In article <CAGPuVoRL7H6mfQymugYjC_wwY2nfT5K49JBwBOFhBsh=6wk...@mail.gmail.com>, Abraham Moller <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all,
> I had a few questions about the Tandy WP-2. How many here have used the > machine? It seems like a nice upgrade from the Model 100, although the > lack of BASIC is a disappointment. The 80x8 display, XMODEM capability, > and 128K drop-in RAM upgrade seem like the main advantages. It also > looks like Forth and an Infocom interpreter have been ported to the > machine. As a computer, the WP-2 isn't that great... The 80x8 screen is very slow, and XMODEM only works at 1200 bps. the 128K RAM can only be used as a RAM disk, not regular z80 memory. > Has anyone here used or upgraded WP-2 CamelForth (besides John Hogerhuis, > of course)? It looks promising, and disk I/O plus inline assembler would > make it really strong. I've never been a forth guy, I'm afraid. :-( My WP-2 is an early one with the scroll bug described in the CamelForth docs. I got that far in CamelForth and that was about it. > Also, does anyone on the list have the source for > the WP-2 zxzvm Infocom interpreter (Christopher from randomvariations.com > ported it, but I can't find his email address anywhere)? AFAIK no one does. :-( > Is the WP-2 worth it for tinkering? Has anyone developed other apps for > the WP-2? There are a few utilities in the M100 CIS archive (via club 100). I haven't gotten any further than "Hello World" for it myself. An assembly .def file for ASM80/ZMAC, TASM, and ASxxxx cross assemblers for WP-2 is part of my m100defs.zip archive. wp2.def has everything I know from the Tech Manual and the CIS archive in it. It's an OK word processor, assuming you either have a live parallel-port printer or a filter to go from wp2 .DO to <your wordprocessor of choice> (WP2 documents are not plain ASCII -- the wiki has the best description). > A Z80 laptop running Forth and zcode interpreter would be > really nice and a great addition to my planned portable computing > exhibit at VCF SE 9.0. If you want a computer to do computery things, it's probably a skip. It's good for taking notes in class, or things of that nature. Good for keeping a journal (main thing mine gets used for), or for doing nanowritemo. Willard -- Willard Goosey [email protected] Socorro, New Mexico, USA I search my heart and find Cimmeria, land of Darkness and the Night. --Robert E. Howard
