Re: [M100] REX & DVI
There are different cables depending on if you have a 100, 102, or 200. You can get a cable that works on one of those, or a kit that works on all 3 from arcadeshopper. You can also build one. There are links to buy exact parts and pics here http://tandy.wiki/Disk/Video_Interface:_Cable As far as dosses co-existing, there are programs in the M100SIG archive expressly to deal with the fact that most tpdd doses, dvi dos, chipmunk, and probably more cannot coexist, so they wrote programs to swap them in and out. You basically install one dos, run the util to stash it off to the side where it's still physically present somewhere in memory, but not active, then install some other dos, and then you can run the util to switch between the two at will after that. Probably it's because both dvidos and at least some tpdd dosses need to use some of the same main rom hooks. The system rom has no code for dealing with disks, but it does have a few hooks, which are just a special address it will check in certain conditions, and jump to whatever address it reads reads from there. It might be an immediate return/no-op, or it might be the address of a dvidos or flopy2 or some other installed software's routine. The routine is installed by software and could be anything, and it could be stored anywhere in memory, but the special hook address that the system rom looks at, there is only one of those and it's part of the system rom so it can't be changed either. If two different dosses need to supply their own different versions of a routine for that hook, they can't both do it at the same time. Best you can do is have the two routines in memory, and have a small program that you can use to change the value in the hook address so that it points to whichever dos you want. I don't know how much of this is actually a problem with dvidos vs ts-dos. I know that these hooks in the main rom exist for both disk and crt, and I know dvidos uses them, but I don't know if floppy, flopy2, ts-dos, or any other tpdd dosses use them, or if this is the main reason they can't both be active at the same time. Maybe ts-dos doesn't use any of those hooks, and there is some other reason they can't both be active at the same time. -- bkw On Thu, Feb 27, 2020, 4:30 AM James Zeun wrote: > That's really disappointing, I wish I had know before I bought it. The > whole point of getting the DVI was so that I could continue working on > documents at home on a bigger screen. I'd have just as been well to have > taken the SD card out of my NADSbox and stuck it in a winblows PC. > > Anyways I won't let that dampen my spirits! I'll figure something out. > Maybe a gotek drive in the DVI? Anyone tried that? > > I do desperately need a new DVI cable, can anyone help? > > > > > > On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 12:44 am Stephen Adolph, > wrote: > >> I agree. I dont think the issue is with rex. >> >> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill >> wrote: >> >>> I think the answer is no which is why i put my dvi on the shelf and gave >>> up for a bit >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 4:41 PM Stephen Adolph >>> wrote: >>> Does anyone know if tsdos is at all compatible with dvi? Dvi installs software of it's own. Does tsdos support access to the dvi? Can tsdos ram version be coresident with dvi software? If the answer is no then you have to do some serious gymnastics to transfer from pc to m100 using tsdos, and then from m100 to dvi using dvi dos. On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, James Zeun wrote: > Would it be possible to copy TR-DOS from the M100 to a floppy? > Load it up through the DVI? > I've never uninstalled a program, so not sure where F7 comes in to it. > Could I not simply KILL the rex manager? > > I wanted the DVi for typing, but I need the REX for TR-DOS. So I can > save my documents to SD CARD or TPDD etc. > > On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 12:15 am Stephen Adolph, > wrote: > >> Unload means deinstall using F7. Not remove REX. REX can stay >> installed physically...just deinstall rexmgr.ba. >> >> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Kurt McCullum >> wrote: >> >>> You can select TS-DOS with REX and then unload the REX manager. That >>> way it looks to the M100 like a regular ROM is loaded and the DVI should >>> work just fine from there. >>> >>> Kurt >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Gregory McGill wrote: >>> >>> well transferring files from a pc with mcomm/laddealpha to dvi is >>> facilitated by having rexmgr load tsdos.. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:46 PM Stephen Adolph >>> wrote: >>> >>> Yep. >>> What I would do is make use of the deinstall function on rexmgr when >>> you want to use dvi. >>> >>> Of course I dont know of many option roms that work with dvi anyways. >>> >>> What did you want to
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
