Re: [M100] Windows 98 solution for TPDD emulation

2024-04-21 Thread Kurt McCullum
Steve, It's a long shot, but if you can get get Python running on Win98 WITH the serial port support, then the Python version of mComm might work. Lot's of unknows in that suggestion though. Kurt On Sun, Apr 21, 2024, at 6:54 AM, Stephen Adolph wrote: > hi everyone, > I recently went through

Re: [M100] Tandy Portable Disk Drive 2 service manual PDF now available.

2024-01-08 Thread Kurt McCullum
Thanks Jeff, A lot of this looks similar to the TPDD1 with the exception of the sector protocols. Quite a few years ago I wrote some software to copy sectors. It would have been nice to have had this at the time. Great to finally have it. Kurt On Mon, Jan 8, 2024, at 9:22 AM,

Re: [M100] mcomm

2023-12-19 Thread Kurt McCullum
y hearing some good news from me for once. > > On Sun, 17 Dec 2023 at 16:03, Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> Two things to check. >> First, in device manager what com port is being assigned to the FTDI adapter. >> Second. What is the pinout of the cable you are using.

Re: [M100] mcomm

2023-12-17 Thread Kurt McCullum
Two things to check. First, in device manager what com port is being assigned to the FTDI adapter. Second. What is the pinout of the cable you are using. mcomm is rather picky on the cable. >From the manual 7 Wire Cable PC Model-T DCD 1 NC RX 2 ← 2 TX TX 3 → 3 RX DTR 4 → 6

Re: [M100] file transfer

2023-09-27 Thread Kurt McCullum
orking on installing my pl2303 adaptor on win 11 > > > On Tue, 26 Sept 2023 at 17:52, Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> A couple of questions >> >> What com port is your USB device on? >> Is it set to auto start or are you clicking the button to start the service? >&

Re: [M100] file transfer

2023-09-26 Thread Kurt McCullum
able. >> >> On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 9:47 PM Kurt McCullum wrote: >>> __ >>> Peter, >>> >>> If you look farther down on the page you will see setup250.exe which is the >>> installer for the Windows version of mComm. >>> >>

Re: [M100] file transfer

2023-09-25 Thread Kurt McCullum
Peter, If you look farther down on the page you will see setup250.exe which is the installer for the Windows version of mComm. Kurt On Mon, Sep 25, 2023, at 6:29 PM, Peter Vollan wrote: > Bitchin 100 says that there is a Windows version of Mcomm, but it just > connects to Kurt's member page

Re: [M100] Tandy 200 RAM banks and TS-DOS

2023-08-10 Thread Kurt McCullum
Andy, TS-DOS doesn't have the ability to load data into any bank except the one it is running it. The NEC has the same issue. Kurt On Thu, Aug 10, 2023, at 2:21 PM, CopyP wrote: > Hi all, > > I have just received a Tandy 200 to go with my 100 and 102. It seems > functional, but leaves me

Re: [M100] Tpdd1 sector access example code?

2023-04-21 Thread Kurt McCullum
source? Thanks! > > On Friday, April 21, 2023, Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> I'll send it your way when I get home tonight. It's in the Python code too >> so if you need it right away you can download that one. It's just the >> responses to read requests, but it will gi

Re: [M100] Tpdd1 sector access example code?

2023-04-21 Thread Kurt McCullum
nks for the offer Kurt. > I'm specifically after TPDD1 stuff, so that might mean mcomm sardine code? > > I could also just start writing code to see what works. > > ..steve > > On Friday, April 21, 2023, Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> Steve, >> >> T

Re: [M100] Tpdd1 sector access example code?

2023-04-21 Thread Kurt McCullum
Steve, The Sardine code in mComm has code for responding to the TPDD1 sectors. I also have some old C# code for a TPDD client that I used to make copies of some disks. At the time I wrote it I only had a TPDD2 (now sold) so it probably isn't what you are looking for, but I could send it your

Re: [M100] Sardine dictionary files?

2023-03-25 Thread Kurt McCullum
Thanks John On Sat, Mar 25, 2023, at 4:20 PM, John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > Hey welcome back Kurt :-) > > -- John. > > On Sat, Mar 25, 2023, 2:36 PM Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> The sardine dictionary was originally on a 100k disk. Steve Adolph pulled it >>

Re: [M100] Sardine dictionary files?

