Re: [M100] Question about TPDD/FB100

2023-12-14 Thread Brian K. White
nice On 12/14/23 15:48, runrin wrote: I got it working! Thank you again for your help with this. When I took the thing apart the first time, I was able to see that the belt looked good, and I stopped taking it apart, because it was kind of a huge pain. I spent the time to fully tear it down

Re: [M100] Question about TPDD/FB100

2023-12-14 Thread runrin
I got it working! Thank you again for your help with this. When I took the thing apart the first time, I was able to see that the belt looked good, and I stopped taking it apart, because it was kind of a huge pain. I spent the time to fully tear it down last night (it was an even bigger pain),

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 error.

Re: [M100] Question about TPDD/FB100

2023-12-13 Thread runrin
unfortunately format fails with the same error. i'll try tearing the thing open later and see if i can find anything obviously wrong with it. here's what i got: % VERBOSE=9 ./pdd.sh format get_tpdd_port() Using port "/dev/ttyUSB0" open_com() set_stty() speed 19200 baud; rows 0; columns 0; line =

Re: [M100] Question about TPDD/FB100

2023-12-13 Thread Brian K. White
Communication all looks good actually. Cabling and serial port are solid. The problem is only when it issues the initial dirent() as part of the directory listing process, and gets a hardware fault error code from the drive. The drive firmware tried to run the disk and read the media, and

Re: [M100] Question about TPDD/FB100

2023-12-13 Thread runrin
OK! I think there might be a problem with my PC cable. With a standard 25 pin to 9 pin adapter and a gender changer on my M100 cable, I'm getting some output, but there may be some other issues with the drive or cable. I will paste my results below.

Re: [M100] Question about TPDD/FB100

2023-12-13 Thread Brian K. White
I should write up some steps to verify things, both for the cable and for pdd.sh. It's one thing to say "do this to make this" but then when it doesn't work, then what? Is something broken or did you get a step wrong or are the directions wrong? One thing is with the solder blob in place, you

[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] NOT an M100 Question

2021-10-15 Thread Charles Hudson
Thank you all for your responses. I was sorry to miss the Tandy Assembly; maybe I can make the CoCo Fest.

Re: [M100] NOT an M100 Question...

2021-10-14 Thread Gregory McGill
The best resource is likely the discord https://youtu.be/v2POVhc5NvQ On Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 7:20 AM Charles Hudson wrote: > I recently acquired a Radio Shack Color Computer Model 1, about which I > know nothing. Can someone here recommend a site that is mainly concerned > with this computer? >

Re: [M100] NOT an M100 Question...

2021-10-14 Thread Kevin Becker
There is a coco mailing list https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco

Re: [M100] NOT an M100 Question...

2021-10-14 Thread Jerry Stratton
> On Oct 14, 2021, at 9:20 AM, Charles Hudson wrote: > > I recently acquired a Radio Shack Color Computer Model 1, about which I know > nothing. Can someone here recommend a site that is mainly concerned with > this computer? The 29th Annual “Last” Chicago CoCoFest! is coming up:

[M100] NOT an M100 Question...

2021-10-14 Thread Charles Hudson
I recently acquired a Radio Shack Color Computer Model 1, about which I know nothing. Can someone here recommend a site that is mainly concerned with this computer? Thanks, -CH-

Re: [M100] Question on group etiquette

2021-05-07 Thread Jerry Davis
Wow! That's a nice sized group given the deep technical nature of the topic. Way better than I thought. Love it! Jerry On Fri, May 7, 2021, 11:37 PM John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > We currently have 494 subscribers. I don't have any statistics on active > posters. > > -- John. >

Re: [M100] Question on group etiquette

2021-05-07 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
We currently have 494 subscribers. I don't have any statistics on active posters. -- John.

