Also, I'm not concerned about the 8.3 vs. 6.2 filename format since that is no more difficult to manage than I have now with the NADSBox. So it's a non-issue for me.
Regards, Bert On 6/12/20 4:23 PM, John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > > > On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 2:01 PM Brian White <b.kenyo...@gmail.com > <mailto:b.kenyo...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > TPDD protocol supports 8.3. > There is no reason I see the tpdd code in rexcpm can't do tpdd with > full native filenames, if full native filenames are only 8.3. > > > True but none of the TPDD services were designed to support the new 8.3 > use cases. So it's a new need. > > The deal is the TPDD services are file transfer systems, they are not > TPDD emulators aiming for accuracy. Just utility. > > Since no one in Model T land was using 8.3 names, the TPDD code written > just met the 6.2 use case. > > At some point for example when I wanted DLPlus and LaddieCon to work > with the WP-2 I modified their code for 8.2 support and also for > traversing the directory backwards which only the WP-2 does. > > So adding 8.3 support will add compatibility for a use case that we > didn't care about before. > > Meanwhile on the extensions/incompatibility front I did some work on > LaddieAlpha for the REXCPM project which is completely incompatible with > a real TPDD to increase data throughput (larger packet sizes, high baud > rate). > > Need to get that released at least... it works but we need a simple set > of command line options. > > -- John.