2023-03-25 Thread Kurt McCullum
The sardine dictionary was originally on a 100k disk. Steve Adolph pulled it of sector by sector for me quite a few years back. The file itself is in the link below. http://club100.org/memfiles/index.php?action=downloadfile=american_dictionary_sectors.bin=Kurt%20McCullum/Sardine; mComm uses

Re: [M100] Cassette-emulator ?

2021-04-05 Thread Kurt McCullum
I have used two different SONY digital voice records. Both set to 192kbs MP3 which they call SHQ in their settings. I've never had a problem with a loss of data. Crank the volume up all the way for playback. One was an ICD-700 and the other one is a PX-333. Either way you can't go wrong. Be

Re: [M100] TPDD2 (FLOPPY) vs Barcode Wand (UPC.CO)

2021-04-02 Thread Kurt McCullum
Use TS-DOS in ROM and you won't have a memory conflict. Kurt On Fri, Apr 2, 2021, at 4:44 PM, Greg Swallow wrote: > Peter, > > Yeah, I was hoping, but UPC.CO does trample on top of FLOPPY. Even with any > efforts to re-locate it to another segment of memory. Should've took to heart > a clue

Re: [M100] Spring Cleaning

2021-03-28 Thread Kurt McCullum
Just to let everybody know, all the items have been sold. Thanks everyone for your interest. Kurt On Sat, Mar 27, 2021, at 1:11 PM, Kurt McCullum wrote: > The time has come for me to let some of my equipment go. I wanted to offer it > up here before I go the eBay route. > > I

[M100] Spring Cleaning

2021-03-27 Thread Kurt McCullum
have to check them to make sure they are still good. I'll offer those up if and when I know they are still good. Let's not fill up the list with replies. If you are interested, please contact me directly. Kurt McCullum ku...@fastmail.com

Re: [M100] TPDD service manual

2021-03-20 Thread Kurt McCullum
That is very cool! Do you have a link to the actual project. On Sat, Mar 20, 2021, at 5:25 PM, Brian K. White wrote: > Someone else is just finishing a different approach where he designed a > custom board with everything including the mcu. > >

Re: [M100] mcomm on linux

2021-03-09 Thread Kurt McCullum
Those messages would indicate an error in the pySerial library, not mComm. The list_ports functions gets a list of available serial ports. You may want to check what version is installed. I think the most recent one is 3.4. There is more information at the site below.

Re: [M100] mcomm on linux

2021-03-04 Thread Kurt McCullum
Brian, Great diagnostics procedures. Thanks. Kurt On Thu, Mar 4, 2021, at 2:02 AM, Brian K. White wrote: > On 3/3/21 1:50 PM, Peter Vollan wrote: > > FYI my problem persists, despite installing python 3.5 > > I haven't seen an answer to either mine or others questions that would > nail down

Re: [M100] mcomm on linux

2021-03-03 Thread Kurt McCullum
I'll look into this when I get a chance Peter. I have not forgotten but thanks for the reminder. Kurt On Wed, Mar 3, 2021, at 10:50 AM, Peter Vollan wrote: > FYI my problem persists, despite installing python 3.5 > > > On Tue, 2 Mar 2021 at 17:16, John R. Hogerhuis wrote: >> >> >> On Tue,

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2021-03-03 Thread Kurt McCullum
cable. >> I have to start the server manually. It also will not stay running in the >> background, which means I cannot AutoStart it and operate headless. >> >> >> >> But, I have it working if I manually start it. >> >> >>

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2021-03-03 Thread Kurt McCullum
m/gp/product/B07Q26XFG1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8=1 > > *From: *Kurt McCullum <mailto:ku...@fastmail.com> > *Sent: *Tuesday, March 2, 2021 10:30 PM > *To: *m100@lists.bitchin100.com > *Subject: *Re: [M100] mcomm android issue > > Greg, > > I wa

Re: [M100] mcomm on linux

2021-03-02 Thread Kurt McCullum
I don't know of a good teeny file but I did upload an MP3 for TS-DOS that could be played on a phone. http://www.club100.org/memfiles/index.php?action=downloadfile=DOS100.CO.MP3=Kurt%20McCullum; With these instructions: TS-DOS 4.01 in MP3 Format. For those who don't have a ROM or DOS loader.