Re: [M100] Question on group etiquette

2021-05-07 Thread Jerry Davis
Absolutely. I had to ask :) My thanks for the responses. And that is a great point John. Cautions are only that, nothing personal. Out of curiosity, can you speak to how many subscribers, active participants there are currently? Jerry On Fri, May 7, 2021, 1:39 AM John R. Hogerhuis wrote:

Re: [M100] Question on group etiquette

2021-05-07 Thread Jeff Gonzales
lol. I tried attaching an image recently but the mail server blocked it. On Fri, May 7, 2021, 4:29 AM Tom Wilson wrote: > Just a tip... if you're going to post large images (actually, that's very > helpful in some cases), use a service like Imgur. > > Go to Imgur.com and > >1. click "new

Re: [M100] Question on group etiquette

2021-05-07 Thread Jeffrey Birt
services. Jeff Birt From: M100 On Behalf Of Jerry Davis Sent: Friday, May 7, 2021 1:22 AM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: [M100] Question on group etiquette I'm a new member. I joined after Jeff Birt and I did some troubleshooting on a broken M100 LCD display. He recommended

Re: [M100] Question on group etiquette

2021-05-07 Thread Tom Wilson
Just a tip... if you're going to post large images (actually, that's very helpful in some cases), use a service like Imgur. Go to Imgur.com and 1. click "new post" 2. upload the image 3. You'll get a page with the uploaded picture, some tools on the right, and so on... 4. copy the

Re: [M100] Question on group etiquette

2021-05-07 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
Hello Jerry, Since you asked... Vintage laptop computing with the Model T and similar laptops is the focus. Discussions veer off it's usually ok. But just keep in mind people get turned off if it gets too off topic and noisy for too long. No swearing, no overtly political or religious or

[M100] Question on group etiquette

2021-05-07 Thread Jerry Davis
I'm a new member. I joined after Jeff Birt and I did some troubleshooting on a broken M100 LCD display. He recommended the group to me in an email. I think. Can't remember exactly how I got here but I had to have entered my email address in a form somewhere. I'm not in the habit of doing that

Re: [M100] Question on TEENY.EXE

2021-05-05 Thread Brian K. White
On 5/4/21 10:26 PM, Jerry Davis wrote: Just an update on how my explorations went today. First I have to apologize to the group for misleading about the cable. When I took the covers off the cable I built I was dismayed to find that I had connected all control signals as indicated in the

Re: [M100] Question on TEENY.EXE

2021-05-04 Thread Jerry Davis
Just an update on how my explorations went today. First I have to apologize to the group for misleading about the cable. When I took the covers off the cable I built I was dismayed to find that I had connected all control signals as indicated in the documentation. I remembered that I started out

Re: [M100] Question on TEENY.EXE

2021-05-04 Thread Brian White
> LAPTAP.EXE's way is better, you should try that, I think you'll like it. > I'll check it out. -- bkw

Re: [M100] Question on TEENY.EXE

2021-05-04 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
I guess. But TBACK's ambition was always to be a command line Swiss Army Knife for file transfer, in the absence of any client software, based on the RUN"COM:98N1E" magic incantation. My main point with LaddieAlpha is laddiealpha was meant to be headless. It sits over there on another machine and

Re: [M100] Question on TEENY.EXE

2021-05-04 Thread Brian K. White
I would say TBACK's PUT function looks like hands down the thing to suggest along with Laddie. I will start adding that to my answers to questions like that where I want to say all the available options. The telcom way is just simply ridiculous. Yes it's possible. But so what? You don't

Re: [M100] Question on TEENY.EXE

2021-05-04 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
Actually my reasons for not getting around to an injector for LaddieAlpha come back to me. I have added injectors before. DLPilot, for example, has a text file injector, and was generally used with TEENY.DO But DLPilot is interactive.You can select a file from a drop down, and tell it to

Re: [M100] Question on TEENY.EXE

2021-05-04 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
Seems like it would be no problem transferring TEENY.DO given he has a terminal program set up already. I haven't added an injector to LaddieAlpha, true. Never felt it needed it. Most people use TSDOS rom or Rex and those who want to transfer TEENY... transferring a plain text file is a good

Re: [M100] Question on TEENY.EXE

2021-05-04 Thread Brian White
Laddie works great as a tpdd emulator, but it just doesn't include a bootstrapper to install a client. If you have a REX or an actual TS-DOS option rom (or build a Teeprom, but you can buy a much more useful REX# for the same or less cost) then Laddie is great. But if you need to install the

