Re: [M100] M100 overclock

2020-10-29 Thread Stephen Adolph
while stewing over how to speed up the data bus, I had the idea to piggy back 2 74HC245 bi-di drivers.The nice thing about this hack is that you can just solder on another part... easy. This combination is the fastest, and still low power! In this config I can run at *6MHz*, but the LCD starts to

Re: [M100] M100 overclock

2020-10-29 Thread Stephen Adolph
Well, it is quite noticeable, still an M100 though. I would say the responsiveness is good. Harder on the batteries though. Since I use M100 virtually always on external power, a turbo machine could be ok. I'm going to try and get the fastest M2 replacement I can, and see if it can be pushed

Re: [M100] M100 overclock

2020-10-29 Thread Joshua O'Keefe
On Oct 29, 2020, at 3:12 PM, Stephen Adolph wrote: > update for the hardware geeks (I may be the only one?) My education was on the hardware side of things, though I've never put it into practice. It is interesting to hear your regular reports of your various experiments. Please keep it up!

Re: [M100] M100 overclock

2020-10-29 Thread Doug Jackson
Hi Stephen, Updates are always welcome - You are not the only one :-) Kindest regards, Doug Jackson em: d...@doughq.com ph: 0414 986878 Check out my awesome clocks at www.dougswordclocks.com Follow my amateur radio adventures at vk1zdj.net

Re: [M100] M100 overclock

2020-10-29 Thread Stephen Adolph
update for the hardware geeks (I may be the only one?) The first bottleneck is the data bus. Swapping M2 for a faster 74LS245 yields *5MHz.* Of course this is bad for current, so maybe there is a better CMOS part out there. continued tweaking... On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 12:52 PM Stephen Adolph

Re: [M100] REXCPM playing and observations

2020-10-29 Thread Philip Avery
Hi Jim Fear not, we can increase the size of the Directory making full use of 4MB. This will require BIOS changes & an OS update. That means... at present you'll have to re-import all your user files. Can you reply please with what D.COM states for directory status/usage, I don't need each

[M100] M100 overclock

2020-10-29 Thread Stephen Adolph
I have an early result on overclocking the M100. In my testbed I have a stock M100, with a couple of changes. 1) I have a socket on the 80C85 2) the standard 2.45MHz clock is generated and fed to the system so that stays constant 3) I feed the CPU with a separate clock that can range from 2.5 to

Re: [M100] REXCPM playing and observations

2020-10-29 Thread Stephen Adolph
Jim, thinking out loud here, Sure, the directory structure for a single large disk could get fixed to address the issue. I wonder though if we might want something else. What if we had a smallish (360kB) drive B, intended for file sharing? Use case: Someone imports and configures all of

[M100] REXCPM playing and observations

2020-10-29 Thread Jim Anderson
So I recently wanted to try printing from WordStar 3.3 and discovered that worked quite nicely. I also discovered that WordStar 4.0 has support for the early HP LaserJets (and, therefore, possibly my HP 4000N may understand it), and also the spell check may be better integrated and/or at least

Re: [M100] Wordstar 3.3 for MVT100 and CP/M on M-100

2020-10-29 Thread Jonathan Yuen
Hello, I know there was (at one point in the past) an add-on for MS word that imported wordstar files. I know because my mother gave me a 5.25 inch diskette once with some family history things on it and asked me to get the document out. I first had to assemble a computer with a 5.25 inch

Re: [M100] REXCPM in M-100 - Success!

2020-10-29 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > >> - D.COM (A better directory lister) > >> - SWEEP.COM (also known as New Sweep, file operations program) > > > > I would love to give these utilities a try, if you find somewhere to > upload them. > > > > Yes, I have a WIKI account now so I believe I can upload

Re: [M100] Wordstar 3.3 for MVT100 and CP/M on M-100

2020-10-29 Thread Brian K. White
On 10/29/20 3:49 AM, Jim Anderson wrote: -Original Message- Yes, M100 CP/M prints to the M100 parallel port. Try LPRINT in MBASIC to get your setup working - it does definitely work. I don't know for sure with WordStar, but it could be necessary to do STAT LST:=LPT: before firing up

Re: [M100] Sardine Plus

2020-10-29 Thread Brian K. White
On 10/29/20 3:15 AM, Jim Anderson wrote: -Original Message- I have here a PG Design ROM expansion that fits T102. The unit has 4 molex sockets with the 100/200 pinout to take standard option roms, and 4 regular dip sockets with apparently regular 27C256 pinout. All 4 regular sockets

Re: [M100] rexcpm and mvt100 success

2020-10-29 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > IMPORT.COM is in line for upgrade, though it'll be into next year before > I get to it. By then we may have 8.3 filename support from the TPDD > emulators. I intend to upgrade IMPORT to: > - support wildcard filenames > - 8.3 filenames > - subdirectories This will

Re: [M100] Wordstar 3.3 for MVT100 and CP/M on M-100

2020-10-29 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Yes, M100 CP/M prints to the M100 parallel port. Try LPRINT in MBASIC to > get your setup working - it does definitely work. I don't know for sure > with WordStar, but it could be necessary to do STAT LST:=LPT: before > firing up WordStar. I dragged my Tandy

Re: [M100] Wordstar 3.3 for MVT100 and CP/M on M-100

2020-10-29 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > when we get generally agreed "good adaptations" of CP/M software that > people are happy with, I think post-configuration versions of the > applications should be stored at the wiki. It will save time for > others! > > > > yes - that would be SUPER helpful for

Re: [M100] Sardine Plus

2020-10-29 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > I have here a PG Design ROM expansion that fits T102. > > The unit has 4 molex sockets with the 100/200 pinout to take standard > option roms, and 4 regular dip sockets with apparently regular 27C256 > pinout. > > All 4 regular sockets are filled with this Sardine

Re: [M100] User number in CP/M for M-100?

2020-10-29 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Hi Jim, > > I do not recall CP/M ever dumping me back into user area 0 whenever I > run a program. On the Kaypro and the M-100 I stay in my current user > area, unless I change it with another USER command. The documentation > states that behavior as well. Maybe