Re: [M100] Model 100 System ROM dload?

2024-07-03 Thread Jim Anderson
Hi all, I don't seem to have seen any follow-up on this, so I'm wondering if anybody else has discovered how to access the link for PERIOD (or any of the other links on that page): This is a bit of a case study in why relative links should be used in html rather than absolute links. Somebody

Re: [M100] Any further info on TDock?

2023-05-10 Thread Jim Anderson
Hello (yes, I'm still alive, and still trying to get myself going again on the MVT100 font optimization/beautification project...) I just wanted to chime in here on the use of the MVT100 on the BCR port and my experience. It's *wonderful*. It's a pretty easy mod inside the machine (solder a s

Re: [M100] M100 LCD repair video and alternative use for unused screen RAM

2023-02-24 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Did you ever finish whatever it was you still needed to do for rexcpm? > > I don't remember what the problem was supposed to be by now, but I > remember to keep watching for some update to either cpmupd or to the > disk image every time I reload my rexcpm, and I o

Re: [M100] Model 200 issues with Serial Wi-Fi Adapter

2022-12-22 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > direct null modem (full cable) between a M102 and a M200, with TERM, the > M200 will systematically lockup when the M102 hangs up ( EXIT/F8 ) > whereas the reverse is not true. That completely tracks, because when the T102 (or M100) hangs up, it drops DTR (and RT

Re: [M100] Model 200 issues with Serial Wi-Fi Adapter

2022-12-21 Thread Jim Anderson
I’ve run into this before with the 200 – I don’t remember if it was CTS or DSR or both that it wants to see asserted, but it definitely does behave differently from the 100 and 102. If you don’t have one or both of those lines high, the 200 appears to freeze up if you attempt serial communicati

Re: [M100] is the m100 a trs-80? In walks like a, not is categorized as a

2022-09-29 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Then, of course, you have the TRS-80 Model 100 and Tandy 200 computers. > The Model 100 is almost entirely a rebadge of the Kyocera Kyotronic 85. > The 200, never sold under the "TRS-80" banner, is incompatible. The Not entirely incompatible... it uses the same CPU

[M100] oh, and Hello again

2021-11-16 Thread Jim Anderson
Sorry I vanished for most of this year - depression is not a good place to be. I am hoping to get rolling and finish off the font redesign for the MVT100 board I was working on last winter. I think Stephen had started sharing the interim firmware I made which had initial M100 graphic characters

Re: [M100] Re-directing CP/M console to serial port in REXCPM

2021-11-16 Thread Jim Anderson
First thought that comes to mind: it may be stopping because of the feature which pauses the screen output after 8 lines of consecutive output – try Label-F1-Label to toggle ‘Sc L’ to ‘Sc S’ to disable this before redirecting the console? I’m glad to see this post because I honestly had been th

Re: [M100] linux file transfer with dl works

2021-03-04 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > So far I've only figured out how to use TS-DOS and it works fine. I can > access the DRIVE and LOAD the files. > A .DO file works great. A .BA file will transfer but never run. > I understood from previous conversations that what I should do is rename > the .BA files

Re: [M100] mcomm on linux

2021-03-02 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > But TSLOAD.CO doesn't do anything but loads > DOS100.CO binary file. Which is 8k. This is true, but with a difference. It loads DOS100.CO on demand rather than have it reside in your RAM at all times, so when you quit TS-DOS you get the RAM back. Sometimes you mi

Re: [M100] mcomm on linux

2021-03-02 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Well, if I try to rename ADVENT1.BA to ADVEN.DO, it still says file already > exists and > actually it just creates ADVENT1.BA in RAM. Just wanted to point out that when it was suggested to rename the file, the idea was to rename it on the PC end rather than typ

Re: [M100] RS232 Wifi Modem

2021-02-26 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > But that's only super convenient if you happen > to have an Android phone or tablet. And I suppose only if moving files > to a phone instead of your real computer is good enough, maybe via > google drive. Just wanted to add a thought here... I think I have posted abo

