Cool; I'll have to check it out. Thanks, and happy holidays!
On Fri, Dec 22, 2023 at 11:08 AM Steve Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > The “Model T Dice Box” is a dice roll simulator for various role-playing > game systems; it was a ton of fun to code. > > Here’s the tokenized basic file — > > > http://www.club100.org/memfiles/index.php?action=view&filename=DICE.BA&directory=Steve%20Baker&; > > … and the source code and REX backup of the same are in my uploads folder — > > > http://www.club100.org/memfiles/index.php?&direction=0&order=&directory=Steve%20Baker > > … and as if that wasn’t enough, I made a way-too-long video on how it > works — > > https://youtu.be/mIptQC7AHac > > Cheers and thanks, > Steve > > > -- > Greetings from Steve Baker > “Gravity brings me down...” > > > On Dec 22, 2023, at 10:58 AM, Mike Stein <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Looking forward to it; > dice box?? > > > > On Fri, Dec 22, 2023 at 10:25 AM Steve Baker <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello again! >> >> Ah — an interesting experiment, for sure! Bummer that it didn’t work. :-( >> >> If you’re interested in the goldcard system itself, stay tuned… over the >> holidays I will prepare a “mega sale” of sorts with many T102s and at least >> one T200 and T600, along with a variety of gadgets (gold box, Rex/Rex#, >> TPPD1, serial-WiFi adapters, spare chargers, cables, caps, batteries, >> manuals, and the like). >> >> When the list of items is ready — probably early January — I will post >> the it along with photos, with the intent of bundling as many of them >> together as possible. I wouldd rather not sell each item separately, yet >> I’m open to spot offers for something in particular. eBay would be a last >> resort if there’s no interest here. >> >> My love for the Model T ecosystem emerged as a pleasant distraction and >> way to focus on something positive while caring for my wife who battled a >> rare, incurable form of cancer for over six years. After she passed I >> haven’t touched any of these. I will keep a few T102s and some accessories >> for down the road. >> >> But with so many of them in boxes, I’d rather offer them to this vibrant >> community so they can be (repaired as needed and) enjoyed for years to >> come. I loved writing that Model T Dice Box utility and will occasionally >> still journal on my Tandy WP-2. But it’s time to release the bulk of them >> into other caring hands. >> >> Happy holidays, >> Steve >> >> >> -- >> Greetings from Steve Baker (he/him/his) >> “Gravity brings me down…” >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 22, 2023, at 10:06 AM, Brian K. White <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> ...and the reason I noticed was I was hoping maybe the goldcard worked >> the same as the node rampac (not physically but the interface & api, and so >> maybe the rom could work on minindp. >> No and no :) >> >> >> On 12/22/23 05:51, Steve Baker wrote: >> >> Seasons Greetings! >> Good catch, thanks! I’ll update my directory with the file you posted. >> :-) >> Again, thanks, >> Steve >> — >> Greetings from Steve Baker >> Gravity brings me down... >> >> On Dec 22, 2023, at 12:24 AM, Brian K. White <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Steve, I just noticed that the GoldCard 7.1 rom image is wrong in your >> Club100 directory. It's a copy of the DISK+ 3.1 rom. >> >> However, the hex file is correct. I converted it to a binary and here is >> a copy of that: http://tandy.wiki/File:GoldCard_7.1.bin >> >> -- >> bkw >> >> >> On 1/11/21 19:40, Steve Baker wrote: >> Greetings again Brian and everyone, >> >> I would never ask to break something. >> >> If it has screws or obvious snaps, and you're comfy then fine, otherwise >> don't think one second about it. >> >> My sincere apologies! I didn’t for a moment think that you were asking me >> to break anything; my post was simply me lamenting my emerging but nascent >> skills! The case appears to be quite well stuck together, and I was hoping >> that I might’ve been able to crack it open without needing to hot glue it >> back together (ugh, my glue gun chops are awful!). >> But… I did take a peek at the 256Kb IC cards and sure enough, there’s not >> only a battery compartment that easily unscrewed, but also an on/off >> switch! Pretty cool stuff, so I took some more photos and added two slides >> into the PDF (pages 12 and 13, in particular). This also shows the other >> 32Kb IC card I have (sure enough, it initialized and works!). >> This should be a direct link to the updated PDF with the additional >> photos, for convenience (if this doesn’t work, the link to the folder is in >> the thread, below): >> >> http://www.club100.org/memfiles/index.php?action=downloadfile&filename=Gold >> < >> http://www.club100.org/memfiles/index.php?action=downloadfile&filename=Gold> >> Card 7.10 Photos and 1988 Review.pdf&directory=Steve Baker& >> Next for me with the Goldmine (clearly, I like giving things nicknames) >> is in the software; I'd like to figure out more about the ROM Eliminator >> feature chronicled in the article (slide 17). Might they have a precursor >> to REX? While mine is probably not the industrial interface ($100 option) >> perhaps the ability to save and restore Option ROMs is available? >> Onward we go, >> SB >> -- >> Greetings from Steve Baker >> “Gravity brings me down…” >> >> On