Re: [M100] Question on TEENY.EXE

2021-05-04 Thread Jerry Davis
Hello, Steve Good question. Sometimes I'm not quite sure how I got where I am on a given solution. I began by reading through the M100 mail archive starting at the bottom. I found many, many references to TEENY in one form or another. References to LaddieCon and LaddieAlpha from about the

Re: [M100] Question on TEENY.EXE

2021-05-04 Thread Stephen Adolph
here is teeny.BA in .DO (ascii) format for model 100/Tandy 102. for completeness here they are for T200 and NEC as well. transfer these via serial cable and run on the laptop. It will create Teeny.CO. On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 9:26 AM Stephen Adolph wrote: > Jerry, why are you not using

Re: [M100] Question on TEENY.EXE

2021-05-04 Thread Stephen Adolph
Jerry, why are you not using LaddieAlpha? it is the most mature solution in my opinion, and it runs native on Windows 10? I use it a lot. I would separate the "bootstrap" from the "usage". Bootstrap is pretty easy. I just transfer a text version of Teeny..BA. I don't bother with the injection

Re: [M100] Question on TEENY.EXE

2021-05-04 Thread Jerry Davis
Justin, Georg, and Brian. Many thanks for your assistance on this. I'll get the cable up to spec and verify physical layer is the way it's supposed to be, try again, and report back. I'll also test with mComm as that appears to be a better way to get the client installed. Thanks again! Jerry

Re: [M100] Question on TEENY.EXE

2021-05-04 Thread Brian K. White
On 5/4/21 7:20 AM, Justin Poirier wrote: Just a quick reply, but when troubleshooting serial, I always start slow and work my speed up. Don't start at 19.2k. Start at 300, and work your way up. I've had mixed results across my Model 102/200 machines when I go much past 2400. In general yes,

Re: [M100] Question on TEENY.EXE

2021-05-04 Thread Justin Poirier
Just a quick reply, but when troubleshooting serial, I always start slow and work my speed up. Don't start at 19.2k. Start at 300, and work your way up. I've had mixed results across my Model 102/200 machines when I go much past 2400. Second, not all USB-to-serial adapters are created equal.

Re: [M100] Question: ?DS ERROR

2020-06-25 Thread Robert Pellegrino
OK Thanks - I will check the files - I downloaded them from Club100   On 6/25/2020 1:31:18 PM, Joshua O'Keefe wrote: I've seen this several times with files that I got online.  It turned out to be that some of the BASIC lines had been hard wrapped (that is, had a newline in the middle of the

Re: [M100] Question: ?DS ERROR

2020-06-25 Thread Joshua O'Keefe
I've seen this several times with files that I got online. It turned out to be that some of the BASIC lines had been hard wrapped (that is, had a newline in the middle of the line), causing direct statement lines instead of numbered lines. Open the file with a text editor and fix any lines

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

[M100] Question: ?DS ERROR

2020-06-25 Thread Robert Pellegrino
I am using TeraTerm to upload BASIC files and I wasn't having any issues, but now I am getting this error when Sending File -  ?DS Error  What does -   ?DS Error    mean?  How can I fix the issue? Thanks -   I am sending from Model 100  with these Parameters:   47I1E,10 -- This email has

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-25 Thread Stephen Adolph
uation. > > > - Original Message - > From: Stephen Adolph > To: m...@bitchin100.com > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 12:29 PM > Subject: Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks. > > > Thanks Mike, that must be the answer. > > > I notice that the formatting p

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-25 Thread Mike Stein
telligent' drives may even detect an error and suppress the ready or index signals when they see this situation. - Original Message - From: Stephen Adolph To: m...@bitchin100.com Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 12:29 PM Subject: Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks. Thanks Mike, th

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-25 Thread MikeS
... But it's actually 256 bytes/sector, 18 sectors/track, 35 tracks ... ;-) - Original Message - From: Mike Stein To: m...@bitchin100.com Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 12:28 PM Subject: Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks. Sounds similar to the original IBM 5.25

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-25 Thread Stephen Adolph
(and use HD write current) and I suspect that's why Steve's having trouble. > > 3.5" DD diskettes are still around; why not use the right media in the > first place. > > m > > ----- Original Message - > *From:* Kurt McCullum > *To:* m100@lists.bitchin100.com >

