Hi Jim
Yes, M100 CP/M prints to the M100 parallel port. Try LPRINT in MBASIC to
get your setup working - it does definitely work. I don't know for sure
with WordStar, but it could be necessary to do STAT LST:=LPT: before
firing up WordStar.
Philip
On 21/10/2020 5:02 am, Jim Anderson wrote:
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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).
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.
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...
jim
