it is an issue for LaddieAlpha, Nadsbox and other clients to ensure support for that. Has nothing to do with REXCPM. REXCPM is a piece of hardware.
CP/M contains 2 utilities for reading and writing to TPDD. CP/M is 8.3. The client has to "not choke" on 8.3. On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 5:01 PM Brian White <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >>>> > >?? ?? ??> >>>> > >?? ?? ??> >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> >>>
