So here is where I am so far:
- successfully installed mComm on the PC and able to establish bidirectional
communication with the Model 100 over the null modem cable/USB-to-Serial
adapter (COM3 on PC).
- via TELCOM, successfully running the mComm Virtual Modem (able to access BBS,
etc.). Although according to the mComm documentation, I should see something
similar to the TS-DOS screen.
- Via REX's TS-DOS ROM, able to view the content of the mComm/Data folder on
the PC (disk view)
- Able to save files from the M100's RAM into the mComm/Data folder on the PC
(i.e. sending)
- Able to download files from mComm/data into RAM... BUT those files, once in
RAM seem to be corrupter. For instance when downloading some .BA files, I only
get a few lines of code or no code at all, even though mComm reports that the
transfer is completed. Likewise the M100 has crashed several times when trying
to open .DO files that had been downloaded from mComm. The only way to
resurrect the M100 after such crashes was the CTRL-Break/Pause-RESET combo.
So I am getting closer to being able to download files for the M100 but I am
not quite there yet.
David
On May 08, 2018, at 04:43 PM, Josh Malone <[email protected]> wrote:
On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 4:25 PM, Lee Olivares <[email protected]> wrote:
David, you're not alone in the confusion, I encourage you to document your
process going from zero to loaded program for others.
Basically you start by transferring a "DOS" to the M100, which can then talk
to the "Disk Servers" mentioned, bear in mind we're using DOS in a literal
sense, the M100 has no concept of operating a Disk Drive without a Disk
Operating System loaded.
Inject TS-DOS via mComm
http://www.club100.org/memfiles/index.php?direction=1&order=mod&directory=Kurt%20McCullum
This involves
* start BASIC
* RUN "COM:98N1E"
* Start sending TS-DOS from mComm
* Follow on-screen instructions
You now have TS-DOS.BA in the menu.
* Start TS-DOS.BA from menu
* Enter "Disk" screen in TS-DOS
* Load .CO programs from mComm's configured TPDD folder