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2021-03-02 Thread Kurt McCullum
to see what can be done. It may be a matter of upgrading all my code, or just a re-compile with a new target OS. Either way I have some work to do. Just wanted you to know. Kurt On Tue, Mar 2, 2021, at 10:29 AM, Kurt McCullum wrote: > Alright. Should be an easy test now that I have all the equipm

Re: [M100] mcomm on linux

2021-03-02 Thread Kurt McCullum
So true. > So the philosophy is that when you touch a hot stove, you should get burned. > >

Re: [M100] mcomm on linux

2021-03-02 Thread Kurt McCullum
Is ADVEN1.BA a text file or tokenized basic? Quite a few of the files from club100 have a .BA extension but are actually .DO files. Kurt On Tue, Mar 2, 2021, at 11:56 AM, AvantGuard Systems wrote: > Right, so I push Disk to see the files in my TPDD directory. So for example, > let's say I want

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2021-03-02 Thread Kurt McCullum
rom mcomm android 181 on a android 9 tv box i just got. > whenever i hit ok to send the file it just seems to crash mcomm and jumps out > of it.. > > On Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 9:32 AM Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> Not yet Greg, but I did get the cables needed at I have acces

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2021-03-02 Thread Kurt McCullum
, Gregory McGill wrote: > Glad to hear it! I grew up in 1000 oaks, my mom's still in Camarillo at the > village > > lmk if you get a chance to test that newer android issue > > On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 8:51 PM Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> Yes, I am finally settle

Re: [M100] mcomm

2021-03-01 Thread Kurt McCullum
Alright, I'll have to dig into it to see what is causing that error. Kurt On Mon, Mar 1, 2021, at 1:28 PM, Peter Vollan wrote: > Okay, no, I have python3 > > > On Mon, 1 Mar 2021 at 13:23, Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> You will need python 3 to run it properly. &g

Re: [M100] mcomm

2021-03-01 Thread Kurt McCullum
You will need python 3 to run it properly. On Mon, Mar 1, 2021, at 1:09 PM, Peter Vollan wrote: > I think it is 2.7 > > > On Mon, 1 Mar 2021 at 12:53, Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> Great. Next check, is python3 installed. The DB installer should require it,

Re: [M100] mcomm

2021-03-01 Thread Kurt McCullum
PM, Peter Vollan wrote: > yes, it is. I used the deb package installer/ > > > On Mon, 1 Mar 2021 at 12:40, Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> is the file mcomm.py located in /usr/share/mcomm? The DEB installer will put >> it there but if you pulled it down manua

Re: [M100] mcomm

2021-03-01 Thread Kurt McCullum
is the file mcomm.py located in /usr/share/mcomm? The DEB installer will put it there but if you pulled it down manually then you need to make sure the paths are correct or tweak the code to look in the folder you placed the files. Kurt On Mon, Mar 1, 2021, at 12:16 PM, Peter Vollan wrote: >

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2021-03-01 Thread Kurt McCullum
I'm up for that. Kurt On Sun, Feb 28, 2021, at 8:57 PM, John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > > > On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 8:51 PM Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> Yes, I am finally settled in my new place in Camarillo. Still unpacking but >> life is back to normal. >> &g

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2021-02-28 Thread Kurt McCullum
Yes, I am finally settled in my new place in Camarillo. Still unpacking but life is back to normal. Kurt On Fri, Feb 26, 2021, at 3:09 PM, Gregory McGill wrote: > Is it winter yet? :)did you ever escape? > > Greg > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 12:30 PM Kurt

Re: [M100] mcomm on linux

2021-02-26 Thread Kurt McCullum
Curtis, Once you plug your USB to serial adapter into your system, it will show up under /dev. You have to have permissions to access it so you will likely need to use chmod on it before you can use it. By default, mComm will use the first serial port (if there are any). By default, mComm will

Re: [M100] RS232 Wifi Modem

2021-02-24 Thread Kurt McCullum
Brian is correct. The mComm manual is talking about two adapters that go on the end of a standard DB9 usb to serial adapter. I mentioned the Cisco console cable because I was able to find them cheap and cut off the rj45 end and soldered it to the DB25 hood with the proper pinout. But like Brian

Re: [M100] Serial-to-WiFi Converters and Rechargeable Batteries

2021-02-22 Thread Kurt McCullum
Telcom emulates a vt52 On Sun, Feb 21, 2021, at 4:28 PM, Brian White wrote: > I said the modem is the telnet client. > > Telnet is a tcp/ip protocol and there is no such thing as tcp/ip on a 100. No > networking hardware and not enough cpu or ram to do anything useful if there > were such a

