Re: [M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-29 Thread Stephen Adolph
Hi 80c85 for sure 64 kB RAM for CP/M ( dont need any more than this) ~2 or 4 MB of disk space (depending on which model you buy) ...Steve On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, r cs wrote: > How much memory will be available to CP/M? > > Is this using the native 80C85? > > Thanks again, > rcs > >

Re: [M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-29 Thread r cs
How much memory will be available to CP/M? Is this using the native 80C85? Thanks again, rcs On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 9:17 PM Philip Avery wrote: > Yes, either a real VT-100 or perhaps more common today an serial-VGA board > that accepts VT-100 codes. > > Philip > > On 27/01/2020 2:44 pm, r cs

Re: [M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-26 Thread r cs
Sweet! On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 9:17 PM Philip Avery wrote: > Yes, either a real VT-100 or perhaps more common today an serial-VGA board > that accepts VT-100 codes. > > Philip > > On 27/01/2020 2:44 pm, r cs wrote: > > Will the output be like something that could have been fed to something >

Re: [M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-26 Thread Philip Avery
Yes, either a real VT-100 or perhaps more common today an serial-VGA board that accepts VT-100 codes. Philip On 27/01/2020 2:44 pm, r cs wrote: Will the output be like something that could have been fed to something like a VT-100? Thanks, rcs On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 4:01 PM Philip Avery

Re: [M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-26 Thread r cs
Will the output be like something that could have been fed to something like a VT-100? Thanks, rcs On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 4:01 PM Philip Avery wrote: > Short answer is no, at this stage. > > Philip > > On 27/01/2020 9:20 am, Fugu ME100 wrote: > > Will it be able to use a DVI for screen

Re: [M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-26 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Sat, Jan 25, 2020, 8:40 PM Philip Avery wrote: > That will work with M100 CP/M. Same CP/M command (Stat) will redirect > 'screen' output to the printer port if you like. > Very cool! -- John. >

Re: [M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-26 Thread Philip Avery
Short answer is no, at this stage. Philip On 27/01/2020 9:20 am, Fugu ME100 wrote: Will it be able to use a DVI for screen output? On 25/1/20, 8:39 PM, "M100 on behalf of Philip Avery" wrote: That will work with M100 CP/M. Same CP/M command (Stat) will redirect 'screen' output to the

Re: [M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-26 Thread Fugu ME100
Will it be able to use a DVI for screen output? On 25/1/20, 8:39 PM, "M100 on behalf of Philip Avery" wrote: >That will work with M100 CP/M. Same CP/M command (Stat) will redirect >'screen' output to the printer port if you like. >In fact you can redirect keyboard input from the serial as well,

[M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-26 Thread Charles Hudson
Philip Avery wrote: "Mike Stein pointed me to this device: http://geoffg.net/terminal.html; I too purchased one of these to use as a terminal for a single-board CP/M computer. Both kits are in the box I mentioned earlier, waiting construction. Two notes: I bought my kit with the Microchip PIC

Re: [M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-26 Thread r cs
Thanks Philip -- looking forward to seeing y'all's work! So is a "serial-VGA conversion board" basically a hardware-based terminal emulator with VGA output similar to the project board you pointed out? What is the existing REXCPM board? I am not familiar with it. Cheers, rcs On Sat, Jan 25,

Re: [M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-25 Thread Philip Avery
I promise to do a video when I get my serial-VGA board going. It will give a clean 80 x 24 display whereas XP Hyperterm gives some clutter. Philip On 26/01/2020 6:34 pm, Chris Fezzler wrote: Video please! On Saturday, January 25, 2020, 10:46:20 PM EST, Philip Avery wrote: It's about

Re: [M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-25 Thread Chris Fezzler
Video please! On Saturday, January 25, 2020, 10:46:20 PM EST, Philip Avery wrote: It's about time I chimed in here with my side of deal - which is producing a CP/M operating system for M100. This works with Steve's REXCPM board and is a RAM-based system instead of floppy disks, so

Re: [M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-25 Thread Philip Avery
That will work with M100 CP/M. Same CP/M command (Stat) will redirect 'screen' output to the printer port if you like. In fact you can redirect keyboard input from the serial as well, so you can just use the M100 as a processor if you want. Philip On 26/01/2020 5:05 pm, John R. Hogerhuis

Re: [M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-25 Thread Kevin Becker
Yeah this does look interesting. Somewhat offtopic, I just switched my work laptop from a MacBook to a Dell running Windows (for now) which only has USB C ports. I could use a dongle to convert my old USB A to serial cable but ordered a new USB-C to DB9 converter to keep things simple. I also

Re: [M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-25 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
Another possibility for display redirection is using the printer port. I've connected my printer port to a parallel to serial converter and then that can go to a PC or something else running a serial terminal. Then you keep the serial port free for bidirectional communication. But you need a

Re: [M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-25 Thread Philip Avery
Mike Stein pointed me to this device: http://geoffg.net/terminal.html which I have bought, but have yet to assemble & use. Up to now I have just been using a XP box with Hyperterm to give 80 x 24. Philip On 26/01/2020 4:52 pm, Kevin Becker wrote: I've been eagerly awaiting the REXCPM just for

Re: [M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-25 Thread Kevin Becker
I've been eagerly awaiting the REXCPM just for something to tinker with. I've never really used CPM before and thought this would be a good opportunity. But I wasn't aware of the serial terminal possibilties. This sounds amazing. I also had never realized there were simple serial to VGA options

[M100] REXCPM & M100 CP/M

2020-01-25 Thread Philip Avery
It's about time I chimed in here with my side of deal - which is producing a CP/M operating system for M100. This works with Steve's REXCPM board and is a RAM-based system instead of floppy disks, so no DVI necessary, just a REXCPM board. We have CP/M fully up & running on real M100s and have