PDD.EXE is a dos program - on club 100 I believe. Also LAPTAP.EXE on club 100.
I think these run on a 486 max. I've tried running on pentium class and you need to really mess with the computer to make it run, using utilities that slow down the processor. once you get to Pentium 2 you are done, that no longer works. So...you literally need a very old computer. I haven't bothered with this for years. Steve On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 9:43 AM, James Zeun <[email protected]> wrote: > Well how old are we talking? I have a system with serial ports. > > I've spent this morning looking online and getting ever more depressed lol. > I hadn't realised the TPDD was so utter unsupported by anything but the > M100. > > I'd been going to use the floppy drive to transfer data. Looks like serial > is stillthe best way to go :-P > > On 7 Apr 2016 1:33 p.m., "Stephen Adolph" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> only via TPDD. historically there has been ways to connect a TPDD to >> an x86, but those utilities dont run on a modern processor. >> >> TPDD floppies are precisely TPDD floppies and go nowhere else. They >> are also readable by an old Brother sewing machine! >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 8:20 AM, James Zeun <[email protected]> wrote: >> > So there is no way I can retrieve any data of these disk. Unless via >> > the >> > M100? >> > >> > On 7 Apr 2016 1:19 p.m., "Ron Wiesen" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> No. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Keeper of the Primordial Bit (mother of all bits), -= Ron Wiesen =- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> >> >> From: M100 [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> >> [email protected] >> >> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 07:48 >> >> To: Model 100 Discussion >> >> Subject: Re: [M100] TPDD2 Belt >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Happy to report I now have a fully working TPDD2! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Now another question, is it possible to read the floppies I format on a >> >> regular PC? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> >> >> >> >> On 2 Apr 2016, at 1:55 am, Stephen Adolph <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> James, sounds like classic belt gone. Your hunch is correct. A While >> >> back I posted UK links for local belts. i will forward. >> >> >> >> On Friday, April 1, 2016, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi guys >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I was was gifted a TPDD2 and I think the belt is shot. I have Rex >> >> installed with TR-DOS rom image installed. My m100 can see the drive >> >> and >> >> tells me the disk I've inserted isn't formatted. I'm using a 720k >> >> floppy, as >> >> I assumed given the age, this wouldn't be high density. Anyways, trying >> >> to >> >> format throws up and error. The drive buzzes and acts like it's trying >> >> to do >> >> something but can't. I'm guessing this means the built is dead. But I'd >> >> like >> >> someone with more experience to give me their thoughts. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> >> >> James >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> >> >> >> >> On 1 Apr 2016, at 1:49 am, Bogdan Macri <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Ron, >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks for your source. Unfortunately, I went with Steve’s source for >> >> the >> >> belt, but I will save both his and your links for future reference. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks to both of you! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: M100 [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron >> >> Wiesen >> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 21:18 >> >> To: 'Model 100 Discussion' <[email protected]> >> >> Subject: Re: [M100] TPDD2 Belt >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hello Bogdan: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ===== Replacement drive belt for Tandy Disk Drives ===== >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Source is Russell Industries >> >> >> >> Part number is FRW8.5 which is a Flat Rubber Belt that has the >> >> dimensions: >> >> >> >> Inside Circumference (IC) of 8.5 inch >> >> >> >> Cross Section (C/S) of .150 inch >> >> >> >> Wall (WALL) of .023 inch. >> >> >> >> See [ http://www.russellind.com/client/download/belts.pdf ] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> See [http://www.club100.org/library/sup/tddbelt.txt ] for procedure to >> >> change the drive belt. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Keeper of the Primordial Bit (born of the Big Bit Bang), -= Ron Wiesen >> >> =- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> >> >> From: M100 [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> >> Bogdan >> >> Macri >> >> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 00:59 >> >> To: 'Model 100 Discussion' >> >> Subject: [M100] TPDD2 Belt >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hello all! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I’m the proud owner of a TPDD2, but I need to replace the belt. Does >> >> anyone know a source that has them in stock for quick shipping? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> Bogdan
