On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 2:01 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. > True but none of the TPDD services were designed to support the new 8.3 use cases. So it's a new need. The deal is the TPDD services are file transfer systems, they are not TPDD emulators aiming for accuracy. Just utility. Since no one in Model T land was using 8.3 names, the TPDD code written just met the 6.2 use case. At some point for example when I wanted DLPlus and LaddieCon to work with the WP-2 I modified their code for 8.2 support and also for traversing the directory backwards which only the WP-2 does. So adding 8.3 support will add compatibility for a use case that we didn't care about before. Meanwhile on the extensions/incompatibility front I did some work on LaddieAlpha for the REXCPM project which is completely incompatible with a real TPDD to increase data throughput (larger packet sizes, high baud rate). Need to get that released at least... it works but we need a simple set of command line options. -- John.