The TTL serial hardware mod applied to the cassette port could be used , as could the normal serial port. I think that it would make sense to translate the control codes before they leave the M100. So a new version of the DVI software, which includes control code conversion to VT100 standard. (an alternative is to rework the firmware in the VT100 emulator, which is available, and make it speak M100) Given your above example of an old laptop as a terminal emulator, yes it could work and that is an argument for VT100 code generation in the M100 before it leaves. WRT signal inversion, that's easy to do via software in the M100. Thoughts? ..Steve On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 1:27 PM Mike Stein wrote: > Is the barcode patch going to be the 'official' interface? > > I haven't programmed mine yet; how useful is Geoff's terminal in 'normal' > 8x40 M100 mode? > > I.e. does it handle all the various cursor etc. control codes properly? > > It's definitely a neat device but you could of course also use an old > laptop or whatever running a terminal program that does a correct > emulation, although that would presumably require a level shifter. > > @ Steve: since most level shifters also invert the signal and I assume > you're bit-banging the interface, is there any possibility of an option to > invert the signals in software? > > > - Original Message - > *From:* Stephen Adolph > *To:* m...@bitchin100.com > *Sent:* Thursday, February 27, 2020 7:04 AM > *Subject:* Re: [M100] REX & DVI > > What I think makes sense as a project is to direct efforts towards using > the Geoff VT-100 terminal emulator with M100: > > http://geoffg.net/terminal.html > > This would be a great complement to M100. > > I think a great project would be to do some software work to rip into the > DVI code, and pull out the video only routines, and rather than drive the > DVI over the system bus, drive this "external VGA adapter" via serial. > > Several of us have started to disassemble DVI code. > > > > > On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 4:30 AM James Zeun wrote: > >> That's really disappointing, I wish I had know before I bought it. The >> whole point of getting the DVI was so that I could continue working on >> documents at home on a bigger screen. I'd have just as been well to have >> taken the SD card out of my NADSbox and stuck it in a winblows PC. >> >> Anyways I won't let that dampen my spirits! I'll figure something out. >> Maybe a gotek drive in the DVI? Anyone tried that? >> >> I do desperately need a new DVI cable, can anyone help? >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 12:44 am Stephen Adolph, >> wrote: >> >>> I agree. I dont think the issue is with rex. >>> >>> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I think the answer is no which is why i put my dvi on the shelf and >>>> gave up for a bit >>>> >>>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 4:41 PM Stephen Adolph >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Does anyone know if tsdos is at all compatible with dvi? >>>>> >>>>> Dvi installs software of it's own. >>>>> >>>>> Does tsdos support access to the dvi? >>>>> >>>>> Can tsdos ram version be coresident with dvi software? >>>>> >>>>> If the answer is no then you have to do some serious gymnastics to >>>>> transfer from pc to m100 using tsdos, and then from m100 to dvi using dvi >>>>> dos. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, James Zeun >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Would it be possible to copy TR-DOS from the M100 to a floppy? >>>>>> Load it up through the DVI? >>>>>> I've never uninstalled a program, so not sure where F7 comes in to >>>>>> it. Could I not simply KILL the rex manager? >>>>>> >>>>>> I wanted the DVi for typing, but I need the REX for TR-DOS. So I can >>>>>> save my documents to SD CARD or TPDD etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 12:15 am Stephen Adolph, >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Unload means deinstall using F7. Not remove REX. REX can stay >>>>>>> installed physically...just deinstall rexmgr.ba. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Ku
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
Is the barcode patch going to be the 'official' interface? I haven't programmed mine yet; how useful is Geoff's terminal in 'normal' 8x40 M100 mode? I.e. does it handle all the various cursor etc. control codes properly? It's definitely a neat device but you could of course also use an old laptop or whatever running a terminal program that does a correct emulation, although that would presumably require a level shifter. @ Steve: since most level shifters also invert the signal and I assume you're bit-banging the interface, is there any possibility of an option to invert the signals in software? - Original Message - From: Stephen Adolph To: m...@bitchin100.com Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2020 7:04 AM Subject: Re: [M100] REX & DVI What I think makes sense as a project is to direct efforts towards using the Geoff VT-100 terminal emulator with M100: http://geoffg.net/terminal.html This would be a great complement to M100. I think a great project would be to do some software work to rip into the DVI code, and pull out the video only routines, and rather than drive the DVI over the system bus, drive this "external VGA adapter" via serial. Several of us have started to disassemble DVI code. On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 4:30 AM James Zeun wrote: That's really disappointing, I wish I had know before I bought it. The whole point of getting the DVI was so that I could continue working on documents at home on a bigger screen. I'd have just as been well to have taken the SD card out of my NADSbox and stuck it in a winblows PC. Anyways I won't let that dampen my spirits! I'll figure something out. Maybe