Re: [M100] Newbie

2021-02-11 Thread Kurt McCullum
These have always worked for me. Look for them on eBay. Sometimes they come up rather cheap. Most of the time they are a bit under $10. There are other models as well that TI made for various calculators. Most have the proper barrel and polarity. Texas Instruments 28-620 Kurt On Thu, Feb 11,

Re: [M100] mConm v1.81 vs ioGear GBC232A (BT)

2021-02-07 Thread Kurt McCullum
keyboard drawer project got delayed two days. I moved a fan after brushing >> on a second coat of stain and it blew particals on to the surface. >> >> God Bless, >> >> GregS <>< >> >> >> Jan 2, 2021 4:35:11 PM Kurt McCullum : >>> Greg,

Re: [M100] JMP Locations

2021-01-26 Thread Kurt McCullum
Perfect. Thanks again Steve! On Tue, Jan 26, 2021, at 8:14 AM, Stephen Adolph wrote: > lets see if this makes it to the list. > This is my XLS file that keeps track of equivalent addresses across platforms. > Steve > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 11:10 AM Kurt McCullum wrote: >&g

Re: [M100] JMP Locations

2021-01-26 Thread Kurt McCullum
gt; On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 10:50 AM Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> Thanks Steve! >> >> That's exactly what I was looking for. Any chance you have the same list for >> the NEC? >> >> Kurt >> >> On Tue, Jan 26, 2021, at 7:30 AM, Stephen Adolp

Re: [M100] JMP Locations

2021-01-26 Thread Kurt McCullum
Thanks Steve! That's exactly what I was looking for. Any chance you have the same list for the NEC? Kurt On Tue, Jan 26, 2021, at 7:30 AM, Stephen Adolph wrote: > yes > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 10:19 AM Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> I've got a question which I'm hoping

[M100] JMP Locations

2021-01-26 Thread Kurt McCullum
I've got a question which I'm hoping somebody on the list can shed some light on. In RAM, there are a number of pre-defined jump locations starting at 0xFADA and going through 0xFB39 (This is for the M100). TS-DOS uses 9 of these when the DOS-ON feature is activated. These are for things like

Re: [M100] Multiplan Easter Egg

2021-01-14 Thread Kurt McCullum
Interesting insights John. The Suzuki and Hayashi names I believe are in the NEC 8201 technical manual. The code is sitting in between a bunch of strings used for other messages. I'll have to check to see if there are references to those addresses. Kurt On Thu, Jan 14, 2021, at 12:57 PM,

Re: [M100] Multiplan Easter Egg

2021-01-14 Thread Kurt McCullum
code did anything with this string, rhere would be load instructions > somewhere pointing to this string. > > The disassemvler should have labeled the location as something like M1969 if > it is referenced or called from somewhere else. > > Original message ---- >

[M100] Multiplan Easter Egg

2021-01-14 Thread Kurt McCullum
I was just disassembling the Multiplan ROM for the M100 when I cam across an Easter egg. 0x1969h contains the message "Ed and Todd wrote this" Anybody know who Ed and Todd were/are? Also, I'm wondering if there is a keystroke combination that brings this up on the screen. Kurt

Re: [M100] Virtual T and serial port

2021-01-09 Thread Kurt McCullum
gun, that did it Kurt! Nice! > I was pulling what is left of my hair out! > > > > On Sat, Jan 9, 2021 at 5:30 PM Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> Here is what I have had to do to get Virtual-T in Windows to work properly. >> 1) Start Virtual-T with no emulation

Re: [M100] Virtual T and serial port

2021-01-09 Thread Kurt McCullum
Here is what I have had to do to get Virtual-T in Windows to work properly. 1) Start Virtual-T with no emulation for a COM port 2) Select Use Host Port and pick your COM port 3) Exit Virtual-T. If you don't do this, it won't work. 4) Re-Start Virtual-T and you are good to go. That's the only way

Re: [M100] connect TPDD to standard PC COM port

2021-01-09 Thread Kurt McCullum
Steve, I have done the M100 <---> PC COM1 (sniffer program) PC COM2 <---> TPDD2 and just used regular cables for swapping the signals. I did have all lines wired including RTS/CTS DTR/DSR. I used a USB to serial adapter on the PC which had 2 serial and 1 parallel ports. That may have been more

Re: [M100] Virtual T and serial port

2021-01-08 Thread Kurt McCullum
urt. I'll do some reading. > What is on my mind is to make a real TPDD usable as B: in CP/M. Lp > > But a tpdd2 could also work. > > > > On Friday, January 8, 2021, Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> TPDD1 or 2? I ask because I've done quite a bit of work with a

Re: [M100] Virtual T and serial port

2021-01-08 Thread Kurt McCullum
TPDD1 or 2? I ask because I've done quite a bit of work with a TPDD2. The TPDD Client software that I wrote will drive a TPDD2 in both modes. It has the ability to read/write all the sectors on a disk to make a copy. Not sure if that helps you or not but thought I would mention it.

Re: [M100] mConm v1.81 vs ioGear GBC232A (BT)

2021-01-02 Thread Kurt McCullum
Greg, I've been moving into my new home these past few days. Finding a new place took far longer than I anticipated. I'll take a look at the Bluetooth connection in v1.81 when I find my Retro computer boxes. I suspect that your problem has something to do with Android 9 and above not playing

[M100] PSCalc

2020-11-30 Thread Kurt McCullum
Does anyone happen to have the PSCALC ROM for the NEC 8201/8300? Kurt

Re: [M100] Spreadsheet Users?

2020-11-29 Thread Kurt McCullum
Is the 8201 ROM image online? On Sat, Nov 28, 2020, at 8:13 PM, Chris Fezzler wrote: > > Yes. > > On Saturday, November 28, 2020, 10:13:09 PM EST, Kurt McCullum > wrote: > > > Was the Super ROM ever available for the 8201? > > On Sat, Nov 28, 2020, at 1:14

Re: [M100] Spreadsheet Users?

2020-11-28 Thread Kurt McCullum
Was the Super ROM ever available for the 8201? On Sat, Nov 28, 2020, at 1:14 PM, Greg Swallow wrote: > Hey Chris, > > Lucid here. Two MT w/ SR and have Lucid for DOS & Windows (3.1). > > God Bless, > > GregS <>< > > Nov 28, 2020 11:49:08 AM Chris Fezzler : > > > Any active Model T-family

Re: [M100] adding 4xAA NiMH to M100

2020-11-23 Thread Kurt McCullum
Steve, It might be worth looking at the 8201 charging circuit since it's a similar platform. For the battery pack, all that is added is a resistor. I think it's something weird like 71.5k. Kurt On Mon, Nov 23, 2020, at 1:18 PM, Stephen Adolph wrote: > thanks Bert, > I found another document

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

2020-11-18 Thread Kurt McCullum
00.com> > *Subject:* 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: >> __ >&g

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

2020-11-18 Thread Kurt McCullum
ue > > 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 ! >

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

2020-11-18 Thread Kurt McCullum
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

Re: [M100] TS-DOS - best version?

2020-11-13 Thread Kurt McCullum
The only changes I made to 4.1 were to put the fix for the the shift down error that Ken put into the RAM versions. Everything else is identical to 4.0. The SARDOS ROM is a merge of SARDINE and TS-DOS 4.1. Same TS-DOS. Kurt On Fri, Nov 13, 2020, at 10:02 AM, Joshua O'Keefe wrote: > > On Nov

Re: [M100] WP-2

2020-10-19 Thread Kurt McCullum
Great work Brian, Looking at the photos makes me wonder if something like this would be possible for the 8201A as a 3rd bank 32k expansion slot. With the size of components being drastically smaller, And internal plug in might be possible. Just a thought. I don't own a WP-2 but I am familiar

Re: [M100] asm80 updated

2020-10-18 Thread Kurt McCullum
Thanks for putting this together Willard! Kurt On Sun, Oct 18, 2020, at 12:37 AM, Willard Goosey wrote: > I'm still here! > > Updated asm80, a ASM.COM style 8080 and 8085 cross assembler for linux and > (now! RISC OS) > > asm80 is now a vanilla 8080 assmembler (RIM and SIM supported) > asm85

Re: [M100] DLPlus or mComm for macOS 10.15.x

2020-10-16 Thread Kurt McCullum
Josh, Feel free to re-package it. My only warning is that the supporting CO files (DOS100/DOS200/DOSNEC/SAR100/SAR200) and the dictionary (mcomm.dic) need to be in the same directory as the python code. This allows UR-II and SARDINE to load those files regardless of what directory you are

Re: [M100] DLPlus or mComm for macOS 10.15.x

2020-10-14 Thread Kurt McCullum
Greg, There is no native version of mComm for macOS. There is a Python version that works under Linux but I have no idea if that would actually work under maxOS. I think LaddieAlpha is your best bet. Kurt On Wed, Oct 14, 2020, at 8:27 AM, Greg Swallow wrote: > All, > > Most of my old,

Re: [M100] Sardine Plus

2020-10-11 Thread Kurt McCullum
That is the same or similar version of SARDINE that the booster pack uses. All 100k of the dictionary are spread across the roms. I'm not sure about the UR-2 in there. Gary Weber has one of those for the NEC 8201. He may be able to shed some light as to how to initialize it. Kurt On Sun, Oct

Re: [M100] TPDD Protocol

2020-09-17 Thread Kurt McCullum
Brian, Take a look at the Python code. When a directory reference is requested for a file, it will look for that file in the current directory. If not found, it checks what is in essence a hidden directory containing all of those .CO files. They are never listed in a directory list, but all

Re: [M100] TPDD Protocol (was: Re: WTB: NASDBox)

2020-09-17 Thread Kurt McCullum
Sorry guys, I'm late to this discussion. Brian summed it up well. However, it's not just DOS100.CO. There is SAR100.CO as well. Then there are the T200 and NEC versions of the same files. URII and Sardine both have the DOS loader. That's why I initially asked John to add a search for DOSXXX.CO

Re: [M100] Stat command PC-8201a vs PC-8300

2020-08-18 Thread Kurt McCullum
https://ftp.whtech.com/club100/doc/NEC8300-Telecom.pdf Page 7 spells it out. It is indeed for Pulse/Tone On Tue, Aug 18, 2020, at 6:31 AM, Kurt McCullum wrote: > Brian, > > Yes, the 8300 has a form of xModem. I've never used it but apparently it's > there. To my limited knowledge

Re: [M100] Stat command PC-8201a vs PC-8300

2020-08-18 Thread Kurt McCullum
Brian, Yes, the 8300 has a form of xModem. I've never used it but apparently it's there. To my limited knowledge on the 8300, the STAT commands are the same. The extra P10 is likely for the built in modem (if it's installed) to control pulse/tone dialing. Kurt On Tue, Aug 18, 2020, at 1:53

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2020-07-31 Thread Kurt McCullum
:) thanks. A lot more body surfing going on rather than web surfing. It will definitely be a summer to remember. On Fri, Jul 31, 2020, at 12:27 PM, John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > Congratulations to Kurt McCullum on the list Quote of the Month > > "**I'm still stuck in a beach house

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2020-07-31 Thread Kurt McCullum
On Fri, Jul 31, 2020, at 11:56 AM, Gregory McGill wrote: > Any update on this? > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2020, 10:26 AM Gregory McGill wrote: >> yes same thing! >> >> On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 9:00 AM Kurt McCullum wrote: >>> __ >>> Thanks for testing that

Re: [M100] Slim style DB25/DE9 connectors

2020-07-22 Thread Kurt McCullum
BCR Out? I wasn't aware that the BCR had an output pin. On Wed, Jul 22, 2020, at 3:54 PM, Stephen Adolph wrote: > yah, I got it working bi-directional but half duplex. which is acceptable > for TPDD protocol, but not normal RS-232. > > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 6:31 PM John R. Hogerhuis

Re: [M100] Slim style DB25/DE9 connectors

2020-07-22 Thread Kurt McCullum
Thanks for making the BCR breakout board Brian! Definitely will come in handy. Kurt On Wed, Jul 22, 2020, at 3:09 AM, Brian K. White wrote: > On 7/13/20 5:41 PM, Kurt McCullum wrote: > > Looks great. Might be worth adding one more hole that goes to the BCR > > data in pin for t

Re: [M100] TPDD Disk Imaging?

