Thanks Gary! Mike - I have TS-DOS in ROM thanks to REX. So after a cold start, I just need to activate TS-DOS, copy RTC from Backpack, and run it.
Best, George On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 9:21 PM Gary Weber <g...@web8201.com> wrote: > Hi George, > > Yes you can configure the way the date is represented by your backpack > sending commands to it when it is in regular serial mode: > It's on page 37 of the User Manual, and here's a summary: > > To switch between 24-hour and 12-hour time format: > set time 24 > set time ampm > > To switch between date formats: > set date mdy > set date dmy > set date ymd > > Cheers, > Gary > > > On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 7:16 PM grima...@gmail.com <grima...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Thank you! >> >> I typed it in from GitHub. what I found is my Backpack is setup to reply >> with dd/mm/yyyy. >> >> However, Tandy BASIC appears to want the date in mm/dd/yyyy. The RTC.BA >> program seems to assume the date will come back in the correct format. >> >> Does the Backpack have a way to configure the output format? >> >> In the meantime i altered the program and it works fine! >> >> Best, >> George >> >> On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 8:30 PM <bir...@soigeneris.com> wrote: >> >>> Yes, someone already wrote such a program and shared it. If you just got >>> a Backpack Drive Plus it is already on the SD card. You can also download >>> it from: https://github.com/Jeff-Birt/Backpack/tree/main/User_Programs >>> >>> >>> >>> There is an MT version and NEC version. Note that while these have a .BA >>> extension they are really text files, a.k.a. .DO files. It has been the >>> convention to give BASIC programs shared as text files the .BA extension >>> but if you try to load such a file as is BASIC will try to parse it on the >>> fly and it can’t do so fast enough. The file extension needs to be changed >>> to .DO. Load it into RAM, go to BASIC and do: LOAD”FILE.DO”. After it loads >>> do: SAVE”FILE.BA” and it is now a tokenized BASIC file. >>> >>> I’ll get these renamed and include the tokenized version in the future >>> to avoid such confusion. >>> >>> >>> >>> Jeff Birt >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> *On Behalf Of * >>> grima...@gmail.com >>> *Sent:* Saturday, February 25, 2023 7:19 PM >>> *To:* m...@bitchin100.com >>> *Subject:* Re: [M100] - Backpack >>> >>> >>> >>> Random question - Does a BASIC program already exist to interface with >>> the Backpack to set the clock? >>> >>> >>> >>> I find myself having to Cold start the machine often, but this handy >>> Backpack has a real time clock in it. >>> >>> >>> >>> Would be great to run a quick program that interfaces with the Backpack >>> over serial, issues the TIME, DATE and DAY commands, queries the current >>> system time and date, calculates the delta and then resets the system clock. >>> >>> >>> >>> I started to write the program in BASIC, but I admit I don’t know much >>> about serial communication. I managed to open the COM buffer for output, >>> send the four CR to wake it. However, I then PRINT “TIME”+chr$(13) after >>> that, close the buffer, reopen it for input and then try to get the result. >>> >>> >>> >>> However I only end up with: >>> >>> >>> >>> C >>> >>> # >>> >>> T >>> >>> >>> >>> As if the second PRINT never went through. >>> >>> >>> >>> So rather than continue to rack my brain, I figured I’d ask if it >>> already exists. >>> >>> >>> >>> -George >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 4:44 PM Mike Stein <mhs.st...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> It might not be that straightforward; the printer port is partially >>> shared with the keyboard. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 10:58 AM Alex ... <abortretryf...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Wire a R2R DAC to the printer port and have the M100 play music Covox >>> style. 😃 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 15, 2023, 14:21 Fisher <nolan...@fisher25.ca> wrote: >>> >>> All it needs in its next version is an 8mm stereo jack, an mp3 player >>> and some jukebox software for the laptop! >>> >>> Too much to wish for? No matter, it’s already a great piece of kit. :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> Sean >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Feb 14, 2023, at 8:08 PM, <bir...@soigeneris.com> < >>> bir...@soigeneris.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> The Backpack was designed by a friend of mine who wishes to remain >>> private. He sent me one and I thought it was great and encouraged him to >>> make more offering my help. My only part of the design was the case. >>> >>> >>> >>> Jeff Birt >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> *On Behalf Of * >>> grima...@gmail.com >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 14, 2023 1:15 PM >>> *To:* Model 100 Discussion <m100@lists.bitchin100.com> >>> *Subject:* [M100] - Backpack >>> >>> >>> >>> Just received my Backpack from Soigeneris. All I have to say, is that I >>> really like the design of it all. It’s relatively compact, it matches the >>> design of the M100, and it runs on a single AA cell. >>> >>> >>> >>> I immediately plugged it in, and got it to work. Pretty much zero >>> configuration needed. I’ve already got REX installed so I was able to load >>> up TS-DOS and be off to the races. >>> >>> >>> >>> Shout out to Soigeneris and to whomever designed and built this device! >>> >>> >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> George >>> >>> >>> >>>
