Re: [M100] rexcpm and mvt100 success

2020-11-04 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > This will be SO great - I think I mentioned already loading in the full > distribution of WordStar 4.0 :) By the way, I didn't follow up on this - I had no success with WordStar 4.0 and I suspect the reason might be that the version posted on classiccmp.org

[M100] patching wordstar 3.3 for the m100 keyboard

2020-11-04 Thread Jonathan Yuen
Hello, My notes on patching ws 3.3 from the cpmarchive. I think I have the addresses correct on the far left, but I don't have any way to print from the m100 so I had to copy from the screen. Patching the wordstar 3.3 found on the cpm archive, and installed initally for a vt100 terminal.

Re: [M100] Wordstar 3.3 for MVT100 and CP/M on M-100

2020-11-04 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > diskette, and it was a wordstar file. I'm pretty sure I downloaded > something from Microsoft to import the file. Some research turned up that MS apparently discontinued this many years ago. I did locate and install it on my machine here which has Office 2016,

Re: [M100] Sardine Plus

2020-11-04 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- >> possible to modify the UR-2 that's meant to work with this module to >> somehow access these four ROM images in a REX... so you'd have the full >> dictionary available without having a TPDD device connected. > > I haven't played with it. But I'll pull the roms and

Re: [M100] CP/M keyboard

2020-11-04 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > I see your point, Steve. What I could do is have a function key to > select between say STD, VT100, USER key maps. USER could be > user-definable as we may encounter software which isn't configurable. I like this idea. > Similarly with the video output for the M100

Re: [M100] User number in CP/M for M-100?

2020-11-04 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > In my experience with using it on the M100, I end up back in USER 0 > > after executing any .COM program *except* for STAT.COM for some reason. > > Anything else I have tried, whether it's 3rd party of part of CP/M > > (MBASIC.COM, PIP.COM, etc.) all land me back

Re: [M100] User number in CP/M for M-100?

2020-11-04 Thread Jonathan Yuen
Hello, J.Anderson wrote: One thing I wanted to ask: you mentioned patching it to respond to the M100 cursor keys - did you replace the Ctrl-E,S,D,X key sequences or did you find somewhere to add the M100 cursor key codes in addition? One of the things I've always loved about WordStar is the

Re: [M100] REXCPM playing and observations

2020-11-04 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Hi Jim > > Fear not, we can increase the size of the Directory making full use of > 4MB. This will require BIOS changes & an OS update. That means... at > present you'll have to re-import all your user files. Can you reply So it goes - that's the price we pay for

Re: [M100] REXCPM playing and observations

2020-11-04 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > thinking out loud here, > > Sure, the directory structure for a single large disk could get fixed to > address the issue. > I wonder though if we might want something else. > > What if we had a smallish (360kB) drive B, intended for file sharing? This might be a

Re: [M100] Wordstar 3.3 for MVT100 and CP/M on M-100

2020-11-04 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > For matrix printer ribbons you need oil-based stamp pad ink. > [...] > BCH is a good brand, but office supply stores usually have something on > the shelf too but not quite as good quality. I'm going to have to order some online I guess, or do some sleuthing for an

Re: [M100] User number in CP/M for M-100?

2020-11-04 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Supercalc 2 also throws you back to user 0, as does wordstar 3.3 (the > version on the cpm archive, which I have patched for the M100 cursor > keys, and the behaviour I like for the bcksp/del key). The version of > adventure (the colossal cave) on the m100 site also