Re: [M100] Anyone selling dead Model 100 (shells or otherwise)?

I am in no hurry. Thank you. On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 8:12 PM Benjamin Forster wrote: > Hi Russell: I'll check to see if any aren't working! You may have to wait > a few days The keyboards all look solid; they aren't too badly worn. > Ben > -- > *From:* M100 on

Re: [M100] Anyone selling dead Model 100 (shells or otherwise)?

Hi Russell: I'll check to see if any aren't working! You may have to wait a few days The keyboards all look solid; they aren't too badly worn. Ben From: M100 on behalf of Russell Flowers Sent: November 18, 2020 9:08 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re:

Re: [M100] Anyone selling dead Model 100 (shells or otherwise)?

Thanks, but I specifically want a NON-working 100/102. I'm not interested in the 200. And I would like to get one that has a keyboard that at least looks like it would work. Thanks for your response! On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 7:42 PM Benjamin Forster wrote: > Hi: I've got several, though I would

Re: [M100] Anyone selling dead Model 100 (shells or otherwise)?

Nice thought Robert, but I don't have any parted out and don't have time to do that; right now I am completely occupied selling off bits and pieces of my reel-to-reel collection Josh: All I know about the 200 is that it seems to power up and occasionally shows the directory; otherwise the

Re: [M100] Anyone selling dead Model 100 (shells or otherwise)?

Hi, If you are selling pieces, I could use a M102 lcd and motherboard. From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Benjamin Forster Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 5:43 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Anyone selling dead Model 100 (shells or

Re: [M100] TPDD2 help

On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 5:50 PM Brian White wrote: > > The felt is on a plastic arm, but that arm is lifted by a bit of sheet metal > to let the disk in and out. > > I think what he meant was it's possible for that metal to be bent and keep > the felt lifted, perhaps only a little, even when

Re: [M100] Anyone selling dead Model 100 (shells or otherwise)?

On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 8:42 PM Benjamin Forster wrote: > > Hi: I've got several, though I would have to check to see which ones are > working or not. Do you mind getting a working one? I know I have a 200 that > isn't working > Ben Out of curiosity, what's wrong with the 200?

Re: [M100] Anyone selling dead Model 100 (shells or otherwise)?

Hi: I've got several, though I would have to check to see which ones are working or not. Do you mind getting a working one? I know I have a 200 that isn't working Ben From: M100 on behalf of Russell Flowers Sent: November 18, 2020 6:01 PM To:

Re: [M100] Dead Model 100

I assumed you switched off the memory voltage. Hit the reset button. This is what corrupted memory does… Try your memory one piece at a time… From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Peter Vollan Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 12:04 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com

[M100] Anyone selling dead Model 100 (shells or otherwise)?

I'm somewhat interested in doing one of those "Raspberry Pi in a 100 case" projects. Does anyone have a dead 100/102 for sale, and at what price? Due to the nature of the project, the screen could be total trash (even gone), the PCB etc. doesn't matter... only thing important would be an intact

Re: [M100] Dead Model 100

If you have another main rom to swap, does that mean you have another whole M100 you could swap the lcd board? No software can do that in such a way that a cold reset doesn't clear it. There is almost certainly a hardware problem somewhere. On Wed, Nov 18, 2020, 3:04 PM Peter Vollan wrote: >

Re: [M100] TPDD2 help

The felt is on a plastic arm, but that arm is lifted by a bit of sheet metal to let the disk in and out. I think what he meant was it's possible for that metal to be bent and keep the felt lifted, perhaps only a little, even when the disk is inserted and the door closed, preventing the felt from

Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue

It's possible they made a EU version of TS-DOS that just isn't very common or documented. We have seen other special versions of things like that. On Wed, Nov 18, 2020, 2:28 PM wrote: > Steve, > > ok, I understand better now, thank you. > > I am not aware of the software architecture inside the

Re: [M100] SPAM-LOW: Dead Model 100

When the LCD is first powered up it will turn all segments black. After the computer properly initializes the LCD drivers a;; segments will be turned off. Having them all black would indicate that the LCD drivers are able to address the individual LCD segments. Since they are not clearing it

Re: [M100] Dead Model 100

holy smokes! not sure what to think about that! On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 3:04 PM Peter Vollan wrote: > modelt.jpg > > >> > This is what my Model 100s screen looks like now. I cold started, removed > the REX

[M100] Dead Model 100

modelt.jpg > This is what my Model 100s screen looks like now. I cold started, removed the REX and even swapped out another main ROM and no change. I was using TS-DOS to download files from Dlplus when it

Re: [M100] TPDD2 help

Thanks for the advice! I did some tinkering and the TPDD2 still reports an I/O error or Communications error when trying to format (depending on DOS), you can see it homes and seems to step through each sector.The felt pad on the drive seems to be on a plastic arm, not a metal one. It

Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue

Steve, ok, I understand better now, thank you. I am not aware of the software architecture inside the ROM, so for now, I can’t understand the program from Microsoft (and this is the same for TS-DOS) without spend months to analyse and try to decode the soft. But anyway, I am happy that Kurt

Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue

Jean-Pierre, I think when I looked at the ROM, the sections that were different included the TELCOM section, and I assume that it means the modem tone generation is different. That implies the RC filter networks on the modem circuitry would also be different. I can't say for sure but I believe

