Re: [M100] DOS

2023-06-04 Thread Brian Brindle
It's been a long long time myself but I seem to recall it being something
like:
Use the MODE command to set up the port:
MODE COM1:9600,N,8

Then copy /b [file].exe COM1:

Brian


On Sun, Jun 4, 2023 at 3:18 AM John R. Hogerhuis  wrote:

> Jan wrote an article on using Desklink over the serial port. That may be
> the best way of transferring files to DOS.
>
>
> https://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jan%27s_DOS-Based_Docking_Station
>
> I get that I'm not answering your question, but that article also shows
> usage of commands like CTTY, setting up the baud rate in DOS, copying from
> the com port or console to a file, etc.
>
> -- John.
>


Re: [M100] DOS

2023-06-04 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
Jan wrote an article on using Desklink over the serial port. That may be
the best way of transferring files to DOS.

https://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jan%27s_DOS-Based_Docking_Station

I get that I'm not answering your question, but that article also shows
usage of commands like CTTY, setting up the baud rate in DOS, copying from
the com port or console to a file, etc.

-- John.


Re: [M100] DOS

2023-06-03 Thread Gregory McGill
so you want to know how to capture text on a serial port?  I like qmodem in
dos ;) .. syncterm on modern machines, in syncterm alt c is capture
from dos you can "copy com1: filename"  probably


On Sat, Jun 3, 2023 at 9:44 PM Peter Vollan  wrote:

> No, on the DOS side.
>
> On Sat, 3 Jun 2023 at 20:05, Gregory McGill 
> wrote:
>
>> On the m100? You use telcom and save the file..
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 3, 2023, 5:37 PM Peter Vollan  wrote:
>>
>>> It's been a while so I am blanking on this: When you are sending an
>>> MS-DOS machine text over a serial port, other than making sure that the
>>> speed setting are the same on both machines, how does one redirect a com
>>> port to a text file?
>>>
>>


Re: [M100] DOS

2023-06-03 Thread Peter Vollan
No, on the DOS side.

On Sat, 3 Jun 2023 at 20:05, Gregory McGill  wrote:

> On the m100? You use telcom and save the file..
>
> On Sat, Jun 3, 2023, 5:37 PM Peter Vollan  wrote:
>
>> It's been a while so I am blanking on this: When you are sending an
>> MS-DOS machine text over a serial port, other than making sure that the
>> speed setting are the same on both machines, how does one redirect a com
>> port to a text file?
>>
>


Re: [M100] DOS

2023-06-03 Thread Gregory McGill
On the m100? You use telcom and save the file..

On Sat, Jun 3, 2023, 5:37 PM Peter Vollan  wrote:

> It's been a while so I am blanking on this: When you are sending an MS-DOS
> machine text over a serial port, other than making sure that the speed
> setting are the same on both machines, how does one redirect a com port to
> a text file?
>