Re: [M100] tranch #2 of REXCPM is off the docks!

[Stephen Adolph]

Hey no problem John.  My pleasure.

On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, John R. Hogerhuis  wrote:

> Put me down for a REXCPM 4mb :-)
>
> -- John.
>
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 3:27 PM Stephen Adolph 
> wrote:
>
>> Well if you can't enjoy summer due to COVID, one may as well have an
>> activity!
>> Just a quick note to say a whole bunch more REXCPM got into the mail
>> today.  That closes build #2.
>>
>> Next build will be 4MB, for which I will be ordering the "RAMS that
>> should work"!
>>
>> I'll keep everyone posted.  Thanks for the interest. cheers Steve
>>
>>

Re: [M100] tranch #2 of REXCPM is off the docks!

[John R. Hogerhuis]

Put me down for a REXCPM 4mb :-)

-- John.

On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 3:27 PM Stephen Adolph  wrote:

> Well if you can't enjoy summer due to COVID, one may as well have an
> activity!
> Just a quick note to say a whole bunch more REXCPM got into the mail
> today.  That closes build #2.
>
> Next build will be 4MB, for which I will be ordering the "RAMS that should
> work"!
>
> I'll keep everyone posted.  Thanks for the interest. cheers Steve
>
>

Re: [M100] TPDD Disk Imaging?

[Francois Gurin]

... And thank you for it.  I bought one for the TPPD2 recently and can say
the attention to detail is clear.   As a favor I would expect a generic
floppy with a hand wriiten label.  The disk I got from arcadeshopper is on
display on a shelf.

On Tue, Jul 14, 2020, 10:32 PM Brian K. White  wrote:

> On 7/14/20 8:36 PM, Ben Strewens wrote:
> > I have one of these drives, but no disk for it. I was able to do the PC
> > hack to make it work, but I'd rather have the disk. Is there anyone in
> > Canada that could make one for me for a small fee?
>
> I made up a bunch of TPDD1 and TPDD2 disks from NOS disks, designed and
> laserprinted nice labels on good glossy stock, and they are for sale on
> arcadeshopper.com
>
> (I don't run that shop, I just sent him the stuff to distribute that way
> so they are discoverable, and so that he can deal with 100 different
> mailings and I only have to deal with one.)
>
> I DID pay it forward several times over, the fact that someone sent me a
> disk for free, and made several copies for free for people for a while
> before making one big batch and dumping them on Greg to deal with via
> his store. (and then a couple times saw that disk appear on ebay
> immediately after spending time and one of my few nos 720K disks sending
> it to someone for free incuding mail...)
>
> I do feel a little self-conscious or defensive saying something is for
> sale that should just be a favor, but it's only a favor a few times,
> after that it's a time-consuming chore, and I don't want to have a 2nd
> job as an ebay seller. So I just slogged through 20 of each in one big
> job, and sent them all to arcadeshopper in one shipment, charged him
> enough to cover the disks, labels, bags, shipping, and now it's someone
> else's actual compensated job to deal with mailing the individual ones
> out any time someone needs one.
>
> There is no way to hurry the process of making a disk with the included
> backup utility, especially if you test-boot each one, and it puts wear
> on the drive. Especially the TPDD1 disks are a pain because the TPDD1
> bootstrap procedure is a pain.
>
> The same goes for the DVI disks for 100, DVI disks for 200, the TPDD
> cables, and the DVI cables.
>
> Plus I thought, being a store, it would have a better chance of turning
> up in google searches when a new person got a TPDD on ebay or smething,
> and they go to search for info about it, they would have a better chance
> of finding out that the lost special disk or cable is available, vs a
> post or two here where only a few people who happen to be on the list at
> that time ever see it. I don't know how true that's turning out to be,
> but it's got to be better than nothing.
>
> --
> bkw
>
> > On 2020-07-14 7:32 p.m., Doug Jackson wrote:
> >> Ohhh A,
> >>
> >> Stephen, are you hinting that with an actual drive I could recreate my
> >> own TPPD 1 disk?   That would be cool.  I am just about to do a belt
> >> replacement on one who's belt turned into black goo - When I removed
> >> the belt it literally went everywhere - and then the cleanup of the
> >> workshop bench was spectacular. Alcohol worked a treat :-)
> >>
> >> While there are beautiful solid state versions of the TPPD now, but
> >> the concept of a drive that clicks and whirs is very appealing to
> >> me, Just like the 8" drives in my PDP11.
> >>
> >> Kindest regards,
> >>
> >> Doug Jackson
> >>
> >> em: d...@doughq.com 
> >> ph: 0414 986878
> >>
> >> Check out my awesome clocks at www.dougswordclocks.com
> >> 
> >> Follow my amateur radio adventures at vk1zdj.net 
> >>
> >> ---
> >>
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> >> transmitted with it should probably be treated as confidential and
> >> intended solely for your own use.
> >>
> >> Please note that any interesting spelling is usually my own and may
> >> have been caused by fat thumbs on a tiny tiny keyboard.
> >>
> >> Should any part of this message prove to be useful in the event of the
> >> imminent Zombie Apocalypse then the sender bears no personal, legal,
> >> or moral responsibility for any outcome resulting from its usage
> >> unless the result of said usage is the unlikely defeat of the Zombie
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> >> theoretical or actual legal liability. :-)
> >>
> >> Be nice to your parents.
> >>
> >> Go outside and do something awesome - Draw, paint, walk, setup a
> >> radio station, go fishing or sailing - just do something that makes
> >> you happy.
> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 10:08 AM Stephen Adolph  >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> I believe that it is just not possible to use PC hardware ...
> >> drive, controller... 

[M100] tranch #2 of REXCPM is off the docks!

[Stephen Adolph]

Well if you can't enjoy summer due to COVID, one may as well have an
activity!
Just a quick note to say a whole bunch more REXCPM got into the mail
today.  That closes build #2.

Next build will be 4MB, for which I will be ordering the "RAMS that should
work"!

I'll keep everyone posted.  Thanks for the interest. cheers Steve

Re: [M100] TPDD Disk Imaging?

[James Zeun]

Hey

I have a TPDD-II, I've never written a disk image before but I'd be  
happy to try. I do have a REX and a NADsbox, so I figure I must be in  
a good position to copy image to the SDcard and then write it to floppy.


I might need someone to point me to the file that needs writing etc,  
but yeah i'd be happy to help. I am based in England, but postage for  
a floppy disk surely wont be that much, it weighs nothing.


Cheers
James

On 15 Jul 2020, at 03:24, RETRO Innovations wrote:


On 7/14/2020 7:36 PM, Ben Strewens wrote:
I have one of these drives, but no disk for it. I was able to do  
the PC hack to make it work, but I'd rather have the disk. Is  
there anyone in Canada that could make one for me for a small fee?


If I could get mine to image a disk (and vice versa), I would send  
you one.


But, while I was able ot use TPDDClient to read files from the  
disk, the READ IMAGE and WRITE IMAGE functions in that application  
do not seem to work.


Anyone know of another Windows app (or, failing that, a Linux app)  
I can use?


Jim