a gotek drive in the DVI? Anyone tried that? I do desperately need a new DVI cable, can anyone help? On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 12:44 am Stephen Adolph, wrote: I agree. I dont think the issue is with rex. On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill wrote: I think the answer is no which is why i put my dvi on the shelf and gave up for a bit On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 4:41 PM Stephen Adolph wrote: Does anyone know if tsdos is at all compatible with dvi? Dvi installs software of it's own. Does tsdos support access to the dvi? Can tsdos ram version be coresident with dvi software? If the answer is no then you have to do some serious gymnastics to transfer from pc to m100 using tsdos, and then from m100 to dvi using dvi dos. On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, James Zeun wrote: Would it be possible to copy TR-DOS from the M100 to a floppy? Load it up through the DVI? I've never uninstalled a program, so not sure where F7 comes in to it. Could I not simply KILL the rex manager? I wanted the DVi for typing, but I need the REX for TR-DOS. So I can save my documents to SD CARD or TPDD etc. On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 12:15 am Stephen Adolph, wrote: Unload means deinstall using F7. Not remove REX. REX can stay installed physically...just deinstall rexmgr.ba. On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Kurt McCullum wrote: You can select TS-DOS with REX and then unload the REX manager. That way it looks to the M100 like a regular ROM is loaded and the DVI should work just fine from there. Kurt On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Gregory McGill wrote: well transferring files from a pc with mcomm/laddealpha to dvi is facilitated by having rexmgr load tsdos.. On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:46 PM Stephen Adolph wrote: Yep. What I would do is make use of the deinstall function on rexmgr when you want to use dvi. Of course I dont know of many option roms that work with dvi anyways. What did you want to do that requires both rex and dvi? On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill wrote: Pretty sure I posted this a while back :) yes they both want the same memory which is a bummer for transferring data between! On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:17 PM Josh Malone wrote: That has been my experience as well. It appears that something done by REXMGR interferes with the loading of DVI DOS. The REX can still be used as an option ROM, but REXMGR cannot coexist. On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM James Zeun wrote: Does the REX work with the DVI? Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to work with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is wiped from memory.
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
Thanks buddy! Really appreciate it Sent from my iPad > On 27 Feb 2020, at 3:07 pm, Gregory McGill wrote: > > > I may have more..will check inventory today check back in a few > > >> On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 6:58 AM RETRO Innovations >> wrote: >> On 2/27/2020 3:30 AM, James Zeun wrote: >> > >> > >> > I do desperately need a new DVI cable, can anyone help? >> >> I was going to suggest ArcadeShopper's site, but it looks like he's out >> of stock at present. Maybe nudge him to make some more: >> >> https://www.arcadeshopper.com/wp/?page_id=11#!/Disk-Video-Interface-cable-kit-for-Models-100-102-200/p/141211030/category=28313042 >> >>
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
I may have more..will check inventory today check back in a few On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 6:58 AM RETRO Innovations wrote: > On 2/27/2020 3:30 AM, James Zeun wrote: > > > > > > I do desperately need a new DVI cable, can anyone help? > > I was going to suggest ArcadeShopper's site, but it looks like he's out > of stock at present. Maybe nudge him to make some more: > > > https://www.arcadeshopper.com/wp/?page_id=11#!/Disk-Video-Interface-cable-kit-for-Models-100-102-200/p/141211030/category=28313042 > > >
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
On 2/27/2020 3:30 AM, James Zeun wrote: I do desperately need a new DVI cable, can anyone help? I was going to suggest ArcadeShopper's site, but it looks like he's out of stock at present. Maybe nudge him to make some more: https://www.arcadeshopper.com/wp/?page_id=11#!/Disk-Video-Interface-cable-kit-for-Models-100-102-200/p/141211030/category=28313042
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
What I think makes sense as a project is to direct efforts towards using the Geoff VT-100 terminal emulator with M100: http://geoffg.net/terminal.html This would be a great complement to M100. I think a great project would be to do some software work to rip into the DVI code, and pull out the video only routines, and rather than drive the DVI over the system bus, drive this "external VGA adapter" via serial. Several of us have started to disassemble DVI code. On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 4:30 AM James Zeun wrote: > That's really disappointing, I wish I had know before I bought it. The > whole point of getting the DVI was so that I could continue working on > documents at home on a bigger screen. I'd have just as been well to have > taken the SD card out of my NADSbox and stuck it in a