I can upload to ftp.whtech.com as well lmk On Sat, Dec 19, 2020 at 8:05 AM Steve Baker <stevebake...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The ROM2S1 process worked like a charm. I now have what appear to be valid > HEX files of the four chips that I can extract (and I’ll receive my TL-866 > in a few days to extract the NEC one that I can’t read on my T102). > > I submitted a member registration form for club100.org in hopes of > creating a member upload folder where I can store these. What I have ready > is: > > disk31.hex … Disk+ (aka Disk 4) ver 3.1 > gold71.hex … appears to be a custom ROM with “Gold” written in thin > sharpie and “7.10” in large regular sharpie > supr18.hex … Super ROM from PCSG ver 1.0 (this image is widely available > already) > plan10.hex … MS Multiplan 1.0 (this ROM is also widely available, grabbed > just for fun) > > Fingers crossed my account is approved, and thanks again for the tips on > how to do this! > Steve > > -- > Greetings from Steve Baker > “Gravity brings me down…” > > > > > > > On Dec 17, 2020, at 10:59 AM, Steve Baker <stevebake...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is fantastic — thanks! > > That would be, > > > http://club100.org/memfiles/index.php?&direction=0&order=&directory=Steve%20Adolph/ROM2S > > > I will download and setup the rom2s1.do file later today. This community > continues to amaze me with how much has been done and made available for > folks to use. Thanks!! > > For transfers I’ve been using mComm 2.5 as my go-to TPDD emulator, run > inside Windows emulated with Parallels on my Mac, using a USB to RS232 > cable adapter. I do have a working TPDD1 which I use on occasion for floppy > backups, but for day to day activity, saving and sending files back and > forth, etc. I use the above setup. (One of these days I’ll explore the > Mac-native options, but this works well and I’m in the emulator every so > often for work stuff anyway, so it’s convenient enough and it’s rock solid.) > > Again, thanks! > Steve > > -- > Greetings from Steve Baker > “Gravity brings me down…” > > > > On Dec 17, 2020, at 10:49 AM, Brian White <b.kenyo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2020, 9:29 AM Steve Baker <stevebake...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello again, and thanks for your response! >> >> For any NEC rom (meaning, does NOT need a pinout adapter like all the >> 100/102/200 roms do) you could get a bare TL-866 from ebay. >> >> >> This sounds awesome… I ordered one and it should arrive by Monday, and I >> look forward to learning how to use this tool and find out how to grab the >> image! >> >> For any of the 100/102/200 roms it gets a little more complicated. You >> either need to be able to remove the chip from the pinout adapter, or get a >> DIP test clip (28 or more pins) (and some wires and a DIP-28 socket just to >> hold the free ends of the 28 wires), or use software to have the M100/200 >> read it and copy it out to the serial port. >> >> >> This also sounds awesome — especially by using software to have the T102 >> read it and copy it out to the serial port. What software in particular >> should I use? >> > > > That would be, > > > http://club100.org/memfiles/index.php?&direction=0&order=&directory=Steve%20Adolph/ROM2S > > And the serial cable: > http://tandy.wiki/Model_T_Serial_Cable > > And a serial terminal app on a modern pc. For Windows I'd say probably > TeraTerm > https://osdn.net/projects/ttssh2/releases/ > On linux I use minicom. I'd probably use minicom on mac too though I don't > know if there's something more convenient on mac. > > I apologize, this could use a bit more help and direction than "use this > comm program" but that'll have to be later. > > I think there might be an app that writes directly to a file via TPDD too, > instead of using a terminal program to capture plain text. I might be > inventing that, I'll have to look around. That wouldn't be necessarily > fewer or easier steps just different. But it would mean setting up a tpdd > emulator and installing a tpdd client on the t102, which is just a handy > thing you're going to want in general anyway. > > -- > bkw > > > > >> Again, thanks! >> Steve >> >> -- >> Greetings from Steve Baker >> “Gravity brings me down…” >> >> >> >> On Dec 17, 2020, at 12:59 AM, Brian K. White <b.kenyo...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> On 12/16/20 8:02 PM, Steve Baker wrote: >> >> Cool, happy to help with the exploration! >> Just getting into the hardware side of things, and I don’t have a NEC to >> try out the R2/Clu chip. Thoughts on how I could dump this? Or a gadget I >> could order to help me do that? >> >> >> For any NEC rom (meaning, does NOT need a pinout adapter like all the >> 100/102/200 roms do) you could get a bare TL-866 from ebay. >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/233816729184 >> The software is free and easy. (or at least, I could tell you what to do >> exactly.) >> >> For any of the 100/102/200 roms it gets a little more complicated. You >> either need to be able to remove the chip from the pinout adapter, or get a >> DIP test clip (28 or more pins) (and some wires and a DIP-28 socket just to >> hold the free ends of the 28 wires), or use software to have the M100/200 >> read it and copy it out to the serial port. >> >> Or I mail it to someone who would know what to do with it? (I have a >> small set of operational T102s, two non-functional T200s, and an awesome T. >> WP-2, but alas no NECs. >> >> I would do it. But I would also walk you through using the TL-866 if you >> want to try getting into that. >> >> Any thoughts on the Gold v7.10 chip? Is that of any interest? I would be >> happy to install that into a T102 and see what happens when I call 63012, >> in the name of science! >> >> >> -- >> bkw >> >> > > >
