Re: [M100] PBBS in BASIC - for Model T

> > > Kimberley Hart > She/Her > KC2OUT > kimberley082...@gmail.com > (732) 691-1560 > > > > On Nov 1, 2023, at 6:57 AM, Alex ... wrote: > >  > It's not that surprising. The machine has a built in modem and battery > backup. You could just hook it u

Re: [M100] PBBS in BASIC - for Model T

It's not that surprising. The machine has a built in modem and battery backup. You could just hook it up in a telco closet and have a BBS up in no time. Don't know how you'd use a TPDD at the same time since it hogs the serial port. Support for saving files to cassette would probably be more

Re: [M100] Intermittent problem at higher baud rates on RS-232 interface

, and a MFJ-1274. Thanks for documenting all the detailed measurements and sharing it with the group! -Alex On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 4:08 PM Jesse Bertier wrote: > Fellow M100 Enthusiasts: > > I kept at it, trying all the various suggestions from the group. I > finally solved the issue -

Re: [M100] Burning a 27C256 EPROM

I have one of those XGecu T48 programmers. It works on some other EEPROMs. Haven't tried it on 27C256 yet. On Wed, Feb 15, 2023, 18:06 Brian K. White wrote: > TL-966, any version. I like both my old TL-866A and newer TL-866II+ > because they are supported by the open source "minipro" util. But

Re: [M100] - Backpack

Wire a R2R DAC to the printer port and have the M100 play music Covox style.  On Wed, Feb 15, 2023, 14:21 Fisher wrote: > All it needs in its next version is an 8mm stereo jack, an mp3 player and > some jukebox software for the laptop! > Too much to wish for? No matter, it’s already a great

Re: [M100] Low battery , crashes wipe the memory of both M102/M200

lux around the driver > transistor can turn conductive enough to trigger the transistor and thus > the relay. I have also seen this cause reset issues and other oddities on > the M100. > > > > Jeff Birt > > > > *From:* M100 *On Behalf Of *Alex ... > *Sent:* Mon

Re: [M100] Low battery , crashes wipe the memory of both M102/M200

A particularly nasty crash can make it do that cold-reset thing. I ran into that countless times while trying my hand at assembly development while using ROM2 and MFORTH. in that case the problem isn't that the memory is totally erased but that some important part gets corrupted and the stock ROM

Re: [M100] One liner submission: base converter

Maybe this is cheating but MFORTH gives me this one liner arbitrary base converter.  : BC BASE @ >R BASE ! . R> BASE ! ; Examples: 255 16 BC FF 23 2 BC 10111 HEX D2 DECIMAL 8 BC 322 - Alex On Sat, Jan 7, 2023, 15:51 Ken Pettit wrote: > Yep, > > Pretty much the same with the o

Re: [M100] New user (Hello!). Programming Tandy 102 without Basic?

Do you have any examples out there for how to build ML apps or option ROMs with VirtualT? On Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 3:54 PM Ken Pettit wrote: > Hi, > > Willard Goosey (on this list) did some work a while back for compiling > with SmallC-85 and put together an M100 library for the same: > >

Re: [M100] M100 Audio / music

channels on SID chiptunes for fun. If I was a better programmer I'd try. :( On Thu, Dec 29, 2022 at 10:09 AM Ken Pettit wrote: > On 12/29/22 6:56 AM, Alex ... wrote: > > I've got a vintage MIDI synthesizer with the exact same CPU as the > > M100. (Korg Poly800) > > This is actuall

Re: [M100] M100 Audio / music

I've got a vintage MIDI synthesizer with the exact same CPU as the M100. (Korg Poly800) This is actually the reason I bought the T102 I have, as a platform to learn 8085 assembly. It is absolutely fast enough to process MIDI. The protocol was designed for and proliferated on computers of this era.

Re: [M100] is the m100 a trs-80? In walks like a, not is categorized as a

Sure it is, but my 102 is not. :P On Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 17:05 Will Senn wrote: > > I've been reading around a bit (all over the world actually) and there's a > lot of stuff written about and for the TRS-80... as though it's a machine, > not a designation. I wonder, just how close is an m100 to

Re: [M100] assembly language first steps

Where can you still get tasm? I didn't think the original website was around anymore and I'd like a copy of the Linux build. On Mon, Sep 26, 2022, 21:44 Ken Pettit wrote: > Hi Will, > > I think most people on the list prefer tasm, though I use only the > assembler in VirtualT personally. Of

Re: [M100] 39-year-old Radio Shack laptop gets new CPU, keeps original screen

I remember thinking when I was reading the IEEE source article: It would have been so much easier to just fix the original motherboard. :) On Mon, Sep 26, 2022, 12:02 Dan Eicher wrote: > > https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/09/39-year-old-radio-shack-laptop-gets-new-cpu-keeps-original-screen/

