Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-10 Thread Peter Vollan
Barcode Battler for the Model T! On 9 March 2018 at 23:16, Willard Goosey wrote: > On Fri, 09 Mar 2018 15:40:27 + > Gregory McGill wrote: > >> Thanks for this I spent an hour the other day trying to find out what >> files I needed and make it work

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-09 Thread Willard Goosey
On Fri, 09 Mar 2018 15:40:27 + Gregory McGill wrote: > Thanks for this I spent an hour the other day trying to find out what > files I needed and make it work finally did get upc's reading You're welcome! :-) And congratulations! This is hardware that takes some

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-09 Thread Willard Goosey
On Fri, 9 Mar 2018 09:26:28 -0500 Anthony Coghlan wrote: > Thanks, Willard! I managed to read the BCR files from the original > tape (amazingly durable) into the Model 100 with my “new” non-Radio > Shack BCR. You're welcome! :-) >It works, though I am still amazed at how

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-09 Thread Anthony Coghlan
Thanks, Willard! I managed to read the BCR files from the original tape (amazingly durable) into the Model 100 with my “new” non-Radio Shack BCR. It works, though I am still amazed at how sensitive the reading is to so many factors including just basic spacing and contrast of the bar pattern, it

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-09 Thread Willard Goosey
On Sat, 3 Mar 2018 06:11:45 -0500 Anthony Coghlan wrote: > Thanks, Willard - I'll give those suggestions a try. Won't be this > weekend, unfortunately - bunch of other things going on - but this > information will be very helpful. I like the idea of a BCR RAM > image. I

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX / M100 Digest, Vol 87, Issue 2

2018-03-06 Thread Gregory McGill
t; >>> There were a few attempts using programs that would read the code of the >>> driver and attempt to find all of the JMP and CALL instructions and patch >>> them directly to a new base starting address, but it was not always >>> successful, as often times t

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-06 Thread Gregory McGill
just tested mine with the new wands i got off ebay with rex and quad works fine Greg On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 3:11 AM, Anthony Coghlan wrote: > Thanks, Willard - I'll give those suggestions a try. Won't be this > weekend, unfortunately - bunch of other things going on - but

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-03 Thread Anthony Coghlan
Thanks, Willard - I'll give those suggestions a try. Won't be this weekend, unfortunately - bunch of other things going on - but this information will be very helpful. I like the idea of a BCR RAM image. I can use it to keep the drivers, programs, and all my "valuable" inventory data! I was

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-02 Thread Willard Goosey
On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 15:46:55 -0500 Anthony Coghlan wrote: (OK on a real keyboard now! :) > Willard, thanks for the confirmation that it’s not something inherent > to trying to use REX and BCR at the same time. That would be sad, > because I like my REX... I agree, REX is

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-02 Thread Fugu ME100
chin100.com>" <m...@bitchin100.com<mailto:m...@bitchin100.com>> Subject: Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX Willard, thanks for the confirmation that it’s not something inherent to trying to use REX and BCR at the same time. That would be sad, because I like my REX... I think

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-02 Thread Anthony Coghlan
Willard, thanks for the confirmation that it’s not something inherent to trying to use REX and BCR at the same time. That would be sad, because I like my REX... I think I got the driver off Club 100 and transferred It with MComm. I have the original cassette, too, but haven’t tried it. Poke

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-02 Thread Willard Goosey
sorry losey on screen keyboard here.. BCR+REX work fine on my m100. Sugest you reload the .CO files... known good versions are on club100 REX doesn't leave anything in ram the bcr drivers dont mess with rom. when a rexed m100 crashes it is normal to boot up with the lasr rom selected, do the poke

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX / M100 Digest, Vol 87, Issue 2

2018-03-02 Thread Gregory McGill
ata bytes that >> would confuse the conversion program. These programs usually worked on >> computers using the Z80 processors, since it did support relative >> addressing. >> >> Regards, >> >> Peter >> >> >> >> >&

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX / M100 Digest, Vol 87, Issue 2

2018-03-02 Thread Anthony Coghlan
bytes that > would confuse the conversion program. These programs usually worked on > computers using the Z80 processors, since it did support relative > addressing. > > Regards, > > Peter > > ---- > > > > Message: 14 > Date: Fri, 2 M

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX / M100 Digest, Vol 87, Issue 2

2018-03-02 Thread Peter Noeth
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Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-01 Thread Anthony Coghlan
Brown <sco...@pennmail.net> > *Sent:* Friday, March 2, 2018 04:50 > *To:* m100@lists.bitchin100.com > *Subject:* Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX > > On the TPDD2 belt replacement - did you order something specific (that I > can then also order :) ) ? > > Cheers, &

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-01 Thread Scotty Brown
--- > *From:* M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> on behalf of Scotty > Brown <sco...@pennmail.net> > *Sent:* Friday, March 2, 2018 04:50 > *To:* m100@lists.bitchin100.com > *Subject:* Re: [M100] Bar code read

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-01 Thread Scotty Brown
As usual - thanks Brian! On 2/03/2018 14:52, Brian White wrote: > google or ebay search "FRW-8.5 belt" > > Pay about $9 or less, or keep looking. > > On Mar 1, 2018 11:50 PM, "Scotty Brown" > wrote: > > On the TPDD2 belt replacement - did

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-01 Thread Brian White
google or ebay search "FRW-8.5 belt" Pay about $9 or less, or keep looking. On Mar 1, 2018 11:50 PM, "Scotty Brown" wrote: > On the TPDD2 belt replacement - did you order something specific (that I > can then also order :) ) ? > > Cheers, > > Scotty > > > On 2/03/2018

Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-01 Thread Scotty Brown
On the TPDD2 belt replacement - did you order something specific (that I can then also order :) ) ? Cheers, Scotty On 2/03/2018 14:33, Anthony Coghlan wrote: > Recently discovered that a few gadgets in my “collection” work well or > could work with a little effort, and I have been having fun

[M100] Bar code reader with REX

2018-03-01 Thread Anthony Coghlan
Recently discovered that a few gadgets in my “collection” work well or could work with a little effort, and I have been having fun with those: an old Apple ImageWriter (a beastly tank, but great through the serial port), a TPDD2 that I had never been able to test until I replaced the totally

Re: [M100] Bar Code Reader

2017-08-19 Thread Willard Goosey
On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:31:00 + (UTC) Kurt McCullum wrote: > As luck would have it, I found the files on my key chain USB drive. > BCR Files > Yay! Thank you! Willard -- Willard Goosey goo...@sdc.org Socorro, New Mexico, USA I search my heart and find Cimmeria, land

Re: [M100] Bar Code Reader

2017-08-18 Thread Brian White
> And I love the idea of geocaching, if only because we'd be walking around the park with our M100's. Only if you are sly and evil and use a custom bar code format you make up yourself, so that ordinary barcode scanner apps on phones can't read them. ;) On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Roger

Re: [M100] Bar Code Reader

2017-08-18 Thread Craig Bergland
Basic is so excellent imho. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 18, 2017, at 10:06 AM, John Gardner wrote: > > ...I've been slowly introducing my daughters (7 and 9) to BASIC. > > Nice! "8) > > If you're not careful, those kids will learn how to think... > > ... > > > >

Re: [M100] Bar Code Reader

2017-08-18 Thread John Gardner
...I've been slowly introducing my daughters (7 and 9) to BASIC. Nice! "8) If you're not careful, those kids will learn how to think... ... On 8/18/17, Roger Mullins wrote: > Fun ideas! My daughter has a Frozen book that has tiny code squares of some > sort (not QR,

Re: [M100] Bar Code Reader

2017-08-18 Thread Roger Mullins
Fun ideas! My daughter has a Frozen book that has tiny code squares of some sort (not QR, but not bar either) that's sort of interactive with a scanning wand that came with it. I had no idea there was even such a 'thing' as a barcode gaming scene, so I'll definitely look into that. And I love

Re: [M100] Bar Code Reader

2017-08-18 Thread Kurt McCullum
As luck would have it, I found the files on my key chain USB drive. BCR Files Kurt On Friday, August 18, 2017 7:26 AM, Kurt McCullum wrote: I've got those programs Willard. I'll try to upload them today. On Friday, August 18, 2017 12:45 AM, Willard

Re: [M100] Bar Code Reader

2017-08-18 Thread Kurt McCullum
I've got those programs Willard. I'll try to upload them today. On Friday, August 18, 2017 12:45 AM, Willard Goosey wrote: On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:35:28 -0500 John Gardner wrote: > Once upon a time PC mags had bar code pgm listings.  Getting > that

Re: [M100] Bar Code Reader

2017-08-18 Thread Willard Goosey
On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:35:28 -0500 John Gardner wrote: > Once upon a time PC mags had bar code pgm listings. Getting > that going again might be fun... "8) > Speaking of... the "TandyCode" BCR driver was a seperate software package and does not seem to have made it onto

Re: [M100] Bar Code Reader

2017-08-18 Thread Willard Goosey
On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 10:46:52 -0400 Roger Mullins wrote: > Very excited - I picked up a bar code reader on eBay this morning via > Buy It Now while I was waiting for the drop-off line to clear at my > kid's school! It's a fun little toy. :-) Practical tip: Since you won't

Re: [M100] Bar Code Reader

2017-08-17 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
Maybe we can do M100 Geocaching. Just scan items when you find them. It will be the next Pokemon Go -- John.

Re: [M100] Bar Code Reader

2017-08-17 Thread Brian White
One idea might be a game with a printed book where you use the wand to select answers, or make choices in a choose your own adventure. Or, this might be impractically fancy, but I can *imagine* a printed image the lookes like random static to the eye, but really within that image are known

Re: [M100] Bar Code Reader

2017-08-17 Thread Peter Vollan
http://barcodebattler.co.uk/ On 17 August 2017 at 10:35, John Gardner wrote: > Once upon a time PC mags had bar code pgm listings. Getting > > that going again might be fun... "8) > > ... > > > On 8/17/17, Roger Mullins wrote: >> Very excited - I picked

Re: [M100] Bar Code Reader

2017-08-17 Thread John Gardner
Once upon a time PC mags had bar code pgm listings. Getting that going again might be fun... "8) ... On 8/17/17, Roger Mullins wrote: > Very excited - I picked up a bar code reader on eBay this morning via Buy > It Now while I was waiting for the drop-off line to clear

[M100] Bar Code Reader

2017-08-17 Thread Roger Mullins
Very excited - I picked up a bar code reader on eBay this morning via Buy It Now while I was waiting for the drop-off line to clear at my kid's school! I've been wanting one to play around with for a while now but I've kept getting out-bid. It's just the wand itself, no software or book, so I'm

[M100] bar code reader

2017-04-27 Thread Willard Goosey
So I got a M100 bar code reader off ebay! For the first time in not-long-enough I had to try to load programs off tape. This is something I've never had nostalgia for, and today I've been reminded why. :-( Does anyone have an intact copy of PLESY.CO? That's the one file I couldn't get off