Got it; tnx
On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 6:34 AM Brian White <b.kenyo...@gmail.com> wrote: > In my first post in this thread I linked DVI.CAT and the directory it > sits in, the peripherals dir in m100sig, and pointed to a couple files > described in DVI.CAT, then just noticed more files from the same place > that apply to this question. > > > bkw > > On Thu, Mar 2, 2023, 9:18 PM MikeS <dm...@torfree.net> wrote: > >> What and where is SWITCH.DSK? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Brian K. White" <b.kenyo...@gmail.com> >> To: <m100@lists.bitchin100.com> >> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2023 10:33 AM >> Subject: Re: [M100] Removing DVI Disk Basic >> >> >> > Ah, and SWITCH.DSK must be what I thought I remembered seeing before >> > about switching between dvi and other. >> > >> > >> > On 3/2/23 10:29, Brian K. White wrote: >> >> See L-DVI.100 >> >> >> >> On 3/2/23 10:18, grima...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Just tried out BOOT.BA <http://BOOT.BA> and it works pretty well. >> Only >> >>> thing I don't love about it, is that you need to re-enter the >> >>> Time/Date after removing Disk-BASIC. >> >>> >> >>> I think I'm going to modify it to store the current date/time in >> >>> ALTLCD before clearing the ram, as I think that location ought to be >> >>> protected. >> >>> >> >>> -George >> >>> >> >>> On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 9:48 AM Brian K. White <b.kenyo...@gmail.com >> >>> <mailto:b.kenyo...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> I never noticed that, but I just tried it and you're right, the dvi >> >>> needs the system disk on every power-on, not just for installation. >> >>> >> >>> -- bkw >> >>> >> >>> On 3/2/23 09:20, grima...@gmail.com <mailto:grima...@gmail.com> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> > I guess the need to pack the Disk BASIC away is pretty limited, >> >>> since >> >>> > when the DVI starts up, it loads software into it's RAM from the >> >>> system >> >>> > disk, the same disk which you can use to load Disk BASIC to the >> >>> M100. So >> >>> > even if you were to pack and reload Disk BASIC, the DVI will be >> >>> useless >> >>> > without the system disk. (unless there is a way to load the DVI >> >>> software >> >>> > into the DVI from the System Bus connector of the M100.) >> >>> > >> >>> > That would be great if possible, you could bootstrap a DVI >> >>> without the >> >>> > original disk. >> >>> > >> >>> > -George >> >>> > >> >>> > On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 9:11 AM Brian K. White >> >>> <b.kenyo...@gmail.com <mailto:b.kenyo...@gmail.com> >> >>> > <mailto:b.kenyo...@gmail.com <mailto:b.kenyo...@gmail.com>>> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> > >> >>> > On 3/2/23 07:37, grima...@gmail.com >> >>> <mailto:grima...@gmail.com> <mailto:grima...@gmail.com >> >>> <mailto:grima...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >>> > > Hi Brian, >> >>> > > >> >>> > > Just reading the descriptions in your link and they seem >> >>> to be >> >>> > exactly >> >>> > > what I need. >> >>> > >> >>> > Looks like also D100.BA <http://D100.BA> <http://D100.BA >> >>> <http://D100.BA>> and DISABL.DVI >> >>> > >> >>> > I would have sworn I saw directions in the user manual, but I >> >>> don't see >> >>> > anything like that now. >> >>> > >> >>> > There may be yet other programs or texts elsewhere in the >> >>> m100sig >> >>> > besides these too. >> >>> > >> >>> > I thought I saw some that don't just unload the dvi software >> >>> but pack >> >>> > it away for restoring later, and did the same for other >> >>> dosses like for >> >>> > chipmunk or tpdd, and let you flip back & forth between them. >> >>> > >> >>> > Here's something cool, search the entire m100sig using the >> >>> search >> >>> > box on >> >>> > github: >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> >> >>> https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG/search?q=Disk%2FVideo >> >>> < >> https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG/search?q=Disk%2FVideo> < >> https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG/search?q=Disk%2FVideo < >> https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG/search?q=Disk%2FVideo>> >> >>> > >> >>> > Whoa Nelly! >> >>> > >> >>> > -- >> >>> > bkw >> >>> > >> >>> >> >>> -- bkw >> >>> >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > bkw >> >