winblows PC. > > Anyways I won't let that dampen my spirits! I'll figure something out. > Maybe a gotek drive in the DVI? Anyone tried that? > > I do desperately need a new DVI cable, can anyone help? > > > > > > On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 12:44 am Stephen Adolph, > wrote: > >> I agree. I dont think the issue is with rex. >> >> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill >> wrote: >> >>> I think the answer is no which is why i put my dvi on the shelf and gave >>> up for a bit >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 4:41 PM Stephen Adolph >>> wrote: >>> Does anyone know if tsdos is at all compatible with dvi? Dvi installs software of it's own. Does tsdos support access to the dvi? Can tsdos ram version be coresident with dvi software? If the answer is no then you have to do some serious gymnastics to transfer from pc to m100 using tsdos, and then from m100 to dvi using dvi dos. On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, James Zeun wrote: > Would it be possible to copy TR-DOS from the M100 to a floppy? > Load it up through the DVI? > I've never uninstalled a program, so not sure where F7 comes in to it. > Could I not simply KILL the rex manager? > > I wanted the DVi for typing, but I need the REX for TR-DOS. So I can > save my documents to SD CARD or TPDD etc. > > On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 12:15 am Stephen Adolph, > wrote: > >> Unload means deinstall using F7. Not remove REX. REX can stay >> installed physically...just deinstall rexmgr.ba. >> >> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Kurt McCullum >> wrote: >> >>> You can select TS-DOS with REX and then unload the REX manager. That >>> way it looks to the M100 like a regular ROM is loaded and the DVI should >>> work just fine from there. >>> >>> Kurt >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Gregory McGill wrote: >>> >>> well transferring files from a pc with mcomm/laddealpha to dvi is >>> facilitated by having rexmgr load tsdos.. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:46 PM Stephen Adolph >>> wrote: >>> >>> Yep. >>> What I would do is make use of the deinstall function on rexmgr when >>> you want to use dvi. >>> >>> Of course I dont know of many option roms that work with dvi anyways. >>> >>> What did you want to do that requires both rex and dvi? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill < >>> arcadeshop...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Pretty sure I posted this a while back :) yes they both want the >>> same memory which is a bummer for transferring data between! >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:17 PM Josh Malone >>> wrote: >>> >>> That has been my experience as well. It appears that something done >>> by REXMGR interferes with the loading of DVI DOS. The REX can still be >>> used >>> as an option ROM, but REXMGR cannot coexist. >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM James Zeun >>> wrote: >>> >>> Does the REX work with the DVI? >>> >>> Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to >>> work with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is >>> wiped >>> from memory. >>> >>> >>> >>>
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
That's really disappointing, I wish I had know before I bought it. The whole point of getting the DVI was so that I could continue working on documents at home on a bigger screen. I'd have just as been well to have taken the SD card out of my NADSbox and stuck it in a winblows PC. Anyways I won't let that dampen my spirits! I'll figure something out. Maybe a gotek drive in the DVI? Anyone tried that? I do desperately need a new DVI cable, can anyone help? On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 12:44 am Stephen Adolph, wrote: > I agree. I dont think the issue is with rex. > > On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill > wrote: > >> I think the answer is no which is why i put my dvi on the shelf and gave >> up for a bit >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 4:41 PM Stephen Adolph >> wrote: >> >>> Does anyone know if tsdos is at all compatible with dvi? >>> >>> Dvi installs software of it's own. >>> >>> Does tsdos support access to the dvi? >>> >>> Can tsdos ram version be coresident with dvi software? >>> >>> If the answer is no then you have to do some serious gymnastics to >>> transfer from pc to m100 using tsdos, and then from m100 to dvi using dvi >>> dos. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, James Zeun >>> wrote: >>> Would it be possible to copy TR-DOS from the M100 to a floppy? Load it up through the DVI? I've never uninstalled a program, so not sure where F7 comes in to it. Could I not simply KILL the rex manager? I wanted the DVi for typing, but I need the REX for TR-DOS. So I can save my documents to SD CARD or TPDD etc. On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 12:15 am Stephen Adolph, wrote: > Unload means deinstall using F7. Not remove REX. REX can stay > installed physically...just deinstall rexmgr.ba. > > On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Kurt McCullum > wrote: > >> You can select TS-DOS with REX and then unload the REX manager. That >> way it looks to the M100 like a regular ROM is loaded and the DVI should >> work just fine from there. