Re: [M100] Books on programming

2020-01-08 Thread Dan Higdon
Given the vintage, that article is probably AD&D (1st edition). Maybe 2e, but 2e is not very different from 1e. (I can wax very nerdy on that subject, but this doesn't seem the right forum.) On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 6:52 PM Gregory McGill wrote: > Here's the issue in pdf: https://annarchive.com/f

Re: [M100] M100 Telecom

2020-01-08 Thread Kurt McCullum
No, that's not what I was saying. Page 72 of the TELCOM manual for the T200 (Same as M100 but double the lines) "TELCOM uses the same codes as a 'vt52'." Then right after that it explains that a normal vt52 would have 24 lines and so a new termcap entry would have to be made with only 16

Re: [M100] Books on programming

2020-01-08 Thread Gregory McGill
Here's the issue in pdf: https://annarchive.com/files/Drmg074.pdf On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 4:42 PM Peter Vollan wrote: > I mean, what edition of D&D? > > On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 23:42, James Zeun wrote: > > > > Dragon #74 > > > > On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 1:56 am Peter Vollan, wrote: > >> > >> What ed

Re: [M100] Books on programming

2020-01-08 Thread Peter Vollan
I mean, what edition of D&D? On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 23:42, James Zeun wrote: > > Dragon #74 > > On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 1:56 am Peter Vollan, wrote: >> >> What edition do you use? >> >> On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 17:06, James Zeun wrote: >> > >> > Great, I'll have to check that out! >> > >> > I'm current

Re: [M100] M100 Telecom

2020-01-08 Thread Brian K. White
On 1/8/20 6:10 PM, Charles Hudson wrote: Thank you Kurt for your reply.  I'll start looking for C64 BBSs to contact; makes sense now I think of it.  Never would have guessed VT-52, either. -CH- I think Kurt was saying that if you used mComm's virtual modem, mComm emulates vt-52. In that sce

Re: [M100] M100 Telecom

2020-01-08 Thread Gregory McGill
you can log into my bbs at thekeep.net or (503) 852-3170 say no to ansi and select 40 column mode.. Greg On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 3:10 PM Charles Hudson wrote: > Thank you Kurt for your reply. I'll start looking for C64 BBSs to > contact; makes sense now I think of it. Never would have guessed

[M100] M100 Telecom

2020-01-08 Thread Charles Hudson
Thank you Kurt for your reply. I'll start looking for C64 BBSs to contact; makes sense now I think of it. Never would have guessed VT-52, either. -CH-

Re: [M100] M100 Telecom

2020-01-08 Thread Kurt McCullum
You are going to get graphic characters on and BBS site that uses upper ascii. A few of the C64 sites that are set to 40column mode work well. Though I don't use a dial up, I use the virtual modem feature in mComm and TELNET into the sites. Fun stuff. VT-52 is the emulation. Kurt On Wed, Jan

[M100] M100 Telecom

2020-01-08 Thread Charles Hudson
I have verified the modem and RS telecom cable's connectivity, at least so far as the ability to dial out. I can auto-dial with an entry in ADRS.DO from within TELCOM. With the help of a M:M gender-changer, ribbon cable from 1982 and Zoom V34X modem I have been able to control the modem within TE

Re: [M100] VirtualT serial

2020-01-08 Thread Brian White
Ok thanks guys. On Wed, Jan 8, 2020, 2:27 PM Kurt McCullum wrote: > I've tried to use it under Windows. While it does 'work' there is a > considerable delay. When writing mComm, I had to add quite a bit of delay > to TS-DOS to test with Virtual-T. > > Kurt > > On Wed, Jan 8, 2020, at 11:01 AM, B

Re: [M100] Dungeon Master's Personnel Service

2020-01-08 Thread Mike Stein
All I remember about last night is a bottle of wine and looking for porn; I can see how I might have landed on 'Dungeon Master's Personnel Service"... - Original Message - From: James Zeun To: m...@bitchin100.com Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 2:40 PM Subject: Re: [M100] Du

Re: [M100] Books on programming

2020-01-08 Thread Ron Lauzon
No.  They pretty much work as is. But like I said, they won't use any of the "advanced" features of the M100/102 (like sound, positioning on the screen, etc.). Jan 8, 2020, 14:38 by james.z...@gmail.com: > Oh that sounds promising, did it work or require a lot of rework? > > On Wed, 8 Jan 2020,

Re: [M100] Dungeon Master's Personnel Service

2020-01-08 Thread James Zeun
I bet he's wishing he'd not said anything ;-) hehe On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 7:17 pm John R. Hogerhuis, wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 11:29 PM Mike Stein wrote: > >> Truly BITCHIIN !!! >> >> Great job, John! Might as well get rid of all my 'real' M100s ;-) >> >> m >> > > I'll PM you offline wit