Re: [M100] T102 Current Drain

the computer is off. It wasn't until I ran it off an AC adapter and could hear the relay click when it was plugged in. The relay isn't very loud and I never noticed when installing batteries. On Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 04:27 Alex ... wrote: > I don't have any real measurements to back this

Re: [M100] Photo from ARRL handbook or QST article for Model 100 packet radio

I guess I could answer your question too... The coffee has not yet metabolized. You'll need the appropriate cabling to connect the TNC to the handheld, and a serial cable from the 100 to the TNC. If there's any Winlink RMS gateways within range you can use that setup to send email. It's clumsy

Re: [M100] Photo from ARRL handbook or QST article for Model 100 packet radio

I've used my T102 several times as a terminal with my MFJ-1274 TNC to get on the HF packet BBSes of Network105 (7.104Mhz and 14.105Mhz, LSB) I tried last year to write an APRS weather decoder in BASIC but I could never get ON COM to work so I gave up. It's kind of fun, but a terminal with 80

Re: [M100] A little something for the Wordle fans...

Okay this is awesome. I'll have to dig out the T102 and give it a run. On Wed, Mar 23, 2022, 09:20 Brad Grier wrote: > A little something for the Wordle fans -- I wanted a project that would > let me re-learn BASIC. This let me scratch that itch: m100le - Wordle for > the m100

Re: [M100] Fwd: t200 addresses? from hterm.git

Totally unrelated but thank you for sharing this! On Sun, Jan 23, 2022, 18:24 Stephen Adolph wrote: > my current rom location decoder ring... > > -- Forwarded message - > From: Stephen Adolph > Date: Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:21 AM > Subject: Re: [M100] t200 addresses? from

Re: [M100] 8201A Internal Battery Questions

faster, I was mostly asking if anyone had any alternatives to the real replacement batteries. ~nytpu -- Alex // nytpu a...@nytpu.com gpg --locate-external-key a...@nytpu.com signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: [M100] 8201A Internal Battery Questions

of hot-glue under the battery to > hold it and provide strain relief for the solder joints. Will definitely try this. Since ArcadeShopper has them in stock I'll probably get one from there, but thanks for your helpful suggestions! Thanks! ~nytpu -- Alex // nytpu a...@nytpu.com gpg

[M100] 8201A Internal Battery Questions

+ LIR2032? ~nytpu [a]: http://lists.bitchin100.com/private.cgi/m100-bitchin100.com/2021-November/054669.html -- Alex // nytpu a...@nytpu.com gpg --locate-external-key a...@nytpu.com signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: [M100] Trouble with serial communication on Linux with M100

I've had some issues recently with my Arch box using PCIe serial port cards. At first I thought the quad serial card I had was bad, but I bought a new dual port card and it was also giving me trouble. It could be a regression with newer kernels, but I really have not had time to test. USB

Re: [M100] Packet radio like it's 1987

weather reports nicely or make a proper WL2K mail client. :) Hope that helps! -Alex On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 6:51 PM Jeff Gonzales wrote: > Alex, > > Can you help me with a similar setup? I think I found a TNC like yours in > the garage. Where do I get a cable for the radio? Wh

Re: [M100] T102 Current Drain

I don't have any real measurements to back this up, but someone might find this anecdote useful. I feel like my 102's AA battery life was much better after I cut out the internal NiCd cell. This idea is supported by the fact that it again seems to go through batteries faster since I replaced the

Re: [M100] need help with ArcaneByte modem

Is it enabled on both sides? On the modem itself and make sure the last letter of the STAT string in TELCOM is "E" and not "D" On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 8:27 AM Jeff Gonzales wrote: > I have XON/XOFF set but it is still getting garbled. > > On Sat, Apr 24, 20

Re: [M100] Assembler question

I've been using the ROM2/Cleuseau assembler with a REX. It works well enough and being offline on the M102 means no distractions. :) On Sun, Apr 25, 2021, 14:31 Douglas Quagliana wrote: > By coincidence, I'm also looking for a good assembler for the M100/200. > Got a suggestion? > > I found the

Re: [M100] need help with ArcaneByte modem

Definitely flow control. My 1200 baud Kantronics KPC-3 does the same thing in TELCOM if flow control isn't on. On Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 22:08 Jeff Gonzales wrote: > Hi, > > I just got myself an ArcaneByte modem. I connected to the fozztexx BBS > and posted a message! Not quite as exciting as my

