Re: [M100] Hello!

[Ryan Fransen]

Brian, great info, thanks very much.  Yes, would be both storage and transfer 
options I will need ultimately, so will look into all the info you sent.

As for the + to 32k, yes, please PM me the details and would be happy to get 
started with those.

Thanks again,
Ryan

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 25, 2016, at 10:33 AM, Brian White  wrote:
> 
> Oh you said storage not transfer... well there is no really good storage 
> option right now. You can run dlplus on a raspberry pi and that can serve as 
> a sort-of-NADS.
> 
> You can try to build a QUAD which gives you 4 32k banks that you can switch 
> between. So you could have a bunch of utilities in one bank and a bunch of 
> games in another and still have 2 banks empty for current work.
> 
> https://www.oshpark.com/shared_projects/pStseujD
> 
> http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=QUAD
> 
>> On Jun 25, 2016 1:21 PM, "Brian White"  wrote:
>> That display looks like you have 8k ram. You can fill the rest up to 32k 
>> pretty cheap.
>> 
>> https://m.facebook.com/groups/1186716131388896?view=permalink=1190283307698845
>> 
>> I can sell you 3 of those since I have 8 I'm not using, or you can follow 
>> the same ebay link and get some from the same source.
>> 
>> As for file transfer, I used dlplus and teeny with a linux netbook and a 
>> serial connection. (netbook -> usb-rs232 adapter -> null modem adapter -> 
>> 9female-25male serial cable. -> m100)
>> 
>> But there are several options:
>> 
>> http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=Model_T_File_Transfer
>> 
>> Longer term, I assembled an open source hardware option rom adapter and have 
>> played with various option roms that had some level of tpdd client baked in. 
>> This facebook thread goes into a lot of details.
>> 
>> https://m.facebook.com/groups/1186716131388896?view=permalink=1215063315220844=content_filter
>> 
>> I don't have all the info written up in a better place yet. The main post 
>> lists the links to the 2 things to order from oshpark, and one of the 
>> replies lists all the parts and tools.
>> 
>> -- 
>> bkw
>>> On Jun 25, 2016 12:22 AM, "Ryan Fransen"  wrote:
>>> Lee, thank you.  That worked!
>>> 
>>> http://www3.telus.net/ryanfransen/m100.jpg
>>> 
>>> Thank you so much for the tip, greatly appreciated.  Now on to sorting out 
>>> storage solutions.  I've read about a few different methods for storage on 
>>> sd cards or similar.  I wonder which options are still available and/or 
>>> recommended?
>>> 
>>> Ryan
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
 On Jun 24, 2016, at 8:09 PM, Lee Kelley  wrote:
 
 At this point probably a full cold restart would do the trick.
 Turn off the memory switch on the bottom for a few minutes then turn it 
 back on then turn on the M100 I think that might just do the trick, 
 assuming it has at least 8k of ram installed and has the OS Rom in it.
 
> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 10:02 PM, Ryan Fransen  
> wrote:
> Hi everyone.  Being new to the group, and as suggested by John, I thought 
> I would introduce myself.
> 
> I recently became the lucky owner of a M100.  This is the first time I've 
> had a M100, so is a whole new world for me to discover. I couldn't afford 
> one when they came out - The best I had at the time was a coco.  I am an 
> old time SW Engineer, and currently have a M1 and a M3 in my collection.  
> Both have been fixed up and work beautifully, though I don't get too much 
> of a chance to use them these days.
> 
> The M100 wasn't working at all when I bought it, though I hope to get it 
> working and both use and write sw for it. I have since replaced the 
> internal battery, and after giving it a good charge, when I turn the 
> machine on I now get solid pixels on the display - all on.  At least some 
> progress! I did find the service manual, though haven't had a chance yet 
> to hook up the scope and see what I can find out.  Any and all help is 
> greatly appreciated in getting this up and working.
> 
> Once working I will be looking for some advice on best techniques for 
> file storage/transfer, though step one is to get a working machine.
> 
> Thanks everyone. I have enjoyed watching the discussions in this group 
> and happy to see such a community for a great machine.
> 
> Ryan
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
 
 
 
 -- 
 "I will never in my lifetime make a film that cannot be seen by the whole 
 family"  Arther P. Jacobs

Re: [M100] Hello!

