Hello together, I own a M200 "German/EU Version" (Art.Nr. 26-3860H) w/modem, for German market it was delivered with set of keyboard caps and a data tape including driver for keyboard and printer. I tried this in VirtualT and it seems to work so far. To run REX on my M200 I replaced original ROM by ROM from VirtualT patched to serve german keyboard mapping. For your reference I´ve added original ROM files and files from tape for your reference. Regards Georg Georg Käter Gangolfsweg 44 D-52076 Aachen Tel. : +49 2408 7194987 Fax. : +49 2408 7196758 Mobil : +49 171 4839954 E-Mail : georg.kae...@gk-engineering-services.de
========== Ihre Nachricht ========================================== von : Cedric Amand <ced...@cedric.net> gesendet : Sonntag, 13. November 2022, 15:37 an : m...@bitchin100.com Betreff : [M100] custom key mapping generator for Tandy 200 __________ Originalnachricht _______________________________________ > My point exactly Brian ! > How did they come up with that idea ? It makes no sense. It really prevents > you from using the option rom socket. > The docs does not talk about removing it. > > And even if you could remove it ; the installation procedure of that ROM is > not easy at all, requires to type two "calls" with the freaking keyboard > inverted. > OK - us nerds 40 years later can do it easily, just type "CQLL", but imagine > explaining that to a random journalist in 1984 ?! > Especially as the french doc (which I happen to have) says to type "CALL" not > CQLL. > > I also wonder if other markets are affected by this plague, > If anyone here lives in germany and owns a qwertz (or other keyboard variant) > of the M200 : do you have a "stock option ROM" as well ? > > I also wish to thank Stephen publicly for the time he invested into helping > me, as indeed, you can't use an option ROM (and even less a REX#) in those > non-qwerty M200s, and I think this research might help some other people at > some stage (this hobby is booming right ? :) ) > > We're (and I am) in the process of replacing the main rom + 8KB rom with a > 27C512 flashed with a custom "native Azerty" firmware > Which should free up to option socket, for a REX# > > I also plan to make other modifications to that custom ROM, but we'll see if > I get there. > I've also been experimenting in the past with custom firmware for the my M102 > for different reasons. > I'm a "modem" nerd and I have all the equipment (PABX, etc) to make voice > calls between my vintage laptops - so it's important for me to have my modems > work. This required a custom firmware to make my M102 work, with modem, with > a REX#. ( OK I think this kind of stuff is only relevant to me this time :) > :) > > > Le 2022-11-13 14:53, Brian White <b.kenyo...@gmail.com> a écrit : >> Nice. >> >> So the point would be to make the main rom natively azerty to match the >> hardware, free up the option rom slot for normal use, without otherwise >> changing the main rom so that it becomes incompatible with application >> software? I guess you might even be able to make a dvorak version and move >> the keycaps around? >> >> I'm just trying to imagine the sales pitch for that azerty 200 that needs >> the option rom, thus preventing the use of any other option rom (or at least >> making it pretty inconvenient by having to swap them on every reset I guess?) >> >> "Here's your new model 200. It's only half as useful as others with no modem >> and no option rom but you can still pay full price please." >> __________ Ende Originalnachricht __________________________________ Vertraulichkeitsinformation: Diese Nachricht ist vertraulich. Die Informationen dieser Nachricht sind ausschließlich für die persönliche und vertrauliche Verwendung durch den/die oben genannten Empfänger bestimmt. Wenn Sie kein beabsichtigter Empfänger sind, bitte lesen, kopieren und verwenden Sie die Nachricht nicht. Machen Sie sie nicht anderen zugänglich. Bitte informieren Sie uns umgehend über den Zustellfehler und senden Sie die Originalnachricht per E-Mail an uns zurück. Confidentiality Notice: This message is confidential. The information contained in this message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, or use it and do not disclose it to others. Please inform us immediately of the delivery error and return the original message to us via e-mail.
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