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Gregory McGill wrote: >> >> well transferring files from a pc with mcomm/laddealpha to dvi is >> facilitated by having rexmgr load tsdos.. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:46 PM Stephen Adolph >> wrote: >> >> Yep. >> What I would do is make use of the deinstall function on rexmgr when >> you want to use dvi. >> >> Of course I dont know of many option roms that work with dvi anyways. >> >> What did you want to do that requires both rex and dvi? >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill < >> arcadeshop...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Pretty sure I posted this a while back :) yes they both want the >> same memory which is a bummer for transferring data between! >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:17 PM Josh Malone >> wrote: >> >> That has been my experience as well. It appears that something done >> by REXMGR interferes with the loading of DVI DOS. The REX can still be >> used >> as an option ROM, but REXMGR cannot coexist. >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM James Zeun >> wrote: >> >> Does the REX work with the DVI? >> >> Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to >> work with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is wiped >> from memory. >> >> >> >>
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
I agree. I dont think the issue is with rex. On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill wrote: > I think the answer is no which is why i put my dvi on the shelf and gave > up for a bit > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 4:41 PM Stephen Adolph > wrote: > >> Does anyone know if tsdos is at all compatible with dvi? >> >> Dvi installs software of it's own. >> >> Does tsdos support access to the dvi? >> >> Can tsdos ram version be coresident with dvi software? >> >> If the answer is no then you have to do some serious gymnastics to >> transfer from pc to m100 using tsdos, and then from m100 to dvi using dvi >> dos. >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, James Zeun wrote: >> >>> Would it be possible to copy TR-DOS from the M100 to a floppy? >>> Load it up through the DVI? >>> I've never uninstalled a program, so not sure where F7 comes in to it. >>> Could I not simply KILL the rex manager? >>> >>> I wanted the DVi for typing, but I need the REX for TR-DOS. So I can >>> save my documents to SD CARD or TPDD etc. >>> >>> On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 12:15 am Stephen Adolph, >>> wrote: >>> Unload means deinstall using F7. Not remove REX. REX can stay installed physically...just deinstall rexmgr.ba. On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Kurt McCullum wrote: > You can select TS-DOS with REX and then unload the REX manager. That > way it looks to the M100 like a regular ROM is loaded and the DVI should > work just fine from there. > > Kurt > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Gregory McGill wrote: > > well transferring files from a pc with mcomm/laddealpha to dvi is > facilitated by having rexmgr load tsdos.. > > > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:46 PM Stephen Adolph > wrote: > > Yep. > What I would do is make use of the deinstall function on rexmgr when > you want to use dvi. > > Of course I dont know of many option roms that work with dvi anyways. > > What did you want to do that requires both rex and dvi? > > > > On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill < > arcadeshop...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Pretty sure I posted this a while back :) yes they both want the same > memory which is a bummer for transferring data between! > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:17 PM Josh Malone > wrote: > > That has been my experience as well. It appears that something done by > REXMGR interferes with the loading of DVI DOS. The REX can still be used > as > an option ROM, but REXMGR cannot coexist. > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM James Zeun wrote: > > Does the REX work with the DVI? > > Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to > work with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is wiped > from memory. > > > >
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
I think the answer is no which is why i put my dvi on the shelf and gave up for a bit On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 4:41 PM Stephen Adolph wrote: > Does anyone know if tsdos is at all compatible with dvi? > > Dvi installs software of it's own. > > Does tsdos support access to the dvi? > > Can tsdos ram version be coresident with dvi software? > > If the answer is no then you have to do some serious gymnastics to > transfer from pc to m100 using tsdos, and then from m100 to dvi using dvi > dos. > > > > On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, James Zeun wrote: > >> Would it be possible to copy TR-DOS from the M100 to a floppy? >> Load it up through the DVI? >> I've never uninstalled a program, so not sure where F7 comes in to it. >> Could I not simply KILL the rex manager? >> >> I wanted the DVi for typing, but I need the REX for TR-DOS. So I can save >> my documents to SD CARD or TPDD etc. >> >> On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 12:15 am Stephen Adolph, >> wrote: >> >>> Unload means deinstall using F7. Not remove REX. REX can stay >>> installed physically...just deinstall rexmgr.ba. >>> >>> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Kurt McCullum >>> wrote: >>> You can select TS-DOS with REX and then unload the REX manager. That way it looks to the M100 like a regular ROM is loaded and the DVI should work just fine from there. Kurt On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Gregory McGill wrote: well transferring files from a pc with mcomm/laddealpha to dvi is facilitated by having rexmgr load tsdos.. On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:46 PM Stephen Adolph wrote: Yep. What I would do is make use of the deinstall function on rexmgr when you want to use dvi. Of course I dont know of many option roms that work with dvi anyways. What did you want to do that requires both rex and dvi? On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill < arcadeshop...