[Brian White]

Oh you said storage not transfer... well there is no really good storage
option right now. You can run dlplus on a raspberry pi and that can serve
as a sort-of-NADS.

You can try to build a QUAD which gives you 4 32k banks that you can switch
between. So you could have a bunch of utilities in one bank and a bunch of
games in another and still have 2 banks empty for current work.

https://www.oshpark.com/shared_projects/pStseujD

http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=QUAD
On Jun 25, 2016 1:21 PM, "Brian White"  wrote:

> That display looks like you have 8k ram. You can fill the rest up to 32k
> pretty cheap.
>
>
> https://m.facebook.com/groups/1186716131388896?view=permalink=1190283307698845
>
> I can sell you 3 of those since I have 8 I'm not using, or you can follow
> the same ebay link and get some from the same source.
>
> As for file transfer, I used dlplus and teeny with a linux netbook and a
> serial connection. (netbook -> usb-rs232 adapter -> null modem adapter ->
> 9female-25male serial cable. -> m100)
>
> But there are several options:
>
> http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=Model_T_File_Transfer
>
> Longer term, I assembled an open source hardware option rom adapter and
> have played with various option roms that had some level of tpdd client
> baked in. This facebook thread goes into a lot of details.
>
>
> https://m.facebook.com/groups/1186716131388896?view=permalink=1215063315220844=content_filter
>
> I don't have all the info written up in a better place yet. The main post
> lists the links to the 2 things to order from oshpark, and one of the
> replies lists all the parts and tools.
>
> --
> bkw
> On Jun 25, 2016 12:22 AM, "Ryan Fransen"  wrote:
>
>> Lee, thank you.  That worked!
>>
>> http://www3.telus.net/ryanfransen/m100.jpg
>>
>> Thank you so much for the tip, greatly appreciated.  Now on to sorting
>> out storage solutions.  I've read about a few different methods for storage
>> on sd cards or similar.  I wonder which options are still available and/or
>> recommended?
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 24, 2016, at 8:09 PM, Lee Kelley  wrote:
>>
>> At this point probably a full cold restart would do the trick.
>> Turn off the memory switch on the bottom for a few minutes then turn it
>> back on then turn on the M100 I think that might just do the trick,
>> assuming it has at least 8k of ram installed and has the OS Rom in it.
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 10:02 PM, Ryan Fransen 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone.  Being new to the group, and as suggested by John, I
>>> thought I would introduce myself.
>>>
>>> I recently became the lucky owner of a M100.  This is the first time
>>> I've had a M100, so is a whole new world for me to discover. I couldn't
>>> afford one when they came out - The best I had at the time was a coco.  I
>>> am an old time SW Engineer, and currently have a M1 and a M3 in my
>>> collection.  Both have been fixed up and work beautifully, though I don't
>>> get too much of a chance to use them these days.
>>>
>>> The M100 wasn't working at all when I bought it, though I hope to get it
>>> working and both use and write sw for it. I have since replaced the
>>> internal battery, and after giving it a good charge, when I turn the
>>> machine on I now get solid pixels on the display - all on.  At least some
>>> progress! I did find the service manual, though haven't had a chance yet to
>>> hook up the scope and see what I can find out.  Any and all help is greatly
>>> appreciated in getting this up and working.
>>>
>>> Once working I will be looking for some advice on best techniques for
>>> file storage/transfer, though step one is to get a working machine.
>>>
>>> Thanks everyone. I have enjoyed watching the discussions in this group
>>> and happy to see such a community for a great machine.
>>>
>>> Ryan
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *"I will never in my lifetime make a film that cannot be seen by the
>> whole family"*  Arther P. Jacobs
>>
>>

Re: [M100] Hello!

