Hello — yes, cool! I’m sure my club100 account request will be approved sometime soon; in the meanwhile feel free to upload wherever. Sorry I don’t yet know how to convert these into .BX files (I’m sure it’s a simple file conversion) or I would’ve sent those instead. Thanks!
— Greetings from Steve Baker Gravity brings me down... > On Dec 19, 2020, at 3:45 PM, Gregory McGill <arcadeshop...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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 >>>> >>> >>
