Hi Jim, Yes there is a special LaddieAlpha that runs at 76800. John of course owns that. Right now the only software I have that makes use of the 76800 modified TPDD routines in M100 is the RXCUTL software.
Having said that, I've not touched it in 2 years, to either test or use. Should still be ok. as a reminder this is the speed improvement. Helpful. Backup/Restore processes can take some time; use this table for guidance. *Process* *Memory size* *Duration* *Duration* REXCPM either 19200 5:20 min CP/M 2MB 19200 13 min CP/M 4MB 19200 33 min REXCPM either 76800 2:10 min CP/M 2MB 76800 5 min CP/M 4MB 76800 13:15 min On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 12:59 PM Jim Anderson <jim.ander...@kpu.ca> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > > > Did you ever finish whatever it was you still needed to do for rexcpm? > > > > I don't remember what the problem was supposed to be by now, but I > > remember to keep watching for some update to either cpmupd or to the > > disk image every time I reload my rexcpm, and I only know that the files > > haven't changed. > > > > I guess for that matter the question should be "What was that problem > > supposed to be again?" > > Another chime in from someone who is still around but lurking :) > > I didn't want to bring this up because I have my own unfinished project I > feel guilty about, but I will answer the question. (My unfinished thing is > that I started on a project to improve the font used on the MVT100 board, > and I made a minor improvement to readability of a few characters (6, 9, > and Q, I believe) which Stephen started distributing with new boards, and > then I embarked on a project to dramatically improve the rendering of the > 80x24 mode font and also reproduce the original DVI font, and then I got > stalled out partway through the character set when Life Happened :( but I > do mean to get back to it, I promise) > > The thing that I think you're remembering is that there isn't enough > directory entries in the CP/M image for the 4MB REXCPM. I discovered this > because I was filling mine up and I'm only able to use a little more than > half the capacity IIRC (it might have been more approaching 2/3 capacity). > Philip said he would need to re-make the image for 4MB with a greater > number of directory entries, and that anyone who wanted to use it would of > course have to export their files, load the new disk image, and re-import > their files back. (A pain to be sure, if you've filled it up like I have, > but a pain I'm quite willing to undergo.) > > Two other things I've been hoping for for quite some time, and I'm not > sure how much of this was Philip's thing and how much was Stephen's thing > and/or someone else's thing, but there was talk of new versions of > import/export which would support 8.3 filenames instead of just 6.2 when > used with a compatible TPDD emulator... > > The second thing was 76800bps support when used with a compatible TPDD > emulator. I know there's a private version of this floating around > somewhere because the REX backup/restore utility supports it, and I've been > aching to make use of it. > > Maybe if I get my project moving and released? My internal guilt makes me > not want to ask for these things because I have failed so far to deliver on > my thing... :P > > > > > > > > jim > >
