TPDD protocol supports 8.3. There is no reason I see the tpdd code in rexcpm can't do tpdd with full native filenames, if full native filenames are only 8.3.
-- bkw On Fri, Jun 12, 2020, 2:48 PM Stephen Adolph <[email protected]> wrote: > the only caveat is that NADSbox,LaddieAlpha etc are 6.2 format and CPM is > 8.3 format. So right now you need to adjust the file names to go through a > 6.2 transfer mechanism, and correct it on the other end. > > > On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 2:47 PM Stephen Adolph <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> TPDD protocol, direct files usable on PC. Same model as M100, identical. >> cheers >> Steve >> >> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 2:41 PM Bert Put <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Steve, >>> >>> Yes, I mean the CP/M RAM disk, for want of a better word :-) >>> Does that mean that the files are transferred to SDCard (I have a >>> NADSBox) as plain files that I could then read on my PC? >>> >>> I'm contrasting with the SD card floppy emulation on my Kaypro 2X which >>> stores almost proprietary images on the SD card which must then be >>> converted to CP/M disk image files on order for me to then get to the >>> files on the "disk" image file. I'm just trying to understand how your >>> (or Philips) solution works. Thanks :-) >>> >>> Regards, Bert >>> >>> >>> On 6/12/20 1:34 PM, Stephen Adolph wrote: >>> > Bert, by "the disk" you mean the CP/M storage??? Yes, Philip has >>> > utilities for import and export.?? TPDD based >>> > ..Steve >>> > >>> > On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 2:32 PM Bert Put <[email protected] >>> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> > >>> > Hi Steve, >>> > >>> > Just one last question: Does REXCPM allow you to preserve any file >>> on >>> > the disk to another physical disk using NADSBox, LaddieAlpha, or >>> similar >>> > TPDD software??? If not, how would you recommend achieving that??? >>> > Thank you! >>> > >>> > Regards,?? ?? Bert >>> > >>> > On 6/9/20 10:04 AM, Stephen Adolph wrote: >>> > > correct sir! >>> > > >>> > > On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 11:02 AM Bert Put <[email protected] >>> > <mailto:[email protected]> >>> > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: >>> > > >>> > >?? ?? ??Hi Steve, >>> > > >>> > >?? ?? ??Ah, I think I see now.?? The REXCPM provides the BIOS, >>> BDOS, >>> > and the rest >>> > >?? ?? ??of the CP/M stuff, and the Z80 upgrade only replaces the >>> CPU, >>> > and adds a >>> > >?? ?? ??Z80 CPU, but no CP/M specific stuff.?? Is that correct??? >>> Thanks! >>> > > >>> > >?? ?? ??Regards,?? ?? Bert >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >?? ?? ??On 6/9/20 9:55 AM, Stephen Adolph wrote: >>> > >?? ?? ??> Hi Bert, >>> > >?? ?? ??> in order to run ANY CP/M on M100, you need REXCPM. >>> > >?? ?? ??> The Z80 upgrade is "beta" and still being refined.?? >>> ??I plan >>> > to offer >>> > >?? ?? ??> that as a separate device. >>> > >?? ?? ??> So you could get started with REXCPM and then augment it >>> > with??the dual >>> > >?? ?? ??> processor card. >>> > >?? ?? ??> make sense? >>> > >?? ?? ??> Steve >>> > >?? ?? ??> >>> > >?? ?? ??> >>> > > >>> > >>> >>