2020-07-14 Thread Kurt McCullum
TPDDClient only works with a TPDD2 Kurt On Tue, Jul 14, 2020, at 7:24 PM, RETRO Innovations wrote: > On 7/14/2020 7:36 PM, Ben Strewens wrote: > > I have one of these drives, but no disk for it. I was able to do the > > PC hack to make it work, but I'd rather have the disk. Is there anyone > >

Re: [M100] BoosterPak v1.23 Main Rom - Shift-Down Fix now available

2020-07-14 Thread Kurt McCullum
It's a bug that Ken initially fixed. Here is what happens without the fix. With TS-DOS 4.0, you have a directory on your emulator with more than 48 files on it. The first 16 files appear on the screen. Go to the next screen with a Shift+Down. Second 16 files appear just file Go to the next

Re: [M100] Slim style DB25/DE9 connectors

2020-07-13 Thread Kurt McCullum
Looks great. Might be worth adding one more hole that goes to the BCR data in pin for those interested in using it for input. Great work! Kurt On Mon, Jul 13, 2020, at 2:35 PM, Gary Weber wrote: > This BCR power solution keeps getting cleaner and cleaner! > > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 1:50

Re: [M100] TPDD request type 48

2020-07-01 Thread Kurt McCullum
COM <http://stardisk.com/> is a TPPD2 file import/export utility for > CP/M running on the NEC PC-8401A(Starlet) or PC-8500. I've verified proper > functionality with real TPDD2 hardware so I have to conclude that yes the > format of the request is correct. > > On Wed, Jul

Re: [M100] TPDD request type 48

2020-07-01 Thread Kurt McCullum
Almost seems like an FDC request. I've never encountered it. There is a response code 4X (pg42 of manual) where X can be 0-F which would include 48. But you are looking for a request not a response. What does STARDISK.COM do? Is the rest of the TPDD request formatted correctly? Kurt On Tue,

Re: [M100] Question: ?DS ERROR

2020-06-25 Thread Kurt McCullum
>From the manual ?DS Error Code = 56 Message = Direct Statement file Meaning = An ASCII format file does not load Sounds like you have a bad file On Thu, Jun 25, 2020, at 10:11 AM, Robert Pellegrino wrote: > > I am using TeraTerm to upload BASIC files and I wasn't having any issues, but > now

Re: [M100] serial troubleshooting

2020-06-25 Thread Kurt McCullum
Check your cable. As strange as this sounds, the 200 requires RTS/CTS to be wired properly. I verified this last year by trying to use a cable that only had Tx,Rx, and GND wired up and it was a no go. The RTS/CTS signals are used even in TELCOM even though the manual says it isn't. You could

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2020-06-24 Thread Kurt McCullum
ome > screen.. nothing sent here's the software about page on my device: > https://photos.app.goo.gl/Gxfhxqy5V3Y9rkLe7 > > Greg > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 8:52 AM Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> That's a good sign. One more thing to try. >> Go to TELCOM &g

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2020-06-24 Thread Kurt McCullum
On Wed, Jun 24, 2020, at 8:44 AM, Gregory McGill wrote: > that works fine.. was able to go in and go to modem vm and then back to tpdd > > tpdd works fine, it's just the push function.. > > Greg > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 5:18 AM Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >>

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2020-06-24 Thread Kurt McCullum
Then exit TELCOM. Kurt On Tue, Jun 23, 2020, at 8:02 PM, Gregory McGill wrote: > ok great, yes with other android boxes it worked fine.. just this new one is > the issue. > > > On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 7:45 PM Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> Greg, >> >> I just

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2020-06-23 Thread Kurt McCullum
2020 at 8:51 AM Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> Okay thanks. That rules out a bad cable so it's definitely something with >> the Android mComm. I've got my dev machine with me but limited cables. I >> think I've got enough to test but I've got to dig it out of some boxe

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2020-06-23 Thread Kurt McCullum
nks! > > same one i've been using all the time with many other boxes also works fine > on my 102 with windows mcomm > https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AHYJWWG/ > > Greg > > On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 8:39 AM Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> Greg, >> &

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2020-06-23 Thread Kurt McCullum
Greg, I'll have to check that. Unfortunately most of my equipment is in storage right now due to being in the middle of a move. I do have an NEC 8201a that I may be able to test with. I'll get back to you on it. Quick question. What type of USB to serial adapter are you using? Kurt McCullum

Re: [M100] TPDD MP3 Software Load

2020-06-22 Thread Kurt McCullum
om needs quite a bit of volume. I used a SONY digital voice recorder when I used that file. Kurt McCullum On Mon, Jun 22, 2020, at 3:51 PM, Charles Hudson wrote: > John, > > Thank you for the suggestion; I found a text file in the archive which says: > > "DOS100.CO.MP3 > TS-DOS

Re: [M100] TPDD Disk?

2020-06-18 Thread Kurt McCullum
I'll chime in on this one. Yes a stand alone Windows PC program exists and the TPDD2 Utility disk image exists. Links below. You have to have have the right cable setup to hook the drive directly to your PC. I put one together by hand when I was writing the program. But to be honest, it's a lot

Re: [M100] TPDD Disk?

