The cassette/bcr is one way only...out! On Wednesday, November 17, 2021, Tom Hoppe <[email protected]> wrote:
> After working with it a bit, it's very convenient being able to copy-paste > directly into CP/M. I am using the screen command to keep a separate > console session open for it. > > screen -S cpm <-- creates a separate session > [start minicom and get it working] > Ctrl A, D <-- jump back to original linux session > screen -list <-- list the sessions > screen -r 61657.cpm (or whatever number it is assigned) <-- get back > into your terminal session with CPM > > This way all of your work is still on the screen when you jump back to it. > Nice! Now I need to get some tools setup in USER 1. > > The serial port is now taken for the console re-direct though, so there is > no way to connect my backpack drive. Would the 'Cassette/BCR port' > potentially work for redirect purposes as well? > > Tom > > > On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 7:09 AM Stephen Adolph <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> ah! I understand now. that makes sense. if CP/M still thinks it needs >> to throttle the screen then that stays in effect even when the screen is >> redirected. >> I guess ZorkIII is implementing its own check .. IE it is a problem with >> Zork III not CP/M. >> >> On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 9:50 AM tjhoppe <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Well, good news. If you set M100 CPM to 'Sc S' and 'Cu S' it works much >>> better. I still found an issue playing Zork III where it says >>> "-----more-----" then stopped responding, requiring me to press enter on >>> the M100. >>> >>> stat con:=uc1: <-- Redirect CP/M output to serial port >>> stat con:=tty: <-- Change it back to M100 native display (type this >>> from terminal program on PC) >>> >>> I am using Minicom 2.7.1 on Linux (VT102 emulator with 19200 N81). I >>> left it on overnight and it is still working this morning. >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 2:55 PM Tom Hoppe <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Correct, VT100 emulation. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 2:15 PM Stephen Adolph <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> there will be escape characters flowing over serial in this case, so >>>>> you need to ensure that does not mess with things. >>>>> If I understand what is happening >>>>> >>>>> M100 ----> PC (video terminal character flow) >>>>> M100 <---- PC (input keyboard strokes) >>>>> >>>>> When you say the terminal works reliably using F3, you are using the >>>>> PC as a display for CP/M, right? And in this case, you selected VT100 >>>>> emulation? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 5:05 PM Tom Hoppe <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I left minicom set to 19200 8N1 and it worked (until it didn't). The >>>>>> Sc L vs Sc S is a good point! I will try changing this tonight and see if >>>>>> it helps. My ultimate goal is to ssh into my home PC from work so I can >>>>>> play with CP/M during lunch :). >>>>>> >>>>>> Tom >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 11:21 AM Jim Anderson <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> First thought that comes to mind: it may be stopping because of the >>>>>>> feature which pauses the screen output after 8 lines of consecutive >>>>>>> output >>>>>>> – try Label-F1-Label to toggle ‘Sc L’ to ‘Sc S’ to disable this before >>>>>>> redirecting the console? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I’m glad to see this post because I honestly had been thinking a >>>>>>> while back that “I wish there was a way to use a ps/2 keyboard with my >>>>>>> MVT100 board as a full-blown terminal” but didn’t try anything because >>>>>>> I’m >>>>>>> not familiar enough with CP/M to know how to redirect the console like >>>>>>> that. What baud rate does it end up using when you do this? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> jim >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From:* M100 <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Tom >>>>>>> Hoppe >>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 16, 2021 10:50 >>>>>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>>>>> *Subject:* [M100] Re-directing CP/M console to serial port in REXCPM >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *CAUTION External Sender:* Do not click links or open attachments >>>>>>> unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am trying to re-direct the REXCPM console to the M100 serial port >>>>>>> but only having limited success. I am using 'stat con:=uc1:' to do >>>>>>> the re-direct. It seems to work for a minute, then stops. I am using >>>>>>> minicom in Linux and it works reliably using the REXCPM 'F3 toggle' >>>>>>> feature >>>>>>> to re-direct only the screen output (19200 8N1). Has anyone else tried >>>>>>> doing this successfully? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tom Hoppe >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>