Re: [M100] REXCPM 2M vs 4M

2021-02-25 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Correct Jim, it hasn't been fixed yet. After Easter I can get back to > it. That'll be awesome, thanks for the update! For now, it's incentive to keep my CP/M file count from bloating out of control :) jim

Re: [M100] REXCPM 2M vs 4M

2021-02-25 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > For the record, I did end up successfully upgrading a 2M REXCPM to 4M > using the RMLV3216AGSA linked below. This reminds me... did I miss an announcement, or is the release of a CP/M image for the 4MB REX with increased directory entries still pending? The curren

Re: [M100] DVI character set

2021-01-28 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > If you're going to do that much, then I will grab some more pics with a > better camera and a tripod so my hand isn't moving, and manual focus. > Maybe even a good straight-on centered shot without glare from the room > lights. Maybe with manual controls I can get a s

Re: [M100] DVI character set

2021-01-28 Thread Jim Anderson
:42 AM, Brian White wrote: > > I've put some snapshots from a video capture device up in the same > > directory with the rom dumps. > > > > The image is scaled from composite 4:3 input to 1080p 16:9 hdmi > > output, but not stretched. The aspect ratio is pres

Re: [M100] DVI character set

2021-01-27 Thread Jim Anderson
l.com>> wrote: On 1/26/21 10:42 PM, Stephen Adolph wrote: > Hey DVI owners, > > Would someone mind doing a bit if information mining? > > I would love to get the font bitmap for the DVI. Jim Anderson is > working on improvements to MVT100 firmware and it would be cool to

Re: [M100] DVI character set

2021-01-27 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Hey DVI owners, > > Would someone mind doing a bit if information mining? > > I would love to get the font bitmap for the DVI.  Jim Anderson is > working on improvements to MVT100 firmware and it would be cool to copy > and use these fonts

Re: [M100] updates to REX# Version 2, REXCPM Version 2

2021-01-27 Thread Jim Anderson
sender and know the content is safe. did you try clearing memory to get it back? thx On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 9:28 PM Jim Anderson mailto:jim.ander...@kpu.ca>> wrote: At first I thought it was related to the larger size of RXCMGR, but then I saw I was having issues in images where ther

Re: [M100] vga monitor solutions

2021-01-27 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of > jonathan.y...@telia.com > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2021 01:47 > To: m...@bitchin100.com > Subject: Re: [M100] vga monitor solutions > > CAUTION External Sender: Do not click links or open attachm

Re: [M100] updates to REX# Version 2, REXCPM Version 2

2021-01-26 Thread Jim Anderson
. RXCMGR is now >1kb I'll look into it, but, the VT100 driver exists in RAM now. Is that the problem? I could not find a way to place the VT100 driver in option ROM. too challenging to understand how to make it work. On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 4:54 AM Jim Anderson mailto:jim.ander...@kpu.ca

Re: [M100] updates to REX# Version 2, REXCPM Version 2

2021-01-26 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of > Stephen Adolph > Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2021 18:49 > To: m...@bitchin100.com > Subject: Re: [M100] updates to REX# Version 2, REXCPM Version 2 > > CAUTION External Sender: Do not click links or o

Re: [M100] updates to REX# Version 2, REXCPM Version 2

2021-01-24 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > A couple of issues were identified and addressed in both REX# and > REXCPM, and updates are posted.  I have done a fair bit of testing on > these changes as well as just general use.  As always bug reports are > valuable thanks. I finally got a chance to install this

Re: [M100] vga monitor solutions

2021-01-20 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > I second that recommendation. I've got exactly that unit and it works > perfectly with the M-100 running REXCPM, through an MVT100 and using VGA > input. I'm curious, how does the font look on that monitor? I've tried a few different LCDs and the one with the lowe

Re: [M100] REXCPM Upgrade to version 2 available

2021-01-16 Thread Jim Anderson
I tried upgrading to this new release (using RXCUPG), and encountered issues when restoring a RAM image back from backup. The same thing happens sometimes when switching from one RAM image to another, but every time when restoring from an image (either through Ctrl-R or through RXCMGR). The pr

