Forgive my stupid question, but, I have Rex and TSDOS, how can I correctly load a binary file such as Starb or Hterm?
On 22 July 2018 at 18:59, John R. Hogerhuis <jho...@pobox.com> wrote: > It's very common to use a TPDD (Tandy portable disk drive) client likeTS-DOS > or TEENY in concert with a TPDD emulation server like laddiealpha or mcomm > to transfer binary files. > > Of course first you have to get a client into the system. Tsdos is typically > run from an option ROM. Teeny can be loaded via TEENY.EXE or a ascii > formatted BASIC loader. > > I think mcomm can bootstrap in a RAM version of Tsdos. > > > -- John. > > On Sun, Jul 22, 2018, 6:21 PM Wayne Lorentz <waynelore...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I recently broke out my old AP-issued Model 100 and have been tinkering >> with it. >> >> I have it hooked up to my computer via a null modem and am able to >> transfer BASIC files to it. But I'm stumped about how to move a binary >> file. >> >> In my old BBSing days, you just used a file transfer program, like the >> various XModem programs available for the 100. But the one program that I >> can get to work (XMODEM.BA 9216 (02-07-90)), only saves .DO files. Trying >> .CO files ends up with an immediate Transfer Aborted message, or something >> similar. >> >> So, how does one move a binary to a Model 100 over a null modem? >> >> The reason I ask is that I'd like to play the lpm game in the Club 100 >> library. The library notes that its files are not ASCII. The .BA appears >> to be tokenized BASIC, and the two support files are .CO's. >> >> Which brings up another question: How does one get the lpm game onto a >> Model 100. The machine reports 29,382 bytes free on boot-up. Once the >> XModem program is loaded in, it's just 17K. But lpm is 20K. What sorcery >> is this? >> >> >