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-25 Thread Mike Stein
Sounds similar to the original IBM 5.25" format, single-sided, 512 bytes/sector, 8 sectors/track, 40 tracks, 250Kbps. - Original Message - From: Stephen Adolph To: m...@bitchin100.com Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 11:54 AM Subject: Re: [M100] question regarding floppy

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-25 Thread Mike Stein
5, 2019 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks. Yeah that does sound strange. And I agree, the drive 'should' switch based on the hole in the disk. Does it format to 720 or 1.44 when the hole is covered? On Mon, Mar 25, 2019, at 7:37 AM, Stephen Adolph wrote: Kurt,

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-25 Thread Stephen Adolph
ein wrote: > > > Have you tried closing the HD sense hole with a piece of tape or similar? > > - Original Message - > *From:* Stephen Adolph > *To:* m...@bitchin100.com > *Sent:* Sunday, March 24, 2019 6:08 PM > *Subject:* Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-25 Thread Kurt McCullum
gt; >>> On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 7:39 PM Mike Stein wrote: >>>> __ >>>> Have you tried closing the HD sense hole with a piece of tape or similar? >>>>> - Original Message - >>>>> *From:* Stephen Adolph <mailto:twospru...@gma

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-25 Thread Kurt McCullum
- Original Message - >>> *From:* Stephen Adolph <mailto:twospru...@gmail.com> >>> *To:* m...@bitchin100.com >>> *Sent:* Sunday, March 24, 2019 6:08 PM >>> *Subject:* Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks. >>> >>> the Coco

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-25 Thread Stephen Adolph
l Message ----- > *From:* Stephen Adolph > *To:* m...@bitchin100.com > *Sent:* Sunday, March 24, 2019 6:08 PM > *Subject:* Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks. > > the Coco is using it's standard controller > > When issuing the DSKINI 0 command the coco tries to for

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-24 Thread Willard Goosey
In article , Stephen Adolph wrote: > I'll start by saying this isn't an M100 or TPDD discussion, but just > looking to understand something. > I have a Tandy Coco3 with a 3.5 inch floppy drive. The drive is a > standard PC drive and it is working well. > Does anyone know what's going on?

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-24 Thread Mike Stein
The controller/computer probably can't handle the higher data rate of the HD format (twice the DD rate). - Original Message - From: Stephen Adolph To: m...@bitchin100.com Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-24 Thread Gregory McGill
; *To:* m...@bitchin100.com >> *Sent:* Sunday, March 24, 2019 6:08 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks. >> >> the Coco is using it's standard controller >> >> When issuing the DSKINI 0 command the coco tries to format for 180kB. >>

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-24 Thread Stephen Adolph
lar? > > - Original Message - > *From:* Stephen Adolph > *To:* m...@bitchin100.com > *Sent:* Sunday, March 24, 2019 6:08 PM > *Subject:* Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks. > > the Coco is using it's standard controller > > When issuing the DSKINI 0

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-24 Thread Mike Stein
Have you tried closing the HD sense hole with a piece of tape or similar? - Original Message - From: Stephen Adolph To: m...@bitchin100.com Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 6:08 PM Subject: Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks. the Coco is using it's standard controller

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-24 Thread Stephen Adolph
the Coco is using it's standard controller When issuing the DSKINI 0 command the coco tries to format for 180kB. The combination of (Coco, std controller, PC 1.44MB drive + a 720kB dd floppy) works whereas (Coco, std controller, PC 1.44MB drive + a 1.44MBB hd floppy) does not work this is

Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-24 Thread Gregory McGill
likely the floppy controller doesn't support 80 tracks or high density.. most of the controllers of the era are ds/sd 40 track or dsdd 40 track.. are you able to format 720k? ds/dd 80 track? Greg On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 2:38 PM Stephen Adolph wrote: > I'll start by saying this isn't an M100

[M100] question regarding floppy disks.

