when we get generally agreed "good adaptations" of CP/M software that people are happy with, I think post-configuration versions of the applications should be stored at the wiki. It will save time for others!
On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 12:14 PM Bert Put <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > >
