Re: [M100] Question about TPDD/FB100

2023-12-14 Thread runrin
iguring out how the head read circuit > actaully works and where to probe with a scope and what to expect there etc. > Though, I have a scope and haven't actually tried yet so who knows. > > -- > bkw > > > On 12/13/23 15:22, runrin wrote: > > OK! I think there might b

Re: [M100] Question about TPDD/FB100

2023-12-13 Thread runrin
it's also very possible that i made a mistake when i initially reassembled the thing. it was very fiddly to get everything back together. i'll let you know if i find anything interesting. On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 02:36:18PM -0800, runrin wrote: > unfortunately format fails with the same er

Re: [M100] Question about TPDD/FB100

2023-12-13 Thread runrin
l of > problem may be just a bit beyond me, figuring out how the head read circuit > actaully works and where to probe with a scope and what to expect there etc. > Though, I have a scope and haven't actually tried yet so who knows. > > -- > bkw > > > On 12/13/23 15:22, r

Re: [M100] Question about TPDD/FB100

2023-12-13 Thread runrin
usb-serial adapter which you > can consider as not an adapter but just a 9-pin male com port.) > > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bkw777/TPDD_Cable/master/DE9F_to_PC.jpg > > > With a dmm in continuity mode, you should get beeps with these, direction of > black vs red doesn't matter: > > dri

[M100] Question about TPDD/FB100

2023-12-12 Thread runrin
Hey all I acquired an FB100 recently, popped it open and checked the belt, and it looks brand new. I spent a few hours building some of bwk's TPDD cables tonight and testing it out, but I'm struggling to get the drive working. When I connect the drive to my M100 and use the TS-DOS rom, the

Re: [M100] 19.2Kbps on the Tandy 102

2023-12-12 Thread runrin
Wow Brian! This setup with the Pi attached to the back looks amazing. It's attached so cleanly as well. I appreciate you doing the `stty' at the end, hopefully mirroring your setup will help me get things working better on my end. I do wonder if the fact that you are using the Pi's GPIO pins to

Re: [M100] M100 ergonomics

2023-12-11 Thread runrin
lol! I figured that's what you meant. I'll look thru the links you posted. thanks very much! On Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 05:04:34PM -0500, Brian Brindle wrote: >Correction on my last e-mail - muscle memory took over and I typed >98N1D - this should 98N1E with the E to enable XON/XOFF.

Re: [M100] M100 ergonomics

2023-12-11 Thread runrin
articles, > mainly because it has the best keyboard of any device I own. I find > that a desk or table is fine as long as the light is reasonably > good. I can type faster on it than most other computers or > keyboards. > > > > Lee > &

[M100] M100 ergonomics

2023-12-10 Thread runrin
Hey all! I was wondering if people would be willing to share how they typically use their Model Ts. I've found that it's pretty difficult for me to find a comfortable position to use my Model 100 for any length of time. I'm always bending forward to get a better view when I sit at a table or

Re: [M100] Important artifact?

2023-12-09 Thread runrin
you're doing god's work. thank you! On Fri, Dec 08, 2023 at 04:07:27PM -0600, bir...@soigeneris.com wrote: >Ha! Offer accepted! Will scan and upload ASAP. > > >Jeff Birt > > >From: M100 On Behalf Of >bir...@soigeneris.com >Sent: Friday, December 8, 2023 2:30 PM >To:

[M100] m100 maximum baud rate without flow control

2023-11-29 Thread runrin
hey all, i was wondering if anyone has done any work determining the maximum baud rate the m100 supports without xon/xoff flow control? i assumed it was 9600 because thats what most of my machines from that era support (usually with a 8250 uart). i've been working on a homebrew computer for some

Re: [M100] MiniNDP 512 (was Re: FlexROM with REX#)

2023-11-28 Thread runrin
M Brian K. White wrote: > > > > On 11/27/23 11:48, runrin wrote: > > > Do you know if it's possible to dump the original ROM using the > > > programming adapter for the FlexROM 100? > > > > Maybe. > > > > There are two things to worry about and I'l

Re: [M100] MiniNDP 512 (was Re: FlexROM with REX#)

2023-11-28 Thread runrin
Thanks Brian. I have a test clip that will work i think I'll just use that. On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 09:49:48AM -0500, Brian K. White wrote: > On 11/27/23 11:48, runrin wrote: > > Do you know if it's possible to dump the original ROM using the > > programming adapter for

Re: [M100] TPDD/TPDD2 Floppy Drive Belts and TPDD2 Boot Floppy

2023-11-27 Thread runrin
I've actually had my eye on both of these listings for a while, but I've held off due to the high prices of TPDD2s. I will likely get an FB100 eventually, since that seems like the cheapest option. I assume there is a similar utility floppy for the TPDD1. You don't have any of those do you? On

Re: [M100] Alternate keymaps on the M100 (and a question about caps lock)

2023-11-27 Thread runrin
oblem which is a pain. > >On Monday, November 27, 2023, runrin wrote: > > Ack! It was a silly mistake. I needed JZ not RZ. Everything is > working > perfectly now. > > Stephen, off hand, do you know if there is any extra space left over > afte

Re: [M100] MiniNDP 512 (was Re: FlexROM with REX#)

2023-11-27 Thread runrin
Brian, Do you know if it's possible to dump the original ROM using the programming adapter for the FlexROM 100? Thanks! On Fri, Nov 17, 2023 at 07:14:24AM -0500, Brian K. White wrote: > On 11/16/23 01:15, Brian K. White wrote: > > > > Basically A0-A7 and D0-D7 both use the same 8 physical

Re: [M100] Alternate keymaps on the M100 (and a question about caps lock)

2023-11-26 Thread runrin
the base patch freed up. Thanks again for your help with this! On Sun, Nov 26, 2023 at 05:09:21AM -0500, Stephen Adolph wrote: >Both tests should modify carry flag? > >On Sunday, November 26, 2023, runrin wrote: > > Here's the patch I wrote after applying your bas

Re: [M100] Alternate keymaps on the M100 (and a question about caps lock)

2023-11-25 Thread runrin
I tried uz80as ( https://github.com/jorgicor/uz80as ) tonight which also claims to be compatible with TASM and I got the same results as with the TASM 3.2 shareware executable. Pretty easy to get up and running and worth a try. If I give bergen a try I'll let everyone know how it went. On Sat,

Re: [M100] Alternate keymaps on the M100 (and a question about caps lock)

2023-11-25 Thread runrin
hat details how the >base patch works. >cheers >Steve > >On Sat, Nov 25, 2023 at 1:05 PM runrin wrote: > > Wow, Stephen! Of course you know exactly where it is! > > Thanks so much! If you could share your character printing patch I'd >

Re: [M100] Alternate keymaps on the M100 (and a question about caps lock)

2023-11-25 Thread runrin
Thanks Joshua and Stephen! For now I'll run TASM with wine, but I will definitely give bergen a try. I did some digging around on the wayback machine and see that there was at one time an ANSI C source release of TASM which would be really neat to find and archive. I tried sending an email to

Re: [M100] Alternate keymaps on the M100 (and a question about caps lock)

2023-11-25 Thread runrin
ith it; I used it to implement the hardware scroll patch for >the M100. >The hardware scroll patch document has a section that details how the >base patch works. >cheers >Steve > >On Sat, Nov 25, 2023 at 1:05 PM runrin wrote: > > Wow, Stephen! O

Re: [M100] Alternate keymaps on the M100 (and a question about caps lock)

2023-11-25 Thread runrin
> 26 the key is not modified. >because the key # for o is 27, no upper case. > >So you need a more complicated routine at 722Ch > >On Sat, Nov 25, 2023 at 1:08 AM runrin wrote: > > Hey all! > > I just finished building my FlexROM and patching th

[M100] Alternate keymaps on the M100 (and a question about caps lock)

2023-11-24 Thread runrin
Hey all! I just finished building my FlexROM and patching the system rom for my keyboard layout of choice (colemak). I'm super excited about it because it will make my m100 much more usable for me. Here are the relevant lines of the rom that were patched if anyone is interested: 7BF0 AA

Re: [M100] Possible M100 prototype.

