On 10/20/20 11:02 AM, Jim Anderson wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> I finally got some time to assemble my MVT100 and get it going, and now >> I have a good console for CP/M on my M-100! I can get my copy of >> WordStar running on it but it is configured for my Kaypro and the >> control codes are not the same. Has anyone configured WordStar for >> MVT100 and if so, is it available? I can do it but I want to be sure >> it's OK to post before I do that. Thanks. > > I've done it, but it's quite easy to do yourself - if you go to > http://www.classiccmp.org/cpmarchives/cpm/Software/rlee/M/MICROPRO/WORDSTAR/V3-3/8080/ > and download WINSTALL.COM, WS.INS, and WSU.COM (assuming you don't already > have them), you can then run WINSTALL and generate a new WS.COM containing > your own customized parameters (there's a lot more you can customize beyond > just the terminal type). VT100 is a standard terminal type (I think it is > selection F on the first screen of terminals). > Thanks Jim, that is exactly what I was planning to do. I'll leave it at that then and not post them on the wiki since it's so easy to get it from classiccmp.org.
> I'm still trying to figure out how to edit the terminal control codes for > SPELSTAR.OVR because the version on that site is configured for some other > terminal type, there isn't an installer for it, and aside from that there's > something wrong with their copy of SPELSTAR.DCT because I only seem to have > less than 50% success spell-checking files - it often aborts saying that > there's an invalid dictionary entry. > I do have spellstar here but I never used it. Let me see what (if anything) I can do with it and I'll let you know. To be honest, any files I put on CP/M will end up on my linux box as LaTeX source, so I hadn't really planned to spend any time getting spelling going. > As an aside, a general question for anyone familiar with CP/M (or maybe this > is a question specifically for Phil Avery): is there printing support from > within M100 CP/M to the M100 parallel port? If so, what would I select as my > printer output device in WordStar to make this happen? I tried setting it to > the "Standard List Device (LST:)" and when I try printing the machine seems > to lock up, which may just be because I didn't have a printer hooked up at > the time. I do have a parallel cable, and my trusty old LaserJet 4000N has a > parallel port, I guess I just have to get going and move the MVT100 and > monitor closer to the printer so I can actually try it... > > Phil's in Australia (I think) so it might be this afternoon before you see a response. And yes, he's the one to answer since this is a BIOS question. :-) If it is set up in REXCPM, you'll want to check the CP/M STAT command to set up the LST: device. Cheers, Bert