@gmail.com> wrote: Pretty sure I posted this a while back :) yes they both want the same memory which is a bummer for transferring data between! On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:17 PM Josh Malone wrote: That has been my experience as well. It appears that something done by REXMGR interferes with the loading of DVI DOS. The REX can still be used as an option ROM, but REXMGR cannot coexist. On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM James Zeun wrote: Does the REX work with the DVI? Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to work with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is wiped from memory.
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
Does anyone know if tsdos is at all compatible with dvi? Dvi installs software of it's own. Does tsdos support access to the dvi? Can tsdos ram version be coresident with dvi software? If the answer is no then you have to do some serious gymnastics to transfer from pc to m100 using tsdos, and then from m100 to dvi using dvi dos. On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, James Zeun wrote: > Would it be possible to copy TR-DOS from the M100 to a floppy? > Load it up through the DVI? > I've never uninstalled a program, so not sure where F7 comes in to it. > Could I not simply KILL the rex manager? > > I wanted the DVi for typing, but I need the REX for TR-DOS. So I can save > my documents to SD CARD or TPDD etc. > > On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 12:15 am Stephen Adolph, > wrote: > >> Unload means deinstall using F7. Not remove REX. REX can stay installed >> physically...just deinstall rexmgr.ba. >> >> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Kurt McCullum >> wrote: >> >>> You can select TS-DOS with REX and then unload the REX manager. That way >>> it looks to the M100 like a regular ROM is loaded and the DVI should work >>> just fine from there. >>> >>> Kurt >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Gregory McGill wrote: >>> >>> well transferring files from a pc with mcomm/laddealpha to dvi is >>> facilitated by having rexmgr load tsdos.. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:46 PM Stephen Adolph >>> wrote: >>> >>> Yep. >>> What I would do is make use of the deinstall function on rexmgr when you >>> want to use dvi. >>> >>> Of course I dont know of many option roms that work with dvi anyways. >>> >>> What did you want to do that requires both rex and dvi? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill >>> wrote: >>> >>> Pretty sure I posted this a while back :) yes they both want the same >>> memory which is a bummer for transferring data between! >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:17 PM Josh Malone >>> wrote: >>> >>> That has been my experience as well. It appears that something done by >>> REXMGR interferes with the loading of DVI DOS. The REX can still be used as >>> an option ROM, but REXMGR cannot coexist. >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM James Zeun wrote: >>> >>> Does the REX work with the DVI? >>> >>> Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to work >>> with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is wiped from >>> memory. >>> >>> >>> >>>
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
Would it be possible to copy TR-DOS from the M100 to a floppy? Load it up through the DVI? I've never uninstalled a program, so not sure where F7 comes in to it. Could I not simply KILL the rex manager? I wanted the DVi for typing, but I need the REX for TR-DOS. So I can save my documents to SD CARD or TPDD etc. On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 12:15 am Stephen Adolph, wrote: > Unload means deinstall using F7. Not remove REX. REX can stay installed > physically...just deinstall rexmgr.ba. > > On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Kurt McCullum wrote: > >> You can select TS-DOS with REX and then unload the REX manager. That way >> it looks to the M100 like a regular ROM is loaded and the DVI should work >> just fine from there. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Gregory McGill wrote: >> >> well transferring files from a pc with mcomm/laddealpha to dvi is >> facilitated by having rexmgr load tsdos.. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:46 PM Stephen Adolph >> wrote: >> >> Yep. >> What I would do is make use of the deinstall function on rexmgr when you >> want to use dvi. >> >> Of course I dont know of many option roms that work with dvi anyways. >> >> What did you want to do that requires both rex and dvi? >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill >> wrote: >> >> Pretty sure I posted this a while back :) yes they both want the same >> memory which is a bummer for transferring data between! >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:17 PM Josh Malone >> wrote: >> >> That has been my experience as well. It appears that something done by >> REXMGR interferes with the loading of DVI DOS. The REX can still be used as >> an option ROM, but REXMGR cannot coexist. >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM James Zeun wrote: >> >> Does the REX work with the DVI? >> >> Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to work >> with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is wiped from >> memory. >> >> >> >>