Re: [M100] Serial-to-WiFi Converters and Rechargeable Batteries

2021-01-11 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Hi everyone, > > I just joined the flock and I'm an Original Flavor owner of a 32 KB M100 > when they were going for $399 (worth $964.98 today) in the mid-1980s, > and now I can add nine more to my collection for that much in inflation- If I'd had the money back the

Re: [M100] Joystick for the M100

2021-01-04 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > For input, there are only 2 signals, BUSY and BUSY_N.  Each of these can > be read independenty. As I recall, the way it worked was that the five switches (directional switches and fire) were wired to the first five output bits, and the common return from all five

Re: [M100] Joystick for the M100

2021-01-04 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > The problem with an Atari style joystick is that it uses a common > > ground. This means all of the keys to operate a game would need > > His device was smart and interfaced with the system bus and was > accessed via an IO port. Seems to me that somebody had a sch

Re: [M100] Subtle differences among various Model T models

2021-01-03 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > I've been a M100 owner since I got my first unit as a 16-year-old kid, > who managed scratch up enough money to get one when Radio Shack was > blowing them out the door to make room for the T102. I still have that > machine, plus a few other M100s as spares and for u

Re: [M100] Paladin MC-1 ROM

2021-01-03 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Am I correct in understanding that this uses some sort of sonic > triangulation?? That's an amazing bit of early tech! > I see very little documentation on-line. Pass a note if you manage to > get a youtube video or something online. > I'd love to see this in action!

Re: [M100] Star Blaze 100

2021-01-03 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > At the Club100 site, I found Star Blaze 100, apparently the only game > Tandy every sold for the Model 100. > [...] > Now, the odd thing is, I find the game play to be virtually impossible. > Not sure if that's the way it runs on real hardware or not. I love this gam

[M100] Paladin MC-1 ROM

2020-12-31 Thread Jim Anderson
I have slain my white whale! Finally got my latest Paladin MC-1 kit (for which I paid too much IMHO but this has become an obsession for me), and to my relief the EME Rombo I saw in the listing photos does indeed contain the MC-1 ROM necessary to make the measuring calculator work. Also, altho

Re: [M100] revised MVT100 firmware, V1.3.2_SA

2020-12-23 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Pin 5 is an odd extra ground on the M100. Pin 7 is the ground for the > > spec, all wands, and all machines with the port, including the 100. > > fair, but pin5 is ground on an RS-232 DB-9. So, that is what I used on > MVT100. I think in the future I will just wi

Re: [M100] revised MVT100 firmware, V1.3.2_SA

2020-12-23 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Thank you for giving it a whirl Jim.  Hopefully it is now "solid".  I > have it running beside me now. ;) > So, you did the BCR hack as well? nice. No problem, I was really excited to see this functionality fixed (I was leery of editing files using the external d

Re: [M100] revised MVT100 firmware, V1.3.2_SA

2020-12-23 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Regarding the firmware for the MVT100 video adapter, I have updated the > firmware to address the scroll issue with TEXT.   I've done some > "designer testing" and it looks good.  Of course I always appreciate > test reports, thanks.  Really helps me to conserve ti

Re: [M100] Version 2 VT100 driver for M100

2020-12-23 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Quite right, found a bug.  90% of the time, it is me not thinking about > the code in front of my nose. > Build 22 is posted. Spectacular! Seems to do everything the first version did, plus launching .DO and .BA files from the menu! jim

Re: [M100] NADSBox and WP2

2020-12-22 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Now I'm trying to get the NADSBox to work with the WP2 without success Does it entirely fail to work, ie. If you go into the WP-2's TELCOM with F2-9, can you hit Enter and get the NADSBox command-line prompt? If you get nothing at all, see below... > so far.

