Most likely, the folks at Traveling Software didn't take into account the EU version. Or perhaps they were unaware of it. Those details are likely lost to time.
As for compatibility. I would check the model number on the main board to make sure it matches the US mainboard. If not, there could be issues. Hopefully the ROM patch was something specific to EU use such as the extended ASCII character table. Kurt On Wed, Nov 18, 2020, at 8:12 AM, jp.van...@belgacom.net wrote: > Yes, I have compared the ROM provided with Virtual T and my own ROM and > effectively, she are differents. > Like I say to Steve, I wonder if, maybe, I can burn the VIRTUAL T M102 ROM > inside a 27C256 to make a try ? > Naturally, there is a risk of hardware incompatibility, so, this is maybe not > a good idea. > > > This is very strange that Microsoft did an another version of ROM for the > European version. > > > Jean – Pierre > > > > *From:* Stephen Adolph <mailto:twospru...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 18, 2020 5:00 PM > *To:* m...@bitchin100.com > *Cc:* Model 100 Discussion <mailto:m100@lists.bitchin100.com> > *Subject:* Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue > > yah, we know the rom is different. Already compared. > So, maybe that EU ROM is not really compatible with TS-DOS. > > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 10:59 AM Kurt McCullum <ku...@fastmail.com> wrote: >> __ >> When using the ROM you sent, Virtual-T does crash like you indicated. I'm >> comparing the ROMs right now. They are different. The first byte I found >> that was different is at 0395h. I'll see what else I can find. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Wed, Nov 18, 2020, at 7:59 AM, jp.van...@belgacom.net wrote: >>> I dumped the image directly from my ROM with a little program provided by >>> Steve. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Brian White <mailto:b.kenyo...@gmail.com> >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 18, 2020 4:53 PM >>> *To:* m...@bitchin100.com >>> *Subject:* Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue >>> >>> >>> Did you actually dump this from your machine? Or is this just on of the >>> archived copies like from the rex documentation wiki pages? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2020, 10:41 AM <jp.van...@belgacom.net> wrote: >>>> Here is the ROM image. >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you for the test ! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Jean – Pierre >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Kurt McCullum <mailto:ku...@fastmail.com> >>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 18, 2020 4:26 PM >>>> *To:* m100@lists.bitchin100.com >>>> *Subject:* Re: [M100] M102 TANDY + TS-DOS + TPDD 100k issue >>>> >>>> >>>> I just tried both of these test conditions in Virtual-T with a standard >>>> 102 rom and TS-DOS 4.1. Neither one hung the emulator. >>>> >>>> >>>> Is the ROM image for your machine available? I'd be happy to test it. >>>> >>>> >>>> Kurt >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2020, at 7:20 AM, jp.van...@belgacom.net wrote: >>>>> Dear all, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I am a new owner of a tandy Model 102 and I put him an new REX# from >>>>> Steve. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The REX# run fine but I encouter a strange problem when I activate the >>>>> resident portion of TS-DOS in RAM. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> In fact, when I edit a .DO file in TEXT editor and try to save him with >>>>> the F3 button and a file name like for example: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 0:test the TEXT editor crash and I must reset the machine. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> When the crash appears, sometime the screen freeze and sometime, a >>>>> portion of code of TELCOM seems to be read because the menu >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> PREV UP DOWN FULL of TELCOM appears on the bottom of the screen. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> An another more radical crash occur when you made the following procedure >>>>> : >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 1° activate TS-DOS resident portion >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 2° in BASIC, run the command SOUND 400, 100 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 3° exit BASIC with the MENU command (or F8) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 3° in TEXT editor, inpur some text and hit F3 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 4° input 0:test >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> => now, all the screen disappears and the reset button don’t work; I need >>>>> to power off and on the machine to restart. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> With the help of Steve, I tested an image of my ROM into VIRTUAL T and >>>>> the issue can be reproduced. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> So, I wish to ask you if maybe, an owner of a Model 102 know this problem >>>>> or if maybe, it is possible that my ROM image was >>>>> incompatible with the version 4 or 4.1 of TS-DOS ? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Jean – Pierre >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>
