Can't guarantee I'll find time to have a good look at it (can't even find my 
Android phone at the moment ;-) but I'm definitely interested if you want to 
send me a beta JIC.

m

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kurt McCullum" <[email protected]>
To: "Model 100 Discussion" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 7:26 PM
Subject: [M100] Beta Testers needed


> I'm about a week or two away from having a beta version of mComm for the 
> Android phone platform. I've got a rough version running right now but 
> I've still got some work to do on deleting and renaming files. I've 
> tested it with both an FTDI usb to serial adapter and several very old 
> Prolific USB to serial adapter. Neither tye requires drivers since they 
> are included with the latest Android OS. Both plug into the bottom of my 
> phone through a micro USB to standard USB adapter. The cable is a 
> standard USB to 9 pin serial port, run through a slimline 9 pin Male to 
> Female Null modem cross over adapter, and then run through a standard 9 
> to 25 pin adapter. It works really well.
> 
> Here's the goal for the beta version
> Full TPDD1 support
> List/Read/Write/Delete and Rename files (Almost done)
> Full support of the Sardine dictionary. (Done)
> Support for loading TS-DOS through the Ultimate Rom or Sardine Rom (Done)
> Support for loading the Ram version of Sardine through the Ultimate Rom 
> (Done for 200, missing files for 100 & NEC 8201)
> 
> Once the beta version is stable I will add TPDD2 directory support.
> 
> Obviously to test this you will need an adapter to go from Micro USB to 
> regular USB. Those are really cheap on ebay. If ordered from the US they 
> are about $1.60 and from China it will cost you less than a buck but you 
> have to wait for shipping. You will also need to know how to side load 
> an Android APK install file since I don't want to put it up to the 
> Google Play store until it's ready. Email me if you are interested.
> 
> Kurt

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