Re: [M100] VT100 update

2020-12-21 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > ESC D and ESC M scroll the screen. The problem is that most "ANSI" > implementations don't implement the full VT-100 command set, so that one > may not be supported on most terminal emulators. You know what... my faulty memory got me again. I was remembering when

Re: [M100] Version 2 VT100 driver for M100

2020-12-21 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Jim, you are not trying to use VT100.CO with REX are you?  They are > not compatible. ..Steve I'm using it in a machine which has a REXCPM in it, but I unload the REX hooks with Ctrl-X and power-cycle before invoking VT100.CO - this always worked with the previo

Re: [M100] VT100 update

2020-12-21 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Exactly. I had to add custom vt100 commands to thr vt100 terminal > firmware.. I just did it wrong. Well, I don't know about 'wrong' if the M100 OS expects the display device to have an ability the VT100 doesn't provide... > Anyone can jump in and fix it if they

Re: [M100] REX update questions (probably only answerable by Stephen)

2020-12-21 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Active block is always first, does seem to fit what is happening? I just > checked on my end and it seems to be working.  Active block first, then > sorted by date/time. Yes, it shows the active block first as always, it's the rest of the entries which aren't sor

Re: [M100] Version 2 VT100 driver for M100

2020-12-21 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Updated to build 21, with a bug fixed. > Please report any issues, thanks! I tried this out tonight after I finished restoring everything to my other REX... I didn't have much success with it - it does initialize, but after going into BASIC and issuing either S

Re: [M100] VT100 update

2020-12-20 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Problem #2 below is actually an issue with the MVT100 video adapter > firmware.  It also has a bug I need to fix.  HAven't gotten to that > yet,,, Just wondering (because it seemed likely to me that this is what is happening), does it happen because the M100 expe

Re: [M100] REX update questions (probably only answerable by Stephen)

2020-12-20 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > I see you understand "S" not "O".  I've checked it out on my end and it > was working.  If the date/time stamps are the same, sort order won't > change. The sort order does change with each press of S (reverse and forwards), it's just that the sort order is somet

Re: [M100] REX update questions (probably only answerable by Stephen)

2020-12-20 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Re REXclassic: sounds like your directory is corrupted at first > glance.  I would do a full rebuild, not just the software. > Let me know if you cannot find the tools you need. Argh... OK, yeah, hard lesson about backup-before-trying-something-new learned (again

Re: [M100] REX update questions (probably only answerable by Stephen)

2020-12-20 Thread Jim Anderson
A couple of additional notes: > update, of course). Press O to change sort order only reverses the OCD self-nitpick: I meant S, not O. :) > and cats... my T102 locked up solid and the Reset button wouldn't Amendment: I noticed a couple of additional things. - Although the Reset button won't

[M100] REX update questions (probably only answerable by Stephen)

2020-12-20 Thread Jim Anderson
I recently applied the 260 update to two of my REX classics and the 43 update to my REXCPM. Two questions: REXCPM - I see a date and time stamp on the images now, awesome! However, for me the images are still being sorted by their original order (I think it's the order in which the images wer

Re: [M100] VT100 update

2020-12-18 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Sounds great Bob! I think where it would break is if you try to open a > basic program from MENU without going into BASIC first and > loading/running it. > If you want, give that a try. > Same is true for a .DO file. > Ex. > in Basic type SCREEN1. > then F8, back t

[M100] NADSbox battery stats question

2020-12-12 Thread Jim Anderson
Hi, wondering if anybody else has had this odd thing happen. I noticed a while ago that the battery statistic information in my NADSbox has become corrupt, or at least I assume that's what has happened. The "Bat Date" field was showing the current date (even though I had not changed the batter

Re: [M100] adding 4xAA NiMH to M100

2020-11-23 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > It worked beautifully.  Later I installed a LM317 voltage regulator on a > heatsink inside the uinti so I could power it with 12V, like the rest of > my Amateur Radio gear. Oh man... I wanted to do this, too, and I was going to make a rectangular opening in the top

Re: [M100] adding 4xAA NiMH to M100

2020-11-23 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Jim, this sounds like a fantastic solution to one of my problems. I > don't need in-circuit charging (I always have spare NiMH AAs, but I > rarely travel with an AC adapter) but I would love for the low batt > light to actually provide some function again. Yeah, sam

Re: [M100] adding 4xAA NiMH to M100

2020-11-23 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Option 1: 47 ohm > - works, but does not prevent reverse conduction from batteries to an > unplugged wallwart > > option 2:  10 ohms + silicon diode: > - protects from reverse current, but drops the voltage for charging > > option 3:  10 ohms + schottky diode > - al

