Holy cow!!! It was my cable! Dug out my other bought NULL modem cable and voila!
I'm so utterly chuffed! This is going to make using my TPDD really easy! A cable and my phone! Awesome! Thank you Kurt, truly this will change how I use my M100. I do a lot of writing and the one hold up with the M100 was transferring text to the internet. Now I no longer need to pack a laptop, it's all on my phone!! On 1 Sep 2016 4:59 p.m., "James Zeun" <[email protected]> wrote: > Kurt > > That is one thing that Is different. I'm using a cable I made a while back > for serial linking to my M100. It does work, but it's not my usual cable. I > usually use a null modem cable, 9pin => 25pin. I'll know later tonight > > > On 1 September 2016 at 15:11, Kurt McCullum <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Nexus 5 is fine, I've tested on a Nexus 7 and I think someone of the list >> has used a 5 so no issues there. If the cable is the same one that you use >> for the PC then it sounds like the adapter, but let me check the library I >> am using for serial communications to see. >> >> Kurt >> >> >> On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 11:25 PM, James Zeun <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> Not sure on the brand, but I've used this adapter for several years to >> link my m100 and Acorn BBC Micro to my windows computer, so I know it works. >> I'm using a Nexus 5 with android 6.0.1. >> >> On 1 Sep 2016 4:45 a.m., "Kurt McCullum" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> James, >> >> No, you don’t need floppy.co. that’s only needed for systems that don’t >> have DOS in rom such as TS-DOS. Dropping the baud rate doesn’t do anything >> since TS-DOS will change it to 19200 when you try to go to DISK. >> >> Two questions. What type of phone are you using? And what brand of USB to >> serial converter are you using? >> >> Also, does the same USB to serial converter and cable work with the PC >> version? >> >> Kurt >> >> *From:* M100 [mailto:m100-bounces@lists. bitchin100.com >> <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *James Zeun >> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 31, 2016 5:40 PM >> *To:* Model 100 Discussion <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: [M100] Android mcomm >> >> Alright, I tried the cable and at first nothing. I then dropped baud down >> to 38n1e, which is 300 kbs unless I'm mistaken. THEN i got hex appearing on >> my phone, but when I load TS-DOS and try to load DISK. It hangs, it does >> say disk not ready, instead it just sits there. >> Do I need the floppy.co file? Where do I find it? >> >> On 31 Aug 2016 7:38 a.m., "James Zeun" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Kurt >> Nope, no data appears on the screen. >> I'll try a different cable and let you know >> >> On 31 Aug 2016 5:28 a.m., "Kurt McCullum" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> James, >> >> A couple things to try. First, use the full serial cable just to test the >> exact same setup that you have working on the PC. If that works, the DB9 to >> DB25 adapter has the wrong pinout. >> >> Second, Do you see any hexadecimal data appear on the mComm screen? If >> not, this could be caused by a bad cable or an unsupported usb to serial >> adapter. Do you know the manufacturer of the adapter? >> >> Kurt >> >> *From:* M100 [mailto:m100-bounces@lists. bitchin100.com >> <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *James Zeun >> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 30, 2016 4:01 PM >> *To:* Model 100 Discussion <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: [M100] Android mcomm >> >> Also should point out, I'm using the same USB to serial adapter that I >> use on my PC with mcomm. >> Only difference being that I'm using a db9 to db25 adapter on the end. >> Instead of a full serial blown cable. >> >> On 30 Aug 2016 10:42 p.m., "Kurt McCullum" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi James, >> >> There isn't much to using the app. Once it's installed on your Android >> device, attach your serial cable and press "Start TPDD Service". Once that >> has started, you should be able to use TS-DOS. Keep in mind that TS-DOS >> needs the DTR and CTS lines wired to work properly. The Android version is >> a bit more forgiving than the PC version as far as a cable goes. If you >> have a working cable for your PC, use it with the Android. >> >> I've tested the app with both a FTDI and an old Prolific USB to serial >> adapter. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Tuesday, August 30, 2016 12:40 PM, James Zeun <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> John, as the title of my email suggests. was asking about Kurt's Mcomm >> android app. >> >> On 30 Aug 2016 7:52 p.m., "John R. Hogerhuis" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 11:20 AM, James Zeun <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hey guys >> Might sound silly, but could someone walk me through using this app. I've >> got the TS-dos rom installed via Rex. But it says disk isn't ready, when I >> try to access disk drive. >> >> There's no virtual TPDD drive in CloudT. >> >> You can launch TS-DOS but at this point pretty much TS-DOS is only useful >> for RAM file management since it's not connected to any kind of disk drive. >> So you can use TS-DOS to rename and kill RAM files. >> >> I may eventually add a TPDD emulation that will back to Google Drive >> and/or browser local storage. >> >> In the meantime, the way to get your files into and out of CloudT is the >> "fake cassette" >> >> So if you're in TEXT and want to save a text file, just save it to >> cassette. >> >> Hit LABEL to see your options >> Hit F3 which means "Save" >> Type CAS:FNAME >> where FNAME is the filename you want to Save-As >> >> Scroll CloudT to bottom of screen, you should see your cassette file pop >> up there. >> From the list you can download to local which should let you "share" the >> file with Google drive (assuming you have that App installed). >> Alternatively, if you are logged into Google Drive (there's a button >> right under the main window for that), once your file pops up in the fake >> cassette list, you can click the cloud upload button and that will save >> directly to your Google Drive. >> >> >> If you're in BASIC and you want to save a file, you type >> >> CSAVE "FNAME" >> where FNAME is the name you want to save the BA file as. >> >> To load files into CloudT, you have a few options: >> >> a) Add URL >> If you are adding a file from Club100's file archive, it should work. >> b) Add Plain Text >> If you paste text into the Add Plain Text window and click the button it >> should appear in your cassette files. >> c) Choose File >> This should let you pick a file from your local machine. On Android, I >> think it should let you pick from Google Drive by launching the Google >> Drive app. Not sure about that. It's system dependent >> (Android/iOS/OSX/Windows/ Linux) what Choose File does. >> d) Use Google Drive file picker to stage a file. This will pop up the >> Google Drive web interface from which you can select a file. >> >> Whichever method you choose, the file if successfully processed will >> appear at the bottom of the page (at present, at least, you will need to >> scroll down to view the list). >> >> Once it is in the list, you can use CLOAD to load the file into the Model >> 100 file system just as if the file were on cassette. The file at the top >> of the list will be the next one to load when you type CLOAD. >> >> Most applications can pull files from cassette. If you're not typing >> CSAVE/CLOAD from the prompt you generally need to prefix the filename with >> CAS: >> >> >> Let me know if any of that doesn't make sense. Probably the next big >> thing I'll do on CloudT is to add HTML5 / Angular Material fanciness. And >> then, documentation. At this point the UI is rough, undocumented but >> functional. >> >> -- John. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > My retro tech blog and general ramblings > http://bytemyvdu.wordpress.com/ >
