will restart REXMGR to complete the installation. >> >> >> >> DONE! >> >> > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > ./ > Version: 2015.0.5961 / Virus Database: 4360/10006 - Release Date: 06/13/15 -- "I will never in my lifetime make a film that cannot be seen by the whole family" Arther P. Jacobs