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
Unload means deinstall using F7. Not remove REX. REX can stay installed physically...just deinstall rexmgr.ba. On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Kurt McCullum wrote: > You can select TS-DOS with REX and then unload the REX manager. That way > it looks to the M100 like a regular ROM is loaded and the DVI should work > just fine from there. > > Kurt > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Gregory McGill wrote: > > well transferring files from a pc with mcomm/laddealpha to dvi is > facilitated by having rexmgr load tsdos.. > > > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:46 PM Stephen Adolph > wrote: > > Yep. > What I would do is make use of the deinstall function on rexmgr when you > want to use dvi. > > Of course I dont know of many option roms that work with dvi anyways. > > What did you want to do that requires both rex and dvi? > > > > On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill > wrote: > > Pretty sure I posted this a while back :) yes they both want the same > memory which is a bummer for transferring data between! > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:17 PM Josh Malone wrote: > > That has been my experience as well. It appears that something done by > REXMGR interferes with the loading of DVI DOS. The REX can still be used as > an option ROM, but REXMGR cannot coexist. > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM James Zeun wrote: > > Does the REX work with the DVI? > > Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to work > with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is wiped from > memory. > > > >
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
sounds so easy when you say it like that :) On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 3:42 PM Stephen Adolph wrote: > ...what he said!;) > > On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Kurt McCullum wrote: > >> You can select TS-DOS with REX and then unload the REX manager. That way >> it looks to the M100 like a regular ROM is loaded and the DVI should work >> just fine from there. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Gregory McGill wrote: >> >> well transferring files from a pc with mcomm/laddealpha to dvi is >> facilitated by having rexmgr load tsdos.. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:46 PM Stephen Adolph >> wrote: >> >> Yep. >> What I would do is make use of the deinstall function on rexmgr when you >> want to use dvi. >> >> Of course I dont know of many option roms that work with dvi anyways. >> >> What did you want to do that requires both rex and dvi? >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill >> wrote: >> >> Pretty sure I posted this a while back :) yes they both want the same >> memory which is a bummer for transferring data between! >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:17 PM Josh Malone >> wrote: >> >> That has been my experience as well. It appears that something done by >> REXMGR interferes with the loading of DVI DOS. The REX can still be used as >> an option ROM, but REXMGR cannot coexist. >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM James Zeun wrote: >> >> Does the REX work with the DVI? >> >> Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to work >> with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is wiped from >> memory. >> >> >> >>
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
...what he said!;) On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Kurt McCullum wrote: > You can select TS-DOS with REX and then unload the REX manager. That way > it looks to the M100 like a regular ROM is loaded and the DVI should work > just fine from there. > > Kurt > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Gregory McGill wrote: > > well transferring files from a pc with mcomm/laddealpha to dvi is > facilitated by having rexmgr load tsdos.. > > > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:46 PM Stephen Adolph > wrote: > > Yep. > What I would do is make use of the deinstall function on rexmgr when you > want to use dvi. > > Of course I dont know of many option roms that work with dvi anyways. > > What did you want to do that requires both rex and dvi? > > > > On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill > wrote: > > Pretty sure I posted this a while back :) yes they both want the same > memory which is a bummer for transferring data between! > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:17 PM Josh Malone wrote: > > That has been my experience as well. It appears that something done by > REXMGR interferes with the loading of DVI DOS. The REX can still be used as > an option ROM, but REXMGR cannot coexist. > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM James Zeun wrote: > > Does the REX work with the DVI? > > Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to work > with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is wiped from > memory. > > > >