Re: [M100] Books on programming

2020-01-08 Thread James Zeun
Oh that sounds promising, did it work or require a lot of rework? On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 7:10 pm Ron Lauzon, wrote: > Yes. As a matter of fact, I typed in a couple of those programs into my > M102 for fun last year. > > Jan 8, 2020, 12:29 by james.z...@gmail.com: > > Does that mean the programs in

Re: [M100] VirtualT serial

2020-01-08 Thread Kurt McCullum
I've tried to use it under Windows. While it does 'work' there is a considerable delay. When writing mComm, I had to add quite a bit of delay to TS-DOS to test with Virtual-T. Kurt On Wed, Jan 8, 2020, at 11:01 AM, Brian White wrote: > Has anyone by chance used the serial port (on a real serial

Re: [M100] Dungeon Master's Personnel Service

2020-01-08 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 11:29 PM Mike Stein wrote: > Truly BITCHIIN !!! > > Great job, John! Might as well get rid of all my 'real' M100s ;-) > > m > I'll PM you offline with my address :-) -- John.

Re: [M100] VirtualT serial

2020-01-08 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 11:01 AM Brian White wrote: > Has anyone by chance used the serial port (on a real serial device) in > VirtualT successfully? > > Is it generally considered a working feature or a feature that exists but > may or may not be 100% or no one really knows because no one really

Re: [M100] Books on programming

2020-01-08 Thread Ron Lauzon
Yes.  As a matter of fact, I typed in a couple of those programs into my M102 for fun last year. Jan 8, 2020, 12:29 by james.z...@gmail.com: > Does that mean the programs in that book WOULD work on the m100? > > >

[M100] VirtualT serial

2020-01-08 Thread Brian White
Has anyone by chance used the serial port (on a real serial device) in VirtualT successfully? Is it generally considered a working feature or a feature that exists but may or may not be 100% or no one really knows because no one really uses it? I can't replicate the tpdd bootstrap procedure which

Re: [M100] RBASIC Manual Online

2020-01-08 Thread Fred Whitaker
Mo Budlong was the of RBASIC. He is dead now. A few years ago I contacted his wife and we were able to get copies of the compiler at $50 each. I don’t know if his wife is still maintaining the site, or if any of his products are still available, but it may be if the right person can be contacted

Re: [M100] Books on programming

2020-01-08 Thread David Szasz
I have a paper copy of the Hartnell book. It has a brief section in the beginning outlining adapting the listings to other systems. At the end of the book is a table on what commands to switch out to get things to work. No direct conversions to a Tandy basic are shown, however they are all variatio

Re: [M100] Books on programming

2020-01-08 Thread James Zeun
Sorry, I just saw your answer Jonathans. At least they would work, that's good to know! I would love to play about with an Altair, I do have a PiDP8, a replica of a PDP8/I. Never really gotten much out of it, always found the PDP / DEC crowd a very hard bunch to talk to. Unless your 60+ and a fo

Re: [M100] Books on programming

2020-01-08 Thread James Zeun
Does that mean the programs in that book WOULD work on the m100? On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 5:26 pm Jonathan Yuen, wrote: > Hi All, > > The Altair 8080 was a S-100 system, so the 'display capabilities' were > whatever terminal you had connected to it. The Altair itself had no > display that I know of.

Re: [M100] Books on programming

2020-01-08 Thread Jonathan Yuen
Hi All, The Altair 8080 was a S-100 system, so the 'display capabilities' were whatever terminal you had connected to it. The Altair itself had no display that I know of. Always wanted one but I was a poor student back then.. Jonathan jonathan.y...@mykopat.slu.se

Re: [M100] Books on programming

2020-01-08 Thread Ron Lauzon
Yes, but the games wouldn't take advantage of the display capabilities. Jan 8, 2020, 11:48 by james.z...@gmail.com: > Basic Computer Games by David H. > > > Would the programs in this book work ok on the M100? > > I've read it's aimed at an Altair 8080. > > >

Re: [M100] Books on programming

2020-01-08 Thread James Zeun
Basic Computer Games by David H. Would the programs in this book work ok on the M100? I've read it's aimed at an Altair 8080. On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 7:42 am James Zeun, wrote: > Dragon #74 > > On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 1:56 am Peter Vollan, wrote: > >> What edition do you use? >> >> On Tue, 7 Jan 202

Re: [M100] Books on programming

2020-01-08 Thread Peter Noeth
I found the fastest way to re-seed the RNG was to do the following: POKE 64634, PEEK(63791) I don't what it is used for, but the byte at 63791 is constantly changing sequentially between 0 and 125d. I discovered it while using Virtual-T to do some patching of ROM on the T102. Regards, Pete