[M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue

Yes, I don’t take into account that the ASCII character table was extended for EU, very interesting ! I am a litle bit surprised that Traveling software don’t think about the European version but after all, this is normal because in the past, we are not a market of big concern and Traveling

Re: [M100] STRUGGLING to get REXCPM loaded

BINGO! THANK YOU, JIM! I had no idea that I had to use the TAB key to toggle between RAM and ROM modes. This must have been in the REXCPM documentation on bitchin100.com. Even though I have searched and searched bitchin100.com I must have missed it somehow. I am so sorry that I consumed so

Re: [M100] STRUGGLING to get REXCPM loaded

Bob, Are you trying to load a ROM image into a RAM block? ..Steve On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 1:08 PM wrote: > Still trying to load TSD100.BX. > > I tried LaddieAlpha: no luck, same file name error. > I tried LaddieCON: no luck but this time LaddieCON reported that it was > unable to load file

Re: [M100] STRUGGLING to get REXCPM loaded

> -Original Message- > unable to load file named > TSD100.BY > Note the different extension (.BY). > Why is RXCMGR asking for a file with the .BY extension? .BY files are the RAM image backups - are you sure you're loading from the optrom screen instead of the ram image screen?

Re: [M100] STRUGGLING to get REXCPM loaded

Still trying to load TSD100.BX. I tried LaddieAlpha: no luck, same file name error. I tried LaddieCON: no luck but this time LaddieCON reported that it was unable to load file named TSD100.BY Note the different extension (.BY). Why is RXCMGR asking for a file with the .BY extension?

Re: [M100] STRUGGLING to get REXCPM loaded

Thanks for the suggestion, Philip. But still the same error. Bob -Original Message- From: M100 On Behalf Of Philip Avery Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 3:59 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] STRUGGLING to get REXCPM loaded Bob, I believe you need to rename your

Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue

Jean-Pierre, the good news is that your hardware is likely directly compatible with 27C256. I say this by looking at the photo you sent showing the main rom, and that other T102 are compatible with 27C256. But, your board is different, too. I think it would be useful to post your PCB images as an

Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue

Most likely, the folks at Traveling Software didn't take into account the EU version. Or perhaps they were unaware of it. Those details are likely lost to time. As for compatibility. I would check the model number on the main board to make sure it matches the US mainboard. If not, there could

Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue

Yes, I have compared the ROM provided with Virtual T and my own ROM and effectively, she are differents. Like I say to Steve, I wonder if, maybe, I can burn the VIRTUAL T M102 ROM inside a 27C256 to make a try ? Naturally, there is a risk of hardware incompatibility, so, this is maybe not a

Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue

Jean-Pierre sent me his ROM and I did a cursory check with REX#. It seemed to work correctly. So, I think what is happening is that the ROM he has, which is modified for EU, isn't compatible with TS-DOS. (this relates to my earlier thread complaining about TS-DOS issues. I guess I still have

Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue

I must also say that, for an unkown reason, the issue manifest himself with differents ways into the TEXT editor. Sometimes, you obtain just the message “aborted” like if the TS-DOS resident portion was off and sometimes, like I say before, the screen freeze or display some menu of TELCOM (but

Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue

yah, we know the rom is different. Already compared. So, maybe that EU ROM is not really compatible with TS-DOS. On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 10:59 AM Kurt McCullum wrote: > When using the ROM you sent, Virtual-T does crash like you indicated. I'm > comparing the ROMs right now. They are

Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue

When using the ROM you sent, Virtual-T does crash like you indicated. I'm comparing the ROMs right now. They are different. The first byte I found that was different is at 0395h. I'll see what else I can find. Kurt On Wed, Nov 18, 2020, at 7:59 AM, jp.van...@belgacom.net wrote: > I dumped the

Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue

I dumped the image directly from my ROM with a little program provided by Steve. From: Brian White Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 4:53 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue Did you actually dump this from your machine? Or is this just on of

Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue

Did you actually dump this from your machine? Or is this just on of the archived copies like from the rex documentation wiki pages? On Wed, Nov 18, 2020, 10:41 AM wrote: > Here is the ROM image. > > Thank you for the test ! > > > Jean – Pierre > > > *From:* Kurt McCullum > *Sent:* Wednesday,

Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue

Here is the ROM image. Thank you for the test ! Jean – Pierre From: Kurt McCullum Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 4:26 PM To: m100@lists.bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue I just tried both of these test conditions in Virtual-T with a standard 102

Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue

I just tried both of these test conditions in Virtual-T with a standard 102 rom and TS-DOS 4.1. Neither one hung the emulator. Is the ROM image for your machine available? I'd be happy to test it. Kurt On Wed, Nov 18, 2020, at 7:20 AM, jp.van...@belgacom.net wrote: > Dear all, > > > I am a

[M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue

Dear all, I am a new owner of a tandy Model 102 and I put him an new REX# from Steve. The REX# run fine but I encouter a strange problem when I activate the resident portion of TS-DOS in RAM. In fact, when I edit a .DO file in TEXT editor and try to save him with the F3 button and a file

Re: [M100] WP-2

On 11/16/20 8:36 PM, Brian K. White wrote: However now it turns out that the exact cap I had on the RAM card is now out of stock and no longer stocked, so I'm updating that. [...] needing to find a more DIY-friendly diode anyway, the RAM board was already getting another update. I've