2019-03-24 Thread Stephen Adolph
I'll start by saying this isn't an M100 or TPDD discussion, but just looking to understand something. I have a Tandy Coco3 with a 3.5 inch floppy drive. The drive is a standard PC drive and it is working well. Seems though that I cannot use 1.44 MB floppies in that drive. They don't seem to

Re: [M100] Question 8085 Model T assembly - RST 4

2018-09-10 Thread Bob Pigford
Thank for your guidance, Ken. I will certainly start there. Bob -Original Message- From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Ken Pettit Sent: Monday, September 10, 2018 1:58 PM To: m100@lists.bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Question 8085 Model T

Re: [M100] Question 8085 Model T assembly - RST 4

2018-09-10 Thread Ken Pettit
that to see what happens. Good stuff! Bob -Original Message- From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Ken Pettit Sent: Monday, September 10, 2018 12:28 PM To: m100@lists.bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Question 8085 Model T assembly - RST 4 But as a quick

Re: [M100] Question 8085 Model T assembly - RST 4

2018-09-10 Thread Bob Pigford
t Sent: Monday, September 10, 2018 12:28 PM To: m100@lists.bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Question 8085 Model T assembly - RST 4 But as a quick anwer, RST 4 prints the ASCII character in the A register to the LCD or Printer. Ken On 9/10/18 9:26 AM, John Gardner wrote: > RSTs are software i

Re: [M100] Question 8085 Model T assembly - RST 4

2018-09-10 Thread Ken Pettit
But as a quick anwer, RST 4 prints the ASCII character in the A register to the LCD or Printer. Ken On 9/10/18 9:26 AM, John Gardner wrote: RSTs are software interrupts. Intel's 8085 manual is a good source for this stuff, or you can look at this...

Re: [M100] Question 8085 Model T assembly - RST 4

2018-09-10 Thread John Gardner
RSTs are software interrupts. Intel's 8085 manual is a good source for this stuff, or you can look at this... http://www.idc-online.com/control1/Interrupts_of_intel_8085.pdf On 9/10/18, Bob Pigford wrote: > Hello, > > > > From time to time when studying others' asm listings for ModelT's, I

[M100] Question 8085 Model T assembly - RST 4

2018-09-10 Thread Bob Pigford
Hello, >From time to time when studying others' asm listings for ModelT's, I find an opcode called RST 4. I have not yet found this documented anywhere. What does RST 4 do? Thanks for your help, Bob

Re: [M100] question on TPDD services - laddie etc.

2018-06-02 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
Well that dlpilot large file logic is based on reverse engineering a real tpdd 2. So it should be compatible with all clients. It’s not documented anywhere apparently! Was beginning to doubt my memory. Well I guess it isn’t wonderful since I left it out of laddie. — John.

Re: [M100] question on TPDD services - laddie etc.

2018-06-02 Thread Kurt McCullum
I double checked the mComm code because I didn't remember if I had addressed this. If the file is larger than 64k I only return the first two bytes of the file size. So while it will work with files larger than 64k, the file size is definitely a little screwy. But I guess when you exceed the

Re: [M100] question on TPDD services - laddie etc.

2018-06-02 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
It's not in Laddie code. I found an old post regarding my DLPilot source (that I cannot find at the moment). So I guess I need to incorporate this into LaddieAlpha for >64k files to work fully. "OK, I found my DLPilot source. Based on that, TPDD files can be larger than 64K! Here's the code to

Re: [M100] question on TPDD services - laddie etc.

2018-06-02 Thread Ken Pettit
Hey Steve, NADSBox will have no issue reading any size file. Just keep sending read requests and it will supply data until the end of the file. Ken On 6/2/18 9:10 AM, Stephen Adolph wrote: Not yet. I'm going to be testing in a bit and I will let you know. I always use laddie for my

Re: [M100] question on TPDD services - laddie etc.

2018-06-02 Thread Stephen Adolph
We might want to take another crack at T200 76800 mode for fun. I'll try 38400 first, then see if I can run at 76800. got the code from hterm 38400 and 76800 work on m10x but I don’t remember using those higher bps > rates with laddie. > > Also it always involved hardware flow control to keep

Re: [M100] question on TPDD services - laddie etc.

2018-06-02 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 9:14 AM Kurt McCullum wrote: > The file size is returned as two bytes per the protocol. As long as it > returns a value less than 64k you should be fine as the packets don't care > about how many are sent. > > Kurt > I remember there being 4 bytes of file size, though

Re: [M100] question on TPDD services - laddie etc.

