Re: [M100] Doing what the C= can do?

2016-11-01 Thread eddie edwards
mber 1, 2016 5:38:32 PM To: Model 100 Discussion Subject: Re: [M100] Doing what the C= can do? No fundamental reason, other than the mechanical aspects of connecting without risking damage (especially to the M100), and the additional hardware to decode and safely interface to the 'heart' of

Re: [M100] Doing what the C= can do?

2016-11-01 Thread Mike Stein
Message - From: Alex ... To: Model 100 Discussion Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 11:27 AM Subject: Re: [M100] Doing what the C= can do? Is there any reason not to use the system bus for expansions/addons like this? One thing I've noticed in using my M102 is that its lone serial port

Re: [M100] Doing what the C= can do?

2016-11-01 Thread Alex ...
display but now you've got that extra > hardware and you're still pretty limited in what you can actually do. > > m > > - Original Message - > *From:* _ Comet <co...@yahoo.com> > *To:* Model 100 Discussion <m100@lists.bitchin100.com> > *Sent:* Monday, Octobe

Re: [M100] Doing what the C= can do?

2016-11-01 Thread Mike Stein
got that extra hardware and you're still pretty limited in what you can actually do. m - Original Message - From: _ Comet To: Model 100 Discussion Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 9:40 PM Subject: Re: [M100] Doing what the C= can do? Yes, you can build a similar device for the m

Re: [M100] Doing what the C= can do?

2016-10-31 Thread _ Comet
Yes, you can build a similar device for the m100.For relocatable code, you can use a fixed-in-memory small routine to trampoline relatively to the caller's program counter.For a faster display, disable screen scrolling and there is a program for this in the library.  Note that the screen

Re: [M100] Doing what the C= can do?

2016-10-31 Thread James Zeun
I think you already hit the nail on the head when you mentioned the user base. The C64 was extremely popular throughout the 80s and early 90s with a healthy number of fans continuing to use it to this day. While the M100 was popular it was for a different reason to that of the C64 which had a huge

Re: [M100] Doing what the C= can do?

2016-10-30 Thread Mike Stein
As a matter of fact I see Jim Brain (who's behind Retro Innovations) from time to time; he's quite well known in the Commodore (especially 64) world for his many very reasonably priced adapters and various add-ons. There are also a number of other folks building and selling various gizmos for