Re: [M100] REX# and Option ROMs: Qs from a noob

[John R. Hogerhuis]

On Thu, Jul 7, 2022 at 2:58 PM Charles Hudson  wrote:

> Okay, this is what I was looking for:
> http://www.club100.org/library/libdoc.html
>

Oh, good.

I went to the librom page and didn't see it. Guess I should have dug deeper.

And apparently the outliner is called THOUGHT not THINK. Memory fail...

-- John.

Re: [M100] REX# and Option ROMs: Qs from a noob

[Charles Hudson]

Okay, this is what I was looking for:
http://www.club100.org/library/libdoc.html

Re: [M100] REX# and Option ROMs: Qs from a noob

[Greg Swallow]

If I have the pdf files they are buried somewhere on my network. I’ll keep 
looking. May end up scanning. Here’s a tip buy for getting several rims working 
(from Club100):


Most option ROMs for the Model 100/102, Model 200, and NEC PC-8201A use the 
same ROM call, since you are telling the OS to look at the starting address of 
the ROM address space.  Traveling Software ROMs were a bit different, but they 
also offered some tricks. 

Option ROM   Model 100/102  Model 200  NEC PC-8201A
 -- -- ---
Traveling Software, offered by Club 100: A Model 100 User Group
  TS-DOS call 63013,1   call 61167,2   poke 63911,1:exec 62394
   CSR (1)   call 63013,0   call 921,146   poke 63911,146:exec 1124
  UR2call 63013,1   call 61167,2   poke 63911,1:exec 62394
  Sardinecall 63013,1   call 61167,2   poke 63911,1:exec 62394
  ROM2/Cleuseau  call 63012 call 61167,2   poke 63911,1:exec 62394
  Card File  call 63012 call 61167,2   poke 63911,1:exec 62394
  TS-Random  call 63013,1   call 61167,2   poke 63911,1:exec 62394

Portable Computer Support Group, offered by Tri-Mike Network East
  SuperROM   call 63012 call 61167,2   poke 63911,1:exec 62394
  Lucid  call 63012 call 61167,2   poke 63911,1:exec 62394
  Bus Analystcall 63012 call 61167,2   poke 63911,1:exec 62394
  RAMPluscall 63012 call 61167,2   poke 63911,1:exec 62394

Tandy/Radio Shack, offered by Club 100: A Model 100 User Group
  Int Solutions  call 63012 call 61167,2   poke 63911,1:exec 62394
  Multiplan  call 63012 call 61167,2   poke 63911,1:exec 62394

Others, where-is, as-is
  Logit100   call 63012 call 61167,2   poke 63911,1:exec 62394

(1)Cold Start Recovery


> On Jul 7, 2022, at 2:40 PM, Charles Hudson  wrote:
> 
> Also:  
> https://ia803208.us.archive.org/22/items/Multiplan_for_Tandy_100_1984_Microsoft/Multiplan_for_Tandy_100_1984_Microsoft.pdf
>  
> 

Re: [M100] REX# and Option ROMs: Qs from a noob

[Charles Hudson]

Also:
https://ia803208.us.archive.org/22/items/Multiplan_for_Tandy_100_1984_Microsoft/Multiplan_for_Tandy_100_1984_Microsoft.pdf

Re: [M100] REX# and Option ROMs: Qs from a noob

[Charles Hudson]

Interestingly, found this email archive while nosing around:
https://m100.bitchin100.narkive.com/yM6Z1vcJ/spreadsheet-program-for-model-100

Rick Hansons's advice:  "Download the
files as if they were .txt files to your PC, then move them over to your
Model "T" as .do files, load them into BASIC and save them as .ba files "

Re: [M100] REX# and Option ROMs: Qs from a noob

[Greg Swallow]

I'll look in my old downloads. I think I might have a set. If not, may be able 
to create a set between John & I.

Jul 7, 2022 2:14:08 PM John R. Hogerhuis :

> I have original manuals but I know PDFs are around. And in general SuperROM 
> installs the usual way, I think CALL 63012,0 or similar. The keyboard 
> commands are generally guessable at least for THINK. But, documentation would 
> be better.
> 
> Anyone have links to PDFs?
> 
> -- John.

Re: [M100] REX# and Option ROMs: Qs from a noob

[John R. Hogerhuis]

I have original manuals but I know PDFs are around. And in general SuperROM
installs the usual way, I think CALL 63012,0 or similar. The keyboard
commands are generally guessable at least for THINK. But, documentation
would be better.

Anyone have links to PDFs?

-- John.

Re: [M100] REX# and Option ROMs: Qs from a noob

[Charles Hudson]

John or Joshua,

Thus far I have only found documentation for the UR2100 ROM, and that only
an overall description.  Specifics of operation of the TEXT and BASE
programs are still a mystery, e.g. how to call up a print menu.  Apparently
there is one but ...

As for the other ROMs I haven't found any docs in the M100 sphere.  Is
there another place to look?

Thanks,

-CH-

Re: [M100] REX# and Option ROMs: Qs from a noob

[John R. Hogerhuis]

>
>
> Try out SuperROM too. "Think" outliner is my #1 favorite model t program
after TEXT.

-- John.

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Re: [M100] REX# and Option ROMs: Qs from a noob

[Charles Hudson]

Thanks, Joshua,

I found out more about the Intex HEX format and also found the
pre-converted ROMS at the end of the REX# Manager documentation.  I have
successfully installed the UR2100 ROM and created a text document with it;
I'm making my way, slowly.

Thanks again for your help.

-CH-


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Re: [M100] REX# and Option ROMs: Qs from a noob

[Joshua O'Keefe]

> On Jul 6, 2022, at 5:53 AM, Charles Hudson  wrote:
> I found the OR files at http://www.club100.org/library/librom.html and 
> inspected a few.  Immediately I was out of my depth, so pardon me for 
> inquiring:

Hi Charles,

I'd suggest you might want to start with the binary files at 
http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=REXsharp#Option_ROM_Images_for_Download
 as that's a pretty comprehensive slice of the ROMs out there which work with 
the device.  Conveniently, they are already converted from HEX format into the 
BY format used by the REXMGR.

[M100] REX# and Option ROMs: Qs from a noob

[Charles Hudson]

Late to the party, I just got my REX# installed and have managed to
communicate with a PC running Laddie Alpha from a T102.  Reading the REX
Manager User Guide (
https://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=REX_Manager_User_Guide_for_REXsharp)
I am now interested in loading one of the option ROMs mentioned in the text.

I found the OR files at http://www.club100.org/library/librom.html and
inspected a few.  Immediately I was out of my depth, so pardon me for
inquiring:

The files are text files in a format named .HEX, which appears to be a
combination of addresses and values, but I'm not sure how much is address
and how much is memory value.  I'm also not sure what program translates
this format into something the T102 can understand or if they are intended
to be loaded as-is.  (My HEX editor misunderstands them; includes
colon-prefixed addresses as memory values)  Additionally, the file contents
themselves do not suggest what the ROM is supposed to be used for, and in
some cases I can't figure it out from the title, either.  MULTIPLAN, OK;
but BOOSTER PACK?

As it happens I have the Interactive Solutions ROM, v.1.0, in the form of
an IC currently installed in another T102.  As an exercise it might be
interesting to read this ROM.  I could create a binary or hex file from its
contents but have no idea how to put it into the Club 100's format.

Thanks for any info...

-CH-




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