2018-06-02 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 9:10 AM Stephen Adolph wrote: > Not yet. I'm going to be testing in a bit and I will let you know. I > always use laddie for my development, but it would be good to know if other > solutions like Nadsbox have any issue too. > > actually - another question. > Any issue

Re: [M100] question on TPDD services - laddie etc.

2018-06-02 Thread Kurt McCullum
The file size is returned as two bytes per the protocol. As long as it returns a value less than 64k you should be fine as the packets don't care about how many are sent. Kurt On Sat, Jun 2, 2018, at 8:50 AM, John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 8:20 AM Stephen Adolph > wrote:>>

Re: [M100] question on TPDD services - laddie etc.

2018-06-02 Thread Stephen Adolph
Not yet. I'm going to be testing in a bit and I will let you know. I always use laddie for my development, but it would be good to know if other solutions like Nadsbox have any issue too. actually - another question. Any issue running at faster than 19200? I think your program hterm had the

Re: [M100] question on TPDD services - laddie etc.

2018-06-02 Thread Ken Pettit
Steve, Hmm, 1.8MB into a M100? What *are* you writing!?? :) Ken On 6/2/18 8:20 AM, Stephen Adolph wrote: John, do you see any issue with reading a 1.8 MB file from Laddie into M100? Ignore the obvious lack of ram problem! Can I just open a file that large and keep reading 128 byte blocks

[M100] question on TPDD services - laddie etc.

2018-06-02 Thread Stephen Adolph
John, do you see any issue with reading a 1.8 MB file from Laddie into M100? Ignore the obvious lack of ram problem! Can I just open a file that large and keep reading 128 byte blocks till 1.8MB has been transfered? thx Steve

Re: [M100] Question about TS-DOS/Desklink loaded files corrupted

2016-03-23 Thread Joseph Remy
USB Serial to null modem to db9-db25 adapter. Wow, I feel kind of silly not even thinking about the emulator. I'm a SysAdmin of many years for Doc McCoy's Sake! ~Joe On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 5:04 PM, John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 1:28 PM, Mike Stein

Re: [M100] Question about TS-DOS/Desklink loaded files corrupted

2016-03-22 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 1:28 PM, Mike Stein wrote: > > > BTW, it is sometimes necessary to rename the file itself, e.g. when there > already is a .DO file containing documentation; another issue is different > versions named .100 and .200 for the respective models. > Good

Re: [M100] Question about TS-DOS/Desklink loaded files corrupted

2016-03-22 Thread Mike Stein
Discussion" <m100@lists.bitchin100.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [M100] Question about TS-DOS/Desklink loaded files corrupted > I'm in the process of converting some of the programs from .DO to .BA > via load from TS-DOS, LOAD .DO, SAVE .BA, save back to

Re: [M100] Question about TS-DOS/Desklink loaded files corrupted

2016-03-22 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
--- Original Message - > From: "Joseph Remy" <podmonk...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> > To: "Model 100 Discussion" <m100@lists.bitchin100.com <javascript:;>> > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 1:30 PM > Subject: Re: [M100] Question about TS-DOS/Desk

Re: [M100] Question about TS-DOS/Desklink loaded files corrupted

2016-03-21 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Joseph Remy wrote: > I think DLPlus is actually what I'm running. Shows up as just an > executable called "dl". > > Ah. The original Desklink is a DOS application. DLPlus was originally written by Stephen Hurd, and now I maintain it. I

Re: [M100] Question about TS-DOS/Desklink loaded files corrupted

2016-03-21 Thread Joseph Remy
I think DLPlus is actually what I'm running. Shows up as just an executable called "dl". Turns out my RPi is having issues installing mono, so LadieAlpha might be out for now. I'm pretty happy with my little dl setup so far. I have my RPi setup to boot to X-Windows and auto launch a script

Re: [M100] Question about TS-DOS/Desklink loaded files corrupted

2016-03-20 Thread Kurt McCullum
Joe, The basic files on the club100 site are not tokenized but they still have a .BA extension which can cause confusion. They should have a .DO extension. You can load them as a text files if you change the extension. After loading the file, go into Basic, and then type LOAD "FILE.DO". It will

[M100] Question about TS-DOS/Desklink loaded files corrupted

2016-03-19 Thread Joseph Remy
Hi everyone! I'm new to the group, having been a CoCo1 owner way back when, and long time lusting after the m100. I've been playing with a Desklink setup I'm running on a Raspberry Pi, which seems to be going pretty well, but I've got this weird problem: Most programs don't load over properly.

