Re: [M100] 100/102 to USB?

2019-03-22 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 9:24 PM Willard Goosey wrote: > > I wouldn't be surprised if modern MacOS has the same issues. Why not throw > a couple Kbytes at the serial driver for buffer? RAM is cheap! > > Well we either need more buffer on the Model T side or (counterintuitively) less buffering on

Re: [M100] 100/102 to USB?

2019-03-22 Thread Mike Stein
At these low speeds I'd be surprised if the server needs to buffer anything but anything's possible. I don't recall having any problems when connected over a 'real' RS-232 port using Hyperterm on WIN but I guess I'll have to revisit this one day. Back in the days when we first put the M100 on

Re: [M100] 100/102 to USB?

2019-03-22 Thread Willard Goosey
In article , John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > My experience is the same. I've found it to be Linux specific. That's why > hardware flow control, or inserting some delays is the only way to avoid > overrun. I wouldn't be surprised if modern MacOS has the same issues. Why not throw a couple Kbytes

Re: [M100] 100/102 to USB?

2019-03-22 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 6:56 PM Willard Goosey wrote: > > It's basically bufferbloat on the other side. The PC/Mac/whatev recieves > an XOFF and sticks it in a large recieve buffer and goes on with blasting > bytes at the M100. By the time it gets around to actually *processing* the > XOFF it's

Re: [M100] 100/102 to USB?

2019-03-22 Thread Willard Goosey
In article , > I thought this too, but I couldn't get sustainable transfer using > anything above 58e1e (I also tried without the parity check but it > didn't work better). > It seems the serial buffer of the M100 is too small for reliably use > xon-xoff. It's basically bufferbloat on the other

Re: [M100] 100/102 to USB?

2019-03-22 Thread Eric LK
Mike Stein wrote: > That's something you read in many places, but as long > as you've selected XON/XOFF handshaking at both ends > there shouldn't be an issue using 19,200 baud, especially > when uploading from the M100. I thought this too, but I couldn't get sustainable transfer using anything

[M100] DB API for M100 BASIC (was Re: 100/102 to USB?)

2019-03-22 Thread Eric LK
John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > I suggest for data entry just use TEXT. You can use tabs or commas as field > separators, CRLF as record separator and then import using tab separated > CSV on your desktop. Very little overhead this way, maximizing use of your T's RAM. Thanks for the advice. That was

Re: [M100] Replacement belts for TPDD and other parts

2019-03-22 Thread Brian K. White
The belt is a standard size code, you just search the size code on ebay or google, and then ignore any results that cost more than about $10 Search "FRW-8.5 belt" -- bkw On 3/22/19 1:52 PM, alex d wrote: Hello, Where would one order replacement belts for the TPDD from and backup batteries?

Re: [M100] Replacement belts for TPDD and other parts

2019-03-22 Thread Rick Shear
I got my belts from cablesandconnectors.com just go there and search for frw8.5 They were cheaper than ebay at the time I bought mine. They are only $4.59 with reasonable shipping. On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 1:01 PM Jeffrey Birt wrote: > Arcadeshopper has batteries,

Re: [M100] Replacement belts for TPDD and other parts

2019-03-22 Thread Ian Eure
alex d writes: Hello, Where would one order replacement belts for the TPDD from and backup batteries? I see them listed on the club100 site at a cost of $7.00. The 3.6v backup battery is also listed. I got a replacement belt off eBay:

Re: [M100] Replacement belts for TPDD and other parts

2019-03-22 Thread Jeffrey Birt
Arcadeshopper has batteries, https://www.arcadeshopper.com/ and I do to: https://www.soigeneris.com/memory-backup-battery-mbat1 I'm not sure about the belts. I picked up a TPDD months ago but have not gotten around to getting it working so have not tried to source a new belt yet. Jeff Birt

Re: [M100] Replacement belts for TPDD and other parts

2019-03-22 Thread Kevin Becker
https://www.arcadeshopper.com/ has batteries. I’ve only seen the belts for sale on eBay. > On Mar 22, 2019, at 1:52 PM, alex d wrote: > > Hello, > > Where would one order replacement belts for the TPDD from and backup > batteries? I see them listed on the

[M100] Replacement belts for TPDD and other parts

2019-03-22 Thread alex d
Hello, Where would one order replacement belts for the TPDD from and backup batteries? I see them listed on the club100 site at a cost of $7.00. The 3.6v backup battery is also listed. It wasn't readily apparent on how I could order them on the site. If anyone could provide any pointers it

Re: [M100] 100/102 to USB?

2019-03-22 Thread Mike Stein
- Original Message - From: "Eric LK" To: Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 12:31 AM Subject: Re: [M100] 100/102 to USB? > If you use TELCOM, I'd recommend you keep the speed at 1200 or 2400 bauds. > While the M100 can do 19200, I had a few issues using faster speed until I > got a proper