2020-06-18 Thread Kurt McCullum
TPDD to TPDD2? On Thu, Jun 18, 2020, at 10:41 AM, Charles Hudson wrote: > I happened to find a TPDD complete with cable, manual, power supply and even > a spare belt. What was missing was the disk containing the OS and utilities. > > Does anyone happen to know where an image of this disk

Re: [M100] Annotated disassemble of T102 rom

2020-06-18 Thread Kurt McCullum
If you can find 768 bytes (I think that's the right size) then you could fit TEENY in there. Kurt On Thu, Jun 18, 2020, at 10:31 AM, Brian K. White wrote: > On 6/17/20 11:35 AM, Erik van der Tier wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I’m currently well on my way to merge the annotated M100 rom with a > >

Re: [M100] NEW Member Question - Multiplan ?

2020-06-18 Thread Kurt McCullum
To activate the ROM go to basic and type call 63012 That will initialize the ROM and you will have an item on the main file selection screen. On Thu, Jun 18, 2020, at 8:47 AM, Robert Pellegrino wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > > I'm a new member my name is Rob, I live on Long Island. > > I

[M100] New Toy

2020-05-26 Thread Kurt McCullum
It's not often you stumble on a piece of retro equipment that truly is "New in the box" as listed. But I just had that happen. Picked up an ART EPP-1F EPROM programmer still sealed in the original plastic. Same as Rick used in the pictures on the Club100 romware page. Works perfectly reading

Re: [M100] For Sale - Traveling Software MacDOS

2020-05-22 Thread Kurt McCullum
; Regards, > > Peter > > - >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Wed, 20 May 2020 14:59:27 -0700 >> From: "Kurt McCullum" >> To: m100@lists.bitchin100.com >> Subject: Re: [M100] For Sale - Traveling Software MacDOS >> Messa

Re: [M100] For Sale - Traveling Software MacDOS

2020-05-20 Thread Kurt McCullum
Peter, I'm not interested in MacDOS but was there any other software from Traveling Software. I've been looking for the NEC 8201 version of the SARDINE disk for quite some time. Kurt On Wed, May 20, 2020, at 2:09 PM, Peter Noeth wrote: > All, > > I recently received a lot of M100 software,

Re: [M100] TSDOS + page fix

2020-04-29 Thread Kurt McCullum
This is a file that I sent to Steve in late 2018. I'll put it in the members file area when I get a chance. The file is attached. At 7100H the following code was inserted (Patch provided my Ken) 32 DA FC AF 32 D6 FC C9 At 385D the following code was changed CD 00 71 I also changed the version

Re: [M100] Best Place to Procure a Tandy 102

2020-04-28 Thread Kurt McCullum
For writing, T-Word is what I have found to be the most useful. It can be found in the SARDINE, UR-II and SARDOS ROMs. Kurt On Mon, Apr 27, 2020, at 6:19 PM, David N. Hughes-Robinson wrote: > Hello!! > > I have recently learned of the model t and have fallen head-over-heals. As a > full-time

Re: [M100] Favorite games

2020-04-23 Thread Kurt McCullum
ROG which was written by Williard Goosey is my personal favorite. I'm always a sucker for the rouge like games. On Thu, Apr 23, 2020, at 10:36 AM, Matteo Nannini wrote: > My version of Snake I wrote for the Model 100 ;) > > Inviato dal mio BlackBerry, il dispositivo mobile più sicuro > *Da:*

Re: [M100] Spotted: Tandy PDD on EBay

2020-04-17 Thread Kurt McCullum
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 10:57 AM Kurt McCullum wrote: >> __ >> To ways. >> >> 1) Use your M100 as a go between. Load from the TPDD to your M100 then save >> to your TPDD Emulator on your PC. >> 2) Use TPDD Client. A windows utility that will talk direc

Re: [M100] Spotted: Tandy PDD on EBay

2020-04-17 Thread Kurt McCullum
Forgot to send a link. TPDD Client is a Windows application. http://www.club100.org/memfiles/index.php?action=downloadfile=TPDDClient.exe=Kurt%20McCullum/TPDD%20Client; On Fri, Apr 17, 2020, at 10:57 AM, Kurt McCullum wrote: > To ways. > > 1) Use your M100 as a go between. Load from

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