Re: [M100] REXCPM software update

2020-11-23 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > One of our list members (David Grissom) has been able to show that there > was a problem created in the M100 file directory when switching in and > out of CP/M.  To do so took a fair amount of effort so thanks David. Wacky - I've had a couple of corruption issues wit

Re: [M100] Back from the hospital

2020-11-21 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > The Dr. released me from the hostpital last Thursday and I have been > just taking it easy until my new medication has time to kick in (it Glad to hear you're home and doing well - here's hoping that the new medication does its job. jim

Re: [M100] Anyone selling dead Model 100 (shells or otherwise)?

2020-11-19 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Nice thought Robert, but I don't have any parted out and don't have time > to do that; right now I am completely occupied selling off bits and > pieces of my reel-to-reel collection Audio or data? ;) > Josh: All I know about the 200 is that it seems to power up

Re: [M100] STRUGGLING to get REXCPM loaded

2020-11-18 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > unable to load file named > TSD100.BY > Note the different extension (.BY). > Why is RXCMGR asking for a file with the .BY extension? .BY files are the RAM image backups - are you sure you're loading from the optrom screen instead of the ram image screen?

Re: [M100] WP-2

2020-11-16 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > The 2430 cells are not hard to find. > Just type CR2430 into amazon or google and they are available new and > cheap. You by a card of 5 or 6, install one, stick another in the pocket > in the slip case, and you're set for "ever". I don't know why everyone > makes suc

Re: [M100] WP-2

2020-11-16 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > I’ve had no issues with the WP-2 not keeping up when I type, except when > inserting text, and that is easily overcome by inserting a CR so that > insertions are at the end of a line not the middle - then SHIFT-DEL to > close the space back up afterwards. Heh, yeah,

Re: [M100] WP-2

2020-11-16 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Nick > Shaner > Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2020 21:18 > To: m...@bitchin100.com > Cc: M100 List > Subject: Re: [M100] WP-2 > > CAUTION External Sender: Do not click links or open attachments unless >

Re: [M100] CPM emulation

2020-11-13 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > When I looked at this, I saw that it was based on the z80 code written > [...] > Trying to access the unix fs directly, I could run the ws.com in the > tests directory and it save the file to my unix filesystem. Winstall > there gave an error, but I've seen this befo

Re: [M100] wordstar 4 wants a z80

2020-11-13 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Exactly, altering the drive tables of the Linux emulator should enable > execution of an M100 CP/M image I would think. Conversely, massaging the > image to suit what the emulator expects might be the way to go. You'd > need to be conversant with "CP/M Alteration G

Re: [M100] CPM emulation

2020-11-13 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Since I asked the original question about CP/M emulation I thought I > should share what I had been using to prompt it: > > This emulator has BDOS integration directly to the filesystem (no > getunix/putunix because it just sees the host directory): I'm really glad

Re: [M100] wordstar 4 wants a z80

2020-11-13 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > what I have, there are differences. As you stated, if I took out the - > DPOSIX_TTY from the Makefile, the github source compiled for me, and I > could get the A> prompt, but the drive was empty so I couldn't test > getunix.com and putunix.com because they weren't th

Re: [M100] wordstar 4 wants a z80

2020-11-13 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > point is, it is not a straight binary dump. > > Said another way, if there is an agreed format for making an M100 CP/M > A: disk dump accessible on simulated CP/M, lets look at that for next > drop of RXCUTL. Well, for what it does (image backup/restore) whether it'

Re: [M100] wordstar 4 wants a z80

2020-11-12 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > I wonder if you changed the drive geometry info in CP/M to match the > M100 definition, if it would work? Probably - the readme says A: and B: emulate the 'ST-506 5Mb 5" 5Mb drive' and any other drives (C: and down) emulate 'traditional 8" 256k drives'. I have no i

