If you have socketed ram chips you may need to reseat then. -- John.
On Monday, July 4, 2016, Josh Malone <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks. For some reason, finding the 100 cold-start procedure via Google > wasn't working for me. > > However, the free memory hasn't changed. It's still stuck at 24k. I guess > it's time to get out the scope/meter/etc. and see what's going on. Not > looking forward to this and not exactly sure what to try next. > > BTW - shouldn't your sig take the Model 100 into account? :) > > -Josh > > On Mon, Jul 4, 2016 at 8:04 AM, Ron Lauzon <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> Hold the reset button on the back, then press Control-Break. >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 4, 2016 at 7:07 AM, Josh Malone <[email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >> > What procedure should I use for a cold start? I figured the memory power >> > should do it. >> > >> > >> > On Jul 3, 2016 10:52 PM, "John R. Hogerhuis" <[email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >> >> >> >> Sounds like it is crashed. Try cold starting it and see if memory is >> back >> >> to normal. The typical ways this happens is running an ML program with >> a bug >> >> or attempting to load a untokenized basic program with a BA extension. >> >> >> >> Logical operators can be used for masking and whatnot. But to shift in >> >> BASIC you need multiplication and division by powers of two. >> >> >> >> -- John. >> >> >> >> On Sunday, July 3, 2016, Josh Malone <[email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> So, >> >>> >> >>> I was sitting down to hack on some basic code >> >>> ( >> https://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/4qs0f3/july_is_basic_month_the_challenge_turtle_graphics/ >> ) >> >>> and typed in a quick basic statement to verify that Tandy 102 basic >> has >> >>> bitwise operators (it seems to). The command was something like >> "print c and >> >>> 2" or something stupid like that. To my surprise, my 102 reset >> itself. All >> >>> my files were gone (backed up, so no real loss) but now the menu is >> showing >> >>> 21446 bytes free. Some gremlin has stolen 8k of my RAM! >> >>> >> >>> I'm so perplexed by this, I just opened up my 102 to visually verify >> is >> >>> has 32k (indeed, all 4 RAM chips installed - although 1 is a >> different chip >> >>> than the other 3). I've let the system sit for >1 hour with memory >> switch >> >>> off and power removed. No change. >> >>> >> >>> What on earth could have happened? >> >>> >> >>> Last clue I have is that I re-loaded FILSIZ.BA and when I run it, I >> get >> >>> OV error on line 9. >> >>> >> >>> Thanks for any help anyone can provide. >> >>> >> >>> -Josh >> >> >> >> -- >> Ron Lauzon - rlauzon at acm dot org >> Homepage: http://webpages.charter.net/rlauzon/ >> Weblog: http://ronsapartment.blogspot.com/ >> >> DNRC: Lord of All Things That Are Fattening >> >> "To be sure, conservative radio talk show hosts have a built-in >> audience unavailable to liberals: People driving cars to some >> sort of job." - Ann Coulter >> >> Microsoft Free since July 06, 2001 >> Running Ubuntu 16.04 >> > >
