There are two ways to run TS-DOS. From Option ROM area (if you have an TS-DOS OptROM chip or REX switched to TS-DOS installed) or from RAM. I don't know if TS-DOS.BA is a bootstrapper for loading the RAM version from your backpack device or if it's a launcher for the ROM version.
If it's a boostrapper for a loading the RAM version of TS-DOS, this probably isn't going to work as TS-DOS and BG probably run from overlapping memory regions. So you're trying to directly inload BG31.CO to where it wants to *run* from, while TS-DOS is currently running from there. The process below would work great for TS-DOS ROM because TS-DOS ROM runs from the switched lower 32K ROM space. So, no conflict with BG. So short of getting TS-DOS ROM going, I think the shortest path is either use their "serial cable" instructions or the cassette instructions. I don't think their serial bootstrap was all that great (slow) but it works and it's probably faster than cassette :-) -- John. On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 6:07 PM AvantGuard Systems < [email protected]> wrote: > Maybe I'm confused by the instructions on the github page for Baldur's > Gate. There, it says: > > 1. Enter TS-DOS and press F5 to enable DOS-ON mode > 2. Exit to MENU > 3. Enter BASIC and run CLEAR 256, 43776 > 4. Run LOADM "0:bg31.co" > 5. When it's done loading, run CALL 43776 > > So I understand with the TPDD installed I have to get TS-DOS installed. So > I have to Save it to the M100. In this case it is TS-DOS.BA. > With it installed, I can then access the TPDD and copy over BG31.CO. Also > with it installed I can make sure DOS-ON mode is enabled. > I'm guessing there's something I'm doing that I don't need to do. Like > SAVE TS-DOS. Somehow I can just run it? > > I do recall something called TEENY. I'll have to review that. > > Curtis Vaughan > > > On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 4:07 PM John R. Hogerhuis <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> OK, then you have a 32K machine. That's good! >> >> Now you just have a problem of getting Baldur's Gate bootstrapped. >> >> Does TS-DOS.BA mean you don't have TS-DOS in ROM? >> >> TS-DOS takes up 8K on its own. I don't know if it will fit along with >> Baldur's Gate. >> >> There are other ways like TEENY or the bootstrap process offered by the >> Baldur's Gate site. >> >> -- John. >> >> On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 3:58 PM AvantGuard Systems < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Ok now after booting holding Ctrl+Shift+Break I see 29638 Bytes free. >>> >>> Curtis Vaughan | Computer Consultant >>> AvantGuard Computer and Security Systems >>> Phone: (206) 423-6979 ▪ Web: www.avantguardsystems.com >>> Blog: avantguardsystems.blogspot.com >>> Security Advice: anonyme.avantguardsystems.com >>> Vintage Computing: vintagecomputers.avantguardsystems.com >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 3:51 PM AvantGuard Systems < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> If I reboot and just end up on the initial screen with TS-DOS.BA >>>> installed, it says I have 10439 Bytes free. >>>> Deleting TS-DOS.BA now it says I have 10454 free. >>>> >>>> Curtis Vaughan | Computer Consultant >>>> AvantGuard Computer and Security Systems >>>> Phone: (206) 423-6979 ▪ Web: www.avantguardsystems.com >>>> Blog: avantguardsystems.blogspot.com >>>> Security Advice: anonyme.avantguardsystems.com >>>> Vintage Computing: >>>> vintagecomputers.avantguardsystems.com >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 3:44 PM John R. Hogerhuis <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 3:16 PM AvantGuard Systems < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> So, I just heard about this on some podcast and am trying to get it >>>>>> to run on my M100, but not getting it to work so far. >>>>>> I'll admit I haven't touched my M100 in A LONG TIME, so I had to >>>>>> relearn how to even use it with my TPDD Backpack. Anyhow, I got TSDOS >>>>>> going, copied the BG31.CO file over to the device. >>>>>> Now according to the github page, in Basic I need to issue the >>>>>> command: clear 256,43776. Alas, that instantly states: ?OM Error >>>>>> I'm guessing that my M100 just doesn't have enough memory? When I >>>>>> launch Basic it says I have 6080 bytes free. >>>>>> >>>>>> My question is given what I've stated, the equipment I have, is there >>>>>> a way to get this working on my device, or must I upgrade something. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hmm. If you cold start does it still say 6080 free? >>>>> >>>>> If so, you either have an 8k machine or it has a fault that makes it >>>>> act like it. You should upgrade it with 24k, I don't think it costs much. >>>>> But it depends on if anyone has them in stock. Arcadeshopper says out of >>>>> stock. There are plans around if you can build your own. >>>>> >>>>> -- John. >>>>> >>>>
