Re: [M100] PC file transfer fun..

[Desi Villaescusa]

Thanx!

VirtualT works great for converting!

 

I'll look into TS-DOS...  My original Model 100 only has 8K, so I'm not sure how limiting that will be for him running things like that.

But for my 24k M100 (which I'll be making my main one when I change the battery), I would think something like that would be nice...

 

I don't have any option ROMs yet.  Haven't looked into those enough..

 

Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2020 at 5:46 PM
From: "Tom Wilson" <wilso...@gmail.com>
To: "M100 Mailing List" <m...@bitchin100.com>
Cc: "Model 100 Discussion" <m100@lists.bitchin100.com>
Subject: Re: [M100] PC file transfer fun..

Of course, the big question is... do you know about TS-DOS and the disk drive emulators?

I use TS-DOS and LaddieAlpha on my PC. This lets the PC act like a disk drive for my Tandy 102, bypassing all of the issues you're having. 

 

The best and easiest way to get TS-DOS is to pick up the "REX" module, which not only includes TS-DOS, but lets you load other ROMs onto its flash storage and back up your Tandy's memory, as well. Between REX storage and my PC, I have all the storage I could ask for, and moving BA files to the computer is simple and fast. 

As to converting binary and ASCII BASIC files - the easy way is with the emulator, VirtualT. It can read and write both formats, making it easy to convert back and forth. 

 

 

Tom Wilson
wilso...@gmail.com
(619)940-6311 
K6ABZ

 

On Sun, Aug 30, 2020 at 5:27 PM Eric LK <tr...@lefauve.org> wrote:

Hi Desi,

Desi Villaescusa wrote:
> 1:  Is there a good character to add to the end of my BASIC programs when I
> transfer them?  ("." is working, but if there is a more apropriate one)

If you're copy/pasting your basic files into putty, you need to press
Ctrl+Z after you pasted (or typed) the BASIC code.

That will send the proper EOF character (ASCII code 26) and you won't
have to kill anything or have an error message.

But be careful to not directly append the EOF to a text file
containing your basic source because if you later try loading it using
TR-Dos and a proper transfer software (mcomm or laddie alpha) that
would corrupt your M100 RAM filesystem (I think recent versions of
laddiealpha would strip it for you but don't quote me on this).

> 2:  I take it I need a new USB serial adapter?  I probably should be able to do more
> than 600 baud???  Recommendations?

I think the problem is your serial cable and or
nullmodem/genderchanger adapter, not the USB-serial adapter. There is
a schematic in the mcomm manual which worked for me.

(you'll find it on this page:
http://www.club100.org/memfiles/index.php?direction=1&order=mod&directory=Kurt%20McCullum
)

You need some pins to be connected, and some others to be unconnected
(I had to drill into my gender changer adapter to make it work at full
speed). If you don't have the correct pin to pin mapping, it will
"kind of work" but you'll have issues at high speed (also on some
machines you may notice the contrast will decrease dramatically as
soon as you connect the cable to the M100).

While searching for the mcomm link, I found this wiki page that may be
useful to you (I didn't tried it) :
http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=Diagnose_DTR/DSR_and_RTS/CTS_issues

> 3:  Is there a program to de-tokenize an M100 BASIC program?  I have found
> some BA files that are tokenized, and I am thinking detokenizing them might
> be the easiest way to transfer them over?

The easiest way would be to use a real TPDD emulator on your PC, like
mcomm or laddiealpha and something like TS-DOS on the M100. A search
on the list will give you everything you need to know about those, but
keep in mind they may not work at all until you have a proper cable.

Good luck!
Eric

PS: I just seen John has replied some of your questions already, but I
already typed this so please excuse the small overlap with his reply
:o) )