Great job Brian. The 600 is a CP/M, right?
From: Brian White <bw.al...@gmail.com>
To: Model 100 Discussion <m100@lists.bitchin100.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2017 12:45 AM
Subject: [M100] Model 600 basic & file transfer
Hot damn it works!Thanks to Steve digging up that basic.!55 file, and the
xmodem in the built-in telcom app, it's possible for someone with a bare Model
600 with no utility disk or basic option rom, to download and install all the
utility disk files, format a new blank disk, copy the files to it, and install
basic and copy that to the disk too, all from scratch from downloadable files
on a modern PC.
So, first you need the same null-modem cable, with the same, wrong, male 25-pin
plug as M100/102, and a usb-serial adapter (assuming a modern laptop with no
"real" com ports)
Fire up a comm program on the pc and set it to 9600 8n1 xon/xoff (or software
flow control).
On the Model 600, go into telcom,M Modify,[tab] to move between fields.name:
(leave empty)baud: 9600stop: 1word: 8xon/xoff: yes[Enter] to save it and go
back to the menu
C Connect[tab] twice tousing modem: No[Enter]
Now it should say ONLINE on bottom
[shift]+[esc] to get the menuT TransferR RecieveRECEIVE to: BASIC.!55
[tab]Protocol: (Xmodem)[Enter]
Now back on the PCuse your comm program to send a file via xmodem, and select
basic.!55
Takes a couple minutes to go.
On the 600:[esc]D DisconnectY confirm[ctrl]+[F10]
Now you should see a new entry BASIC on the left edge of the system manager.
Go ahead and run it. You now have BASIC installed!
I'm about to uplaod all the files from the Utility disk, which includes
FORMAT.!60, which is what you need to format a new disk.
You can go from scratch with this now.* Download the Utility disk files and
BASIC.!55, from wherever I post them* Use this xmodem procedure to copy them
all to ram on the 600* Insert a new double density (NOT HD) disk* Run FORMAT*
[ctrl]+[f10] back to the menu* C copy* COPY file: (arrow down to BASIC.!55)
[tab]* to: A:[Enter]
repeate for all the Utility disk
files:FORMAT.!60INSTALL.!70DISKCOPY.!90PRINTER.DVRDBCALLS.LIB
Remove the disk and open the little write-protect door in the corner of the
disk. Now you have a Utility disk, plus BASIC (which it didn't originally come
with)
BAM!
All the files from the Utility Disk, basic.!55, and a copy of manual (just
copied from Archive.org) here, at least for now:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bys6eLbSbYyhSFhFZ29TSEZkTUk
-- bkw