Re: [M100] wordstar 4 wants a z80

2020-11-12 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > It was written ages ago by someone named Pareg Patel. I lost contact > with him after a while but I recently found the source on github: > [...] > Just for a lark, I tried to compile just now and while it gave some > errors, it did produce a useable binary (gcc 9.3.0

Re: [M100] Back in the hospital yet again

2020-11-10 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Well I’m back in the hospital again with angina and shortness of breath. > Hopefully it will be just. A couple of days for a stent or two and then > home again. Will let you know. Ouch, I also hope that this is quickly and easily resolved by your doctors. Best wis

Re: [M100] patching wordstar 3.3 for the m100 keyboard

2020-11-07 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > 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. > [...] > 0655 1C 00 d0 63 > 0659 1D 00 0a 63 > 065D 1E 00 b4 64 >

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

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 in

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 be

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 us

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, but

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] 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 p

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 might

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

[M100] REXCPM playing and observations

2020-10-29 Thread Jim Anderson
So I recently wanted to try printing from WordStar 3.3 and discovered that worked quite nicely. I also discovered that WordStar 4.0 has support for the early HP LaserJets (and, therefore, possibly my HP 4000N may understand it), and also the spell check may be better integrated and/or at least

Re: [M100] REXCPM in M-100 - Success!

2020-10-29 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > >> - D.COM (A better directory lister) > >> - SWEEP.COM (also known as New Sweep, file operations program) > > > > I would love to give these utilities a try, if you find somewhere to > upload them. > > > > Yes, I have a WIKI account now so I believe I can upload the

Re: [M100] rexcpm and mvt100 success

2020-10-29 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > IMPORT.COM is in line for upgrade, though it'll be into next year before > I get to it. By then we may have 8.3 filename support from the TPDD > emulators. I intend to upgrade IMPORT to: > - support wildcard filenames > - 8.3 filenames > - subdirectories This will be

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

2020-10-29 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Yes, M100 CP/M prints to the M100 parallel port. Try LPRINT in MBASIC to > get your setup working - it does definitely work. I don't know for sure > with WordStar, but it could be necessary to do STAT LST:=LPT: before > firing up WordStar. I dragged my Tandy DMP

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

2020-10-29 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > when we get generally agreed "good adaptations" of CP/M software that > people are happy with, I think post-configuration versions of the > applications should be stored at the wiki. It will save time for > others! > > > > yes - that would be SUPER helpful for CP/

Re: [M100] Sardine Plus

2020-10-29 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > I have here a PG Design ROM expansion that fits T102. > > The unit has 4 molex sockets with the 100/200 pinout to take standard > option roms, and 4 regular dip sockets with apparently regular 27C256 > pinout. > > All 4 regular sockets are filled with this Sardine P

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

2020-10-29 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Hi Jim, > > I do not recall CP/M ever dumping me back into user area 0 whenever I > run a program. On the Kaypro and the M-100 I stay in my current user > area, unless I change it with another USER command. The documentation > states that behavior as well. Maybe t

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

2020-10-20 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > I finally got some time to assemble my MVT100 and get it going, and now > I have a good console for CP/M on my M-100! I can get my copy of > WordStar running on it but it is configured for my Kaypro and the > control codes are not the same. Has anyone configured Wor

Re: [M100] low VEE voltage - help me?

2020-10-19 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > While the +5 and -5 are off the same transformer, the +5 is designed for > a much greater current draw.  Regulation on the -5 is simply by > zener.  A back of the envelope analysis of the Zener supply suggests > that with the 180 ohm R97, and a -7.6v supply, it is onl

Re: [M100] having fun with MVT100

2020-10-17 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Jim, to your question on speed, the limit is actually the VT100 adapter. > The M100 can easily overdrive the VT100 adapter with characters.  You > can do this with BASIC even, just sending characters flat out will > eventually fill the buffer and overflow on the PIC p

Re: [M100] having fun with MVT100

2020-10-17 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Jim, > yah, I think we will find things that can be improved.  for a next board > spin (I only ordered 30 boards initially) I can add a track/ jumper. > nice idea to "power" the DB25 port also! I've actually been meaning to do this for quite a while, to power my Blue

Re: [M100] low VEE voltage - help me?