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
You can select TS-DOS with REX and then unload the REX manager. That way it looks to the M100 like a regular ROM is loaded and the DVI should work just fine from there. Kurt On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Gregory McGill wrote: > well transferring files from a pc with mcomm/laddealpha to dvi is facilitated > by having rexmgr load tsdos.. > > > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:46 PM Stephen Adolph wrote: >> Yep. >> What I would do is make use of the deinstall function on rexmgr when you >> want to use dvi. >> >> Of course I dont know of many option roms that work with dvi anyways. >> >> What did you want to do that requires both rex and dvi? >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill >> wrote: >>> Pretty sure I posted this a while back :) yes they both want the same >>> memory which is a bummer for transferring data between! >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:17 PM Josh Malone wrote: That has been my experience as well. It appears that something done by REXMGR interferes with the loading of DVI DOS. The REX can still be used as an option ROM, but REXMGR cannot coexist. On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM James Zeun wrote: > Does the REX work with the DVI? > > Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to work > with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is wiped from > memory. > >
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
well transferring files from a pc with mcomm/laddealpha to dvi is facilitated by having rexmgr load tsdos.. On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:46 PM Stephen Adolph wrote: > Yep. > What I would do is make use of the deinstall function on rexmgr when you > want to use dvi. > > Of course I dont know of many option roms that work with dvi anyways. > > What did you want to do that requires both rex and dvi? > > > > On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill > wrote: > >> Pretty sure I posted this a while back :) yes they both want the same >> memory which is a bummer for transferring data between! >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:17 PM Josh Malone >> wrote: >> >>> That has been my experience as well. It appears that something done by >>> REXMGR interferes with the loading of DVI DOS. The REX can still be used as >>> an option ROM, but REXMGR cannot coexist. >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM James Zeun wrote: >>> Does the REX work with the DVI? Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to work with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is wiped from memory.
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
Yep. What I would do is make use of the deinstall function on rexmgr when you want to use dvi. Of course I dont know of many option roms that work with dvi anyways. What did you want to do that requires both rex and dvi? On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Gregory McGill wrote: > Pretty sure I posted this a while back :) yes they both want the same > memory which is a bummer for transferring data between! > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:17 PM Josh Malone wrote: > >> That has been my experience as well. It appears that something done by >> REXMGR interferes with the loading of DVI DOS. The REX can still be used as >> an option ROM, but REXMGR cannot coexist. >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM James Zeun wrote: >> >>> Does the REX work with the DVI? >>> >>> Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to work >>> with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is wiped from >>> memory. >>> >>> >>>
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
Pretty sure I posted this a while back :) yes they both want the same memory which is a bummer for transferring data between! On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 2:17 PM Josh Malone wrote: > That has been my experience as well. It appears that something done by > REXMGR interferes with the loading of DVI DOS. The REX can still be used as > an option ROM, but REXMGR cannot coexist. > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM James Zeun wrote: > >> Does the REX work with the DVI? >> >> Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to work >> with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is wiped from >> memory. >> >> >>
Re: [M100] REX & DVI
That has been my experience as well. It appears that something done by REXMGR interferes with the loading of DVI DOS. The REX can still be used as an option ROM, but REXMGR cannot coexist. On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM James Zeun wrote: > Does the REX work with the DVI? > > Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to work > with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is wiped from > memory. > > >
[M100] REX & DVI
Does the REX work with the DVI? Only I'm having serious issues getting my recently acquired DVI to work with my M100. It only seems to function with the REX manger is wiped from memory.