What I think makes sense as a project is to direct efforts towards using the Geoff VT-100 terminal emulator with M100:
http://geoffg.net/terminal.html This would be a great complement to M100. I think a great project would be to do some software work to rip into the DVI code, and pull out the video only routines, and rather than drive the DVI over the system bus, drive this "external VGA adapter" via serial. Several of us have started to disassemble DVI code. On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 4:30 AM James Zeun <james.z...@gmail.com> wrote: > That's really disappointing, I wish I had know before I bought it. The > whole point of getting the DVI was so that I could continue working on > documents at home on a bigger screen. I'd have just as been well to have > taken the SD card out of my NADSbox and stuck it in a winblows PC. > > Anyways I won't let that dampen my spirits! I'll figure something out. > Maybe a gotek drive in the DVI? Anyone tried that? > > I do desperately need a new DVI cable, can anyone help? > > > > > > On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 12:44 am Stephen Adolph, <twospru...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I agree. I dont think the issue is with rex. >> >> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill <arcadeshop...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I think the answer is no which is why i put my dvi on the shelf and gave >>> up for a bit >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 4:41 PM Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Does anyone know if tsdos is at all compatible with dvi? >>>> >>>> Dvi installs software of it's own. >>>> >>>> Does tsdos support access to the dvi? >>>> >>>> Can tsdos ram version be coresident with dvi software? >>>> >>>> If the answer is no then you have to do some serious gymnastics to >>>> transfer from pc to m100 using tsdos, and then from m100 to dvi using dvi >>>> dos. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, James Zeun <james.z...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Would it be possible to copy TR-DOS from the M100 to a floppy? >>>>> Load it up through the DVI? >>>>> I've never uninstalled a program, so not sure where F7 comes in to it. >>>>> Could I not simply KILL the rex manager? >>>>> >>>>> I wanted the DVi for typing, but I need the REX for TR-DOS. So I can >>>>> save my documents to SD CARD or TPDD etc. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 12:15 am Stephen Adolph, <twospru...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Unload means deinstall using F7. Not remove REX. REX can stay >>>>>> installed physically...just deinstall rexmgr.ba. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Kurt McCullum <ku...@fastmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> You can select TS-DOS with REX and then unload the REX manager. That >>>>>>> way it looks to the M100 like a regular ROM is loaded and the DVI should >>>>>>> work just fine from there. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kurt >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Gregory McGill wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> well transferring files from a pc with mcomm/laddealpha to dvi is >>>>>>> facilitated by having rexmgr load tsdos.. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:46 PM Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yep. >>>>>>> What I would do is make use of the deinstall function on rexmgr when >>>>>>> you want to use dvi. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Of course I dont know of many option roms that work with dvi anyways. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What did you want to do that requires both rex and dvi? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill < >>>>>>> arcadeshop...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Pretty sure I posted this a while back :) yes they both want the >>>>>>> same memory which is a bummer for transferring data between! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:17 PM Josh Malone <josh.mal...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That has been my experience as well. It appears that something done >>>>>>> by REXMGR interferes with the loading of DVI DOS. The REX can still be >>>>>>> used >>>>>>> as an option ROM, but REXMGR cannot coexist. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM James Zeun <james.z...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Does the REX work with the DVI? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to >>>>>>> work with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is >>>>>>> wiped >>>>>>> from memory. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>