Re: [M100] Question about TS-DOS/Desklink loaded files corrupted

2016-03-19 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
Maybe try LaddieAlpha on Linux? I suggest Laddiealpha because I've tested it on Linux Windows and OSX. And because I wrote and maintain it. Desklink is a dos program and all but the dos users have abandoned it because it is not reliable on new oses Are you running it in an emulator? But that

Re: [M100] Question

2015-12-07 Thread Michael Caronna
a lab bench worsens my angina >> pain, >> >>>> it isn't likely I would be able to get more NADSBoxes out anytime in >> the >> >>>> near future. >> >>>> >> >>>> I am thinking about a couple of different replacement devic

Re: [M100] Question

2015-12-07 Thread Michael Caronna
>>> and haven't been spending any time on Club100 (or several other >>>> things). >>>> >>>> I'm WAY behind on even getting to email. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> NADSBox is basically not being sold any more.

Re: [M100] Question

2015-12-02 Thread Shaun M. Wheeler
t 11:24 PM, Michael Caronna <mikecaro...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Is the NADS box still being sold? I sent an enquiry to club100 a while > back but never heard back. > >> -Mike > >> > >> On Wednesday, 25 November 2015, Rob Scrimgeour <

Re: [M100] Question

2015-12-02 Thread Shaun M. Wheeler
CBs in a workable state >>> (assuming I could even get them working). Because of this and the fact >>> that leaning over a lab bench worsens my angina pain, it isn't likely I >>> would be able to get more NADSBoxes out anytime in the near future. >>> > I am t

Re: [M100] Question

2015-11-30 Thread Anthony Coghlan
; Rob S >>> Victoria, BC >>> Canada >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> >From: John Graf <j...@grafs.us> >>> Sender: M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> >>> Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 23:05:46 >>&g

Re: [M100] Question

2015-11-30 Thread Stephen Adolph
way is with a NADS box. >>>> http://www.club100.org/catalog.html >>>> >>>> Rob S >>>> Victoria, BC >>>> Canada >>>> >>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>> >From: John Graf <j...@graf

Re: [M100] Question

2015-11-25 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
Problems can be fun. But solved problems have their positive attributes too. LaddieAlpha works fine on OSX! I've tested it, and I support it. So if you have trouble getting it working just ask on the list. Dependencies are: Mono A loaded TPDD client. Best bet: A REX unit running TS-DOS, or

Re: [M100] Question

2015-11-25 Thread benjamin . vanderford
Rob Scrimgeour <aciph...@live.ca> wrote: >>>> The absolute easiest way is with a NADS box. >>>> http://www.club100.org/catalog.html >>>> >>>> Rob S >>>> Victoria, BC >>>> Canada >>>> >>>> >

Re: [M100] Question

2015-11-25 Thread Mike Stein
> Is the NADS box still being sold? I sent an enquiry to club100 a while >>>> back but never heard back. >>>> >>>> -Mike >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, 25 November 2015, Rob Scrimgeour <aciph...@live.ca> >>>> wrote: >&

Re: [M100] Question

2015-11-25 Thread Marko Peussa
but never heard back. >>> >>> -Mike >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, 25 November 2015, Rob Scrimgeour <aciph...@live.ca> wrote: >>> The absolute easiest way is with a NADS box. >>> http://www.club100.org/catalog.html >>> &g

Re: [M100] Question

2015-11-25 Thread Josh Malone
me in > the > >>>> near future. > >>>> > >>>> I am thinking about a couple of different replacement devices, though > >>>> getting them development poses similar issues as the NADSBox. > >>>> > >>>> Ken

Re: [M100] Question

2015-11-25 Thread Mark Wickens
From: John Graf <j...@grafs.us> Sender: M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 23:05:46 To: Model 100 Discussion<m100@lists.bitchin100.com> Reply-To: Model 100 Discussion <m100@lists.bitchin100.com> Subje