2023-11-16 Thread runrin
I'd also be interested in a dump of the ROM. It'd be good to archive it if possible. On Tue, Oct 24, 2023 at 10:20:12PM +, Ken St. Cyr wrote: >I don't think you're wrong - all of my M100s are 110CH1X. 1010 >certainly seems to be an earlier revision of the board. Just curious - >

Re: [M100] FlexROM with REX#

2023-11-16 Thread runrin
Thanks Brian, I ordered both boards from oshpark and will build them soon. I appreciate the response and your work on the adapters. On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 01:15:17AM -0500, Brian K. White wrote: > On 11/15/23 16:29, runrin wrote: > > Thanks for the info Brian, I really a

Re: [M100] Printing from RS232 port?

2023-11-15 Thread runrin
I don't have an EP44, but I do see a blog post where someone uses the EP44 as a serial terminal for DOS: https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2019/03/21/the-brother-ep44-as-a-serial-terminal-for-dos/ It seems like you should just be able to connect to it using the TELCOM program and send

Re: [M100] FlexROM with REX#

2023-11-15 Thread runrin
rom_100-programming-adapter > > Or for the flash version, because the 28C256 eeprom is getting ridiculous > expensive these days.: > https://github.com/bkw777/aDIPters#flashrom_100 > https://github.com/bkw777/aDIPters#flashrom_100-programming-adapter > > > -- > bkw >

Re: [M100] FlexROM with REX#

2023-11-12 Thread runrin
totype in VT, burn it and install in the M100 > >Maybe FlexROM helps? is it a better way to get the ROM swapped? I >don't know much about it. >...Steve > >On Sun, Nov 12, 2023 at 5:10 PM runrin wrote: > > Hi all, > > I've got a REX# i

[M100] FlexROM with REX#

2023-11-12 Thread runrin
Hi all, I've got a REX# in my m100 and was wondering if it was compatible with the FlexROM, which I see uses some jumper cables to interface with the original REX. The REX# doesn't seem to have the pins to connect those jumpers. My priority is changing the keymap for the m100 since I don't use

Re: [M100] Notoriously S.L.O.W BASIC posted - help speeding it up appreciated

2022-10-26 Thread runrin
ed if it just returned the string pointer with null terminator lol. not sure why they did it this way. anyway, here's the code: 10 H$ = "0123456789ABCDEF" 20 P = VARPTR(H$) 30 SP = PEEK(P + 1) + PEEK(P + 2) * 256 40 FOR I = 0 TO 59 50 V = PEEK(I) 60 PRINT CHR$(PEEK(SP + (V \ 16))); CHR$(PEEK(SP + (V AND 15))); " "; 70 NEXT i know those extra spaces make my code slower, i'm just formatting it that way here so its actually legible. -runrin

[M100] disk video interface manual

2022-10-25 Thread runrin
for it, but here it is! https://archive.org/details/trs-80-model-100-disk-video-interface runrin

Re: [M100] zbug on archive.org

2022-10-25 Thread runrin
you got me, you are an absolute hero. thanks so much. the pdf scan is much clearer and the .WAV will be easier for most people to get onto their m100s. thank's so much. the archive can be found here: https://archive.org/details/trs-80-model-100-zbug-assembler-debugger

[M100] machine language monitor

2022-10-24 Thread runrin
if anyone has any suggestions for changes to the description, or additional files to add, i'd be happy to hear them. otherwise this may be a useful location to send folks looking for zbug in the future. thanks, runrin

[M100] zbug on archive.org

2022-10-22 Thread runrin
to upload it without permission. -runrin On October 21, 2022 1:03:40 PM PDT, m100-requ...@lists.bitchin100.com wrote: >Send M100 mailing list submissions to > m100@lists.bitchin100.com > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.bitchin