Teeny? On Thursday, July 8, 2021, Tom Wilson <wilso...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Right, you don’t need TS-DOS, but you need *something* with the ability > to load files from a TPDD compatible device. If you have an actual TPDD, > you can use the bootstrap function, otherwise you have to find a program > that can be used to bootstrap the necessary files. > > That was the challenge - finding a program that could do the job on the > T200. > > On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 4:05 PM Josh Malone <josh.mal...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I've been informed that you don't actually need TS-DOS loaded to flash >> a REX -- just something to load the flash utility. Teeny will do. >> >> On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 6:38 PM Tom Wilson <wilso...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > Yes, I have flashed a Rex Classic to work on a 200. It’s a PITA, mostly >> to get the DOS boot loader on so I can get the TS-DOS ROM loaded. The >> problem being that with only 24K of RAM per bank, it’s hard to find a BASIC >> loader small enough to do the job. >> > >> > If you need me to, I can dig through my archive and find the program I >> used. >> > >> > On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 1:18 PM Josh Malone <josh.mal...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> REX classic and REX# come in 2 "flavors": 100/102 and 200 >> >> >> >> The hardware is physically identical, as is the CPLD program. However, >> >> the FLASH load is different, owing to the different memory >> >> configurations/maps on the 2 systems. You can "reprogram" a 100/102 >> >> into a 200 and vice-versa by following the initial programming steps >> >> and doing a "wipe and reload". At least, you can on the REX classic. >> >> I've never done it on REX# so check the wiki pages. >> >> >> >> -Josh >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 2:55 PM Bill Miranda <bill.mira...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > Is REX module interchangeable between model 100 and model 102? >> >> > >> >> > Thanks! >> >> > >> >> > Bill >> > >> > -- >> > Tom Wilson >> > wilso...@gmail.com >> > (619)940-6311 >> > >> > -- > Tom Wilson > wilso...@gmail.com > (619)940-6311 > >