2020-10-16 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > The -5V supply is off the same transformer as the +5 v supply. I know, that's what really baffles me - how the +5 could be fine and -5 be so low! > The fault domain could be: > > 1) D15 Shorted or Open - Check with multimeter I did lift a few of the diodes off

[M100] having fun with MVT100

2020-10-16 Thread Jim Anderson
On a more uplifting note, I received my MVT100 in the mail last week and I've been having a blast with it! I thought I'd share a few things which others might find helpful: I added the jumper for the BCR TTL serial hack to the machine I've been using for my REXCPM (the old SOD hack, because I'

Re: [M100] low VEE voltage - help me?

2020-10-15 Thread Jim Anderson
and know the content is safe. Which capacitors in particular did you replace? On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 2:21 AM Jim Anderson mailto:jim.ander...@kpu.ca>> wrote: Hi, My first M100 died on me about two years ago with a problem where the VEE supply voltage is low (between -1.4 and -1.7 volts, i

[M100] low VEE voltage - help me?

2020-10-14 Thread Jim Anderson
Hi, My first M100 died on me about two years ago with a problem where the VEE supply voltage is low (between -1.4 and -1.7 volts, instead of the expected -5v). At the time I posted here and the best guesses centered around one or more bad capacitors, particularly C85. I did get around to remo

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

2020-10-07 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > I'm specifically looking for support for "user numbers" since CP/M does > not support directories. My Kaypro runs CP/M 2.2G and 2.2H. In those > versions, the user number is part of the prompt, such as A0> or A1>. > Also, if you navigate to user area 1 with "USER 1"

Re: [M100] compile and execute Turbo Pascal

2020-10-07 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > Never used Pascal myself, but a co-worker wrote me a File Management > program that started AutoCAD, on MS-DOS 5 under Windows 3.11 and passed > startup commands to it. Borland Turbo Pascal had a nice facility for > starting another DOS Shell in which you could start

Re: [M100] REXCPM in M-100 - Success!

2020-10-07 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > I also transferred some executables from my Kaypro to this machine and > they work as well: > - D.COM (A better directory lister) > - SWEEP.COM (also known as New Sweep, file operations program) I would love to give these utilities a try, if you find somewhere to upl

Re: [M100] compile and execute Turbo Pascal

2020-09-30 Thread Jim Anderson
the sender and know the content is safe. oh, right ;) Turbo Pascal on CP/M only runs on Z-80, not 8080 or 8085. On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 6:34 PM Jim Anderson mailto:jim.ander...@kpu.ca>> wrote: I’m not sure if you’re saying it running on the 80C85 or the Z80? jim From

Re: [M100] compile and execute Turbo Pascal

2020-09-30 Thread Jim Anderson
adn't learned C yet). Not sure I would even recognize it now. :) Ken On 9/30/20 4:16 PM, Stephen Adolph wrote: oh, right ;) Turbo Pascal on CP/M only runs on Z-80, not 8080 or 8085. On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 6:34 PM Jim Anderson mailto:jim.ander...@kpu.ca>> wrote: I’m not sure if

Re: [M100] compile and execute Turbo Pascal

2020-09-30 Thread Jim Anderson
I’m not sure if you’re saying it running on the 80C85 or the Z80? jim From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Adolph Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 3:17 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: [M100] compile and execute Turbo Pascal CAUT

Re: [M100] Our experiences repairing a faulty RS-232 circuit in a NEC PC-8201a

2020-08-20 Thread Jim Anderson
I wonder what might be wrong with the RS-232 on my T102. On some rare occasions the port works (most often after I haven’t used it for a while), but after a few minutes it reverts to the usual problem, which is that it seems to receive a stream of garbage characters whenever the RS-232 port is

Re: [M100] Model T Terminal

2020-07-28 Thread Jim Anderson
TEXT definitely uses it. It’s hard to tell because the emulation isn’t quite right using PuTTY, but when I was messing with VT100.CO it seemed like the screen in TEXT got all messed up when scrolling down through a large file unless I sized the window at 80x25. It still seems to get really mes

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