P.P.S. Please ignore my silly “markdown” typesetting. I really need to install the markdown-here <https://markdown-here.com/> extension. What I meant to say was, to bootstrap a binary transfer program to your T200, just run:
dlplus -b DSKMGR.200 On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 12:04 PM B 9 <[email protected]> wrote: > The frozen thing is common for me with TELCOM as well when I remove the > serial cable. I don't know if that's a Tandy 200 thing or if it affects the > Model 100 as well. > > I presume it has something to do with Carrier Detect, or the like. The > solution is to hit Shift-Break then F8. Every time you hit Shift-Break, > TELCOM seems to process one character before it gets stuck waiting again > for CD, so you might have to hit it repeatedly. > > I have heard that John Hogerhuis's HTERM is the consensus best terminal, > but I have not used it yet. > > For file transfers, I use dlplus <https://github.com/bkw777/dlplus> (also > originally written by John Hogerhuis, but I believe it is now maintained by > Brian White). Dlplus is nicer than xmodem because it acts like a drive. It > also has a nifty bootstrap mode > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0xx9cOe97s> that gets a binary transfer > program onto your T200. Just run this on your host side and follow the > prompts: > > ```bash > dlplus -b DSKMGR.200 > ``` > > If you are connecting to a UNIX box via TELCOM, I humbly suggest giving my > Tandy > Terminfo <https://github.com/hackerb9/Tandy-Terminfo/> a try. > > --b9 > > P.S. There are other options than DSKMGR.200 if you find it takes too much > space. Use `dlplus -l` to see them. > > > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 4:54 AM Cedric Amand <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> Very simple question ; is there a more sophisticated program than TELCOM >> for modem or direct serial communications ? >> Maybe part of a ROM ? >> >> Specifically, something that would support xmodem or make file exchanges >> easier ? Also maybe easier settings than "stat" :) >> >> I also often find myself with the M200 "frozen" when doing serial >> communication (cannot F8 anymore, need to RESET), like if I hangup on one >> side, the receiving M200 is frozen. >> Am I doing something wrong ? >> >> Thanks ! >> >> >