[Brian White]

That display looks like you have 8k ram. You can fill the rest up to 32k
pretty cheap.

https://m.facebook.com/groups/1186716131388896?view=permalink=1190283307698845

I can sell you 3 of those since I have 8 I'm not using, or you can follow
the same ebay link and get some from the same source.

As for file transfer, I used dlplus and teeny with a linux netbook and a
serial connection. (netbook -> usb-rs232 adapter -> null modem adapter ->
9female-25male serial cable. -> m100)

But there are several options:

http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=Model_T_File_Transfer

Longer term, I assembled an open source hardware option rom adapter and
have played with various option roms that had some level of tpdd client
baked in. This facebook thread goes into a lot of details.

https://m.facebook.com/groups/1186716131388896?view=permalink=1215063315220844=content_filter

I don't have all the info written up in a better place yet. The main post
lists the links to the 2 things to order from oshpark, and one of the
replies lists all the parts and tools.

-- 
bkw
On Jun 25, 2016 12:22 AM, "Ryan Fransen"  wrote:

> Lee, thank you.  That worked!
>
> http://www3.telus.net/ryanfransen/m100.jpg
>
> Thank you so much for the tip, greatly appreciated.  Now on to sorting out
> storage solutions.  I've read about a few different methods for storage on
> sd cards or similar.  I wonder which options are still available and/or
> recommended?
>
> Ryan
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 24, 2016, at 8:09 PM, Lee Kelley  wrote:
>
> At this point probably a full cold restart would do the trick.
> Turn off the memory switch on the bottom for a few minutes then turn it
> back on then turn on the M100 I think that might just do the trick,
> assuming it has at least 8k of ram installed and has the OS Rom in it.
>
> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 10:02 PM, Ryan Fransen 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone.  Being new to the group, and as suggested by John, I thought
>> I would introduce myself.
>>
>> I recently became the lucky owner of a M100.  This is the first time I've
>> had a M100, so is a whole new world for me to discover. I couldn't afford
>> one when they came out - The best I had at the time was a coco.  I am an
>> old time SW Engineer, and currently have a M1 and a M3 in my collection.
>> Both have been fixed up and work beautifully, though I don't get too much
>> of a chance to use them these days.
>>
>> The M100 wasn't working at all when I bought it, though I hope to get it
>> working and both use and write sw for it. I have since replaced the
>> internal battery, and after giving it a good charge, when I turn the
>> machine on I now get solid pixels on the display - all on.  At least some
>> progress! I did find the service manual, though haven't had a chance yet to
>> hook up the scope and see what I can find out.  Any and all help is greatly
>> appreciated in getting this up and working.
>>
>> Once working I will be looking for some advice on best techniques for
>> file storage/transfer, though step one is to get a working machine.
>>
>> Thanks everyone. I have enjoyed watching the discussions in this group
>> and happy to see such a community for a great machine.
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
>
> --
> *"I will never in my lifetime make a film that cannot be seen by the whole
> family"*  Arther P. Jacobs
>
>

[M100] Problem installing REX 4.9 rev 136

[Bruce H McIntosh]

Trying to upgrade my 32k T102 from 4.8 to 4.9r136 (because 236 is buggy, 
according to Mr. Adolph). Folowing the upgrade instructions on 
http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=REX_Release_4.9 , when I get 
to step 4, I do the CLEAR command in BASIC, exit, and run RFx49.CO . It 
beeps and drops me right back to the menu, and when I run REXMGR I'm 
still on version 4.8.  I'm using dlplus on my linux machine as an 
emulated TPDD; my real TPDD bit the dust long ago.


--

Bruce H. McIntosh  scots...@afn.org  www.afn.org/~scotsman  WA4UF

 Network geek with a strong affinity for Telecasters