Jan 11, 2021, at 6:54 PM, Brian White <[email protected] <mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> I would never ask to break something. >> >> If it has screws or obvious snaps, and you're comfy then fine, otherwise >> don't think one second about it. >> >> Thanks for dumping the rom and the pics. >> >> On Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 5:07 PM Steve Baker <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> From Brian K. White: >> >> Could you look a little more at the cards? >> Do they come apart to see the board inside? >> Is the battery permanent or a removable coin cell? >> >> Does the main unit with the sockets come apart to see that board? >> >> >> Good questions and thoughts @Brian thanks for your follow-up with >> this! In the next day or two I’ll poke around a little bit. I’m a >> bit squeamish to crack open stuff, not for fear of discovery but >> for fear of naively breaking brittle rare stuff! I’ll do my best >> to do what I can (if I see something I can open and/and detach, I >> certainly will!). >> >> Whatever I’m able to learn on the hardware side, I’ll take >> additional pictures and update the PDF (and post here letting you >> and others know). I also happen to have a Tarjeta IC Card >> MF3132-003T originally for Noritsu machines that I wanted to use >> in my Tandy WP-2 (sadly, it doesn’t work) so I’ll see if it works >> in this fella at all. >> >> I love how thin the unit is. >> >> >> Yes, the black plastic case is incredibly thin and I could see how >> convenient it would be to have it affixed under the Model T >> (especially if the user has two of those groovy little legs >> installed as kick-stands of sorts). I’ll probably replace the >> battery and caps on this particular T102, retr0brite the case, and >> nickname it Goldmine. ;-) >> >> Cheers, >> SB >> >> -- >> Greetings from Steve Baker >> “Gravity brings me down…” >> >> >> >> On Jan 11, 2021, at 1:17 PM, Brian K. White <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> This is very cool. >> >> Could you look a little more at the cards? >> Do they come apart to see the board inside? >> Is the battery permanent or a removable coin cell? >> >> Does the main unit with the sockets come apart to see that board? >> >> I love how thin the unit is. >> >> -- bkw >> >> >> On 1/10/21 5:25 PM, Steve Baker wrote: >> >> Thanks! Yep, it’s very well-built and I’m looking forward to >> digging into it once I (finally) put together my MVT100 kit that >> you sent me months ago! (I’m perhaps too cautious…) >> By chance, is Mo still associated with King Computer Services >> (that’s one of the companies mentioned in the credits screen)? I >> sent an email to them and attached the PDF too. >> https://www.kingcomputerservices.com/contact.htm >> <https://www.kingcomputerservices.com/contact.htm> >> <https://www.kingcomputerservices.com/contact.htm >> <https://www.kingcomputerservices.com/contact.htm>> >> It’d be great to learn more about the history of this project, >> how long it was on the market, if the manuals are available >> somewhere, etc. (looks like I’ve found my next windmill). >> Cheers and again, thanks, >> SB >> -- >> Greetings from Steve Baker >> “Gravity brings me down…” >> >> On Jan 10, 2021, at 5:10 PM, Stephen Adolph >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: >> >> very interesting! Never seen that before. >> Well Mo Budlong wrote some very good software, I'm sure it is >> really a good device. >> thanks for putting that together! >> Steve >> >> On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 4:06 PM Steve Baker >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: >> >> Quick update on my (previously mysterious) Gold 7.10 chip. I >> dusted off the corresponding hardware (an interesting case with >> two 256Kb IC cards that plugs into the system bus) and was >> able to >> get it working. It offers two banks of 256Kb storage plus some >> utilities to format and test IC cards, copy cards, transfer >> files >> to/from RAM, and so on. >> >> Today I made a quick PDF that has (a) photos of the software >> running on a Tandy 102, the chip itself, and the IC case and >> cards; and (b) a two-part article written by Mike Nugget in the >> Oct/Nov 1988 issues of Portable 100. Thought it might be >> interesting to read a more robust hands-on review, as I’m just >> starting to figure out what this does. >> >> The PDF is stored here in my Club100 folder: >> >> >> http://www.club100.org/memfiles/index.php?direction=0&order=&directory=Steve%20Baker&; >> < >> http://www.club100.org/memfiles/index.php?direction=0&order=&directory=Steve >> Baker&> >> < >> http://www.club100.org/memfiles/index.php?direction=0&order=&directory=Steve%20Baker&; >> < >> http://www.club100.org/memfiles/index.php?direction=0&order=&directory=Steve%20Baker&; >> >> >> >> … along with the HEX and BX files of the chip itself. Now I’m >> totally curious about what I have… given the chip has a >> hand-written label, is this a pre-production version? Or >> were all >> of them shipped like this, thereby asserting a relatively low >> volume (the 512k set had a list price of $550 back in ’88)? >> Well, >> it’ll be fun to see what I can do with it. >> >> Cheers and here’s to a good week, >> SB >> >> >> — >> Greetings from Steve Baker >> “Gravity brings me down…” >> >> >> >> >> >> -- bkw >> >> >> >> -- >> bkw >> >> >> -- >> bkw >> >> >>