Re: [M100] Packet radio like it's 1987

Douglas, You make a very good point. I'd never even considered that the UART might get in the way. After a look over the datasheets for the chip, there doesn't seem to be any way to disable the stop bit functionality and turn it into a dumb shift register. Now I'm wondering if the old modem chip

Re: [M100] Packet radio like it's 1987

ucket > list for a long time to see if it could even be done. If you're interested > or if you know more about the cassette port routines, then please let me > know. > > Douglas > > > On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 10:54 AM Alex ... > wrote: > >> Figure this would be

Re: [M100] Packet radio like it's 1987

What would the Zilog SCC have gotten you? A couple extra serial ports for additional modems? On Wed, Apr 14, 2021, 23:41 Daryl Tester < dt-m...@handcraftedcomputers.com.au> wrote: > On 15/4/21 1:23 am, Alex ... wrote: > > > Figure this would be a fun one to share wi

[M100] Packet radio like it's 1987

is the Tandy 102 hooked to a MFJ 1274 modem, monitoring Network 105 traffic on 7104khz. -Alex

Re: [M100] Cassette-emulator ?

I set out to do this with an Arduino some years ago and built the hardware on a breadboard. I never got past decoding the FSK signal from my M102 though and gave up for whatever reason. I think I ordered a REX.  The idea was to store the decoded bits in a 1MB EEPROM connected to the Arduino's

Re: [M100] Does anyone actually use MFORTH?

ents there so if you > want to run another such test you would want to clear the stack first. > > > > Jeff Birt > > > > *From:* M100 *On Behalf Of *Alex ... > *Sent:* Monday, March 29, 2021 1:25 PM > *To:* m...@bitchin100.com > *Subject:* Re: [M100] Does anyone

Re: [M100] Does anyone actually use MFORTH?

rt rather than the super goofy and crude typical Forth > screens and blocks. I did a few cheesy Forth videos at the time too: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXIDqptXmiM (lots of links in the > description). > > > > Jeff Birt > > > > *From:* M100 *On Behalf Of *Ale

[M100] Does anyone actually use MFORTH?

is one out and see if anyone bites. -Alex -- Disclaimer: Any resemblance between the above views and those of my employer, my terminal, or the view out my window are purely coincidental. Any resemblance between the above and my own views is non-deterministic. The question of the existenc

Re: [M100] 26-3823

I used this a few years back when I first got my model 102 as a tool to try and learn 8085 asm. It was the only assembler I could find that I could actually get working. On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 8:27 AM Jeffrey Birt wrote: > Very interesting. I did not know this existed. Thanks for sharing. > >

Re: [M100] mcomm on the Pinephone

LaddieAlpha is C# and might run on Mono, if you can get a package for that. On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 7:23 PM Hiraghm wrote: > Where can I find the python version of mcomm? > > I'd like to give it a try on my Pinephone running Mobian Linux. > > > -- Disclaimer: Any resemblance between the above

Re: [M100] printer port

No kidding? I may actually have one of those lying around in a bin. Thanks! On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 9:34 PM John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > The thickened plot: that LPT port connector wiring... is some kind of > "standard" such that that the typical parallel port motherboard IDC > connector to

Re: [M100] Clockwork DevTerm

I was looking at that earlier this week, but the 66% sized keyboard is a major put-off. I might have been swayed into buying one anyways if it had a transreflective or epaper display, but it doesn't. On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 3:48 PM John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > Well the slabtop keyboard + display

Re: [M100] definition of null modem

I suppose anything that takes the place of a modem, but neither modulates nor demodulates would be a null modem. :) On Mon, Sep 21, 2020, 11:59 Jonathan Yuen wrote: > Hello, > > This is really not an M100 thing but I need to connect two pieces of > equipment together that are both wired as DCE.

Re: [M100] Repair dilemma

Hey Matt, I've done a lot of synthesizer repairs of similar vintage (and sometimes similar architecture!) and I'd recommend not replacing any caps unless you've done diagnostics to determine that they're the cause of a specific problem. There's no hard-working filter caps in this machine like

Re: [M100] Noisy T102

Jim, Just yesterday I was thinking how my T102 would make a good PSK31 terminal, but hearing that I'm not so sure about that idea anymore... 樂 On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 10:04 AM Jim Toth wrote: > An AM radio near a Model T sounds like that, too. > > > > - Original Message - > *From:* B 9

Re: [M100] NiMH Batteries

Mine has no memory battery. I just leave 4 Eneloop NiMH AA's in the battery pack and back it up on the REX when I swap them to charge. I ordered a replacement NiMH cell for the memory battery from arcadeshopper, but haven't been motivated to install it. On Fri, Mar 13, 2020, 19:27 Josh Malone

Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T

Yeah I was using the OUT keyword to do like you just said. That baud rate wasn't close enough for my synthesizers to understand it. On Sun, Mar 8, 2020, 18:39 John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > If 30720 isn't close enough, you might be able to do it with dedicated > code in software (bitbang). But

Re: [M100] REX and RAM upgrades

Maybe because of CO files' fixed memory locations and the fact that I changed the amount of RAM in the machine? On Sun, Mar 8, 2020, 15:10 John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > I wonder why CO files didn't copy. There are three kinds of files, DO, CO > and BA. Unless Steve says otherwise I'd think the

Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T

I tried doing this with my T102 a few years back and couldn't get the baud rate anywhere close to 31250.  On Sat, Mar 7, 2020, 20:34 Tom Wilson wrote: > Serial to MIDI adapters are around - although you'd probably have better > luck finding a design and building one yourself than finding a

Re: [M100] REX and RAM upgrades

, Mar 7, 2020 at 2:20 PM Stephen Adolph wrote: > now that a 24k ram image is out of REX and onto your pc, what are you > going to do now? > REX can't read a 24K ram image into a 32k Machine. Unless I am losing my > memory, which could be true. > > On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 1:58

Re: [M100] REX and RAM upgrades

t 6:08 AM Josh Malone wrote: > >> You can copy individual files out of a RAM image using REXMGR. I think >> it's the "file" function. They get copied into working RAM. >> >> On Fri, Mar 6, 2020, 11:05 PM Alex ... wrote: >> >>> Hey M100 list

[M100] REX and RAM upgrades

the backup anyway or am I stuck pulling the extra RAM out, backing up all of my files on the REX via tape/tpdd emulator? It's not a big deal really, but I figured I'd ask. -Alex -- Disclaimer: Any resemblance between the above views and those of my employer, my terminal, or the view out my window

Re: [M100] M100 repair video

Nice video. If you haven't tried them, pick up a set of stainless hollow desoldering needles. They are dirt cheap and make removing things like those battery pins stupidly easy. Also, thanks for the reminder... I just cut the slightly fuzzy NiCd out of my Model 102. Another couple of months and

Re: [M100] Tpdd master routines in C?

Not my code, but it is in the public domain. Python routines for talking to a tpdd2. cheers -- alex > From: "Brian White" > To: m...@bitchin100.com > Sent: Monday, December 2, 2019 7:58:34 AM > Subject: Re: [M100] Tpdd master routines in C? > tpddtool is a tppdd

Re: [M100] Posits versus floating point

Nice to see there's still work being done on the low level parts of compander science.  On Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 16:59 John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > Something new under the sun? > > Tangentially related, but I thought this was interesting. The Model T ROM > uses 32-bit single precision and 64-bit

Re: [M100] Vt100 on linux

Kind of an old thread, but try the Linux version of PuTTY. It's far easier to use than Minicom On Sat, Jun 29, 2019, 07:23 Stephen Adolph wrote: > thanks all, > I needed to have read minicom manual in better detail. looks like that > does support VT100 escapes. Thanks! > > > > On Sat, Jun 29,

[M100] Replacement belts for TPDD and other parts

it would be greatly appreciated. thanks -- alex

Re: [M100] CVX4 / OPL2LPT with M100?

I don't see why you couldn't and this is definitely relevant to my interests.  Might be possible to connect one or more of those via the system bus. On Dec 14, 2017 3:20 PM, "Jim Williams" wrote: > I was just watching a video of 8-Bit Guy on YouTube where he puts >

Re: [M100] Virtual cassette idea

A while back I had the idea of having an Arduino decode and bit-bang the cassette port protocol on my T102. As with all of my projects I got distracted, never finishef, and ended up using the MIDI cable for its intended purpose. It seems a more efficient way of storing what is honestly a tiny

Re: [M100] BCR works!

Write a program to, very clumsily, scan QRcodes with the old thing? On Jul 12, 2017 02:43, "Willard Goosey" wrote: > On Tue, 11 Jul 2017 10:22:44 -0500 > John Gardner wrote: > > > ...now I have to resist the temptation to scan every UPC code in the > >

Re: [M100] Youtube of someone using an acoustic modem cup with m100 and cell phone to dial a BBS

I suppose it depends on the phone, the network, which codec, and what kind of noise cancelling was being used. Just yesterday I was on my cell phone and the alarm tone from my UPS was nice and loud to me, but the person on the other side couldn't hear it at all. On May 25, 2017 2:03 PM, "Kurt

Re: [M100] Questions regarding Full Null Modem Cables, specif Serial to USB

The Linux version of PuTTY works nicely with serial ports. On Apr 27, 2017 17:31, "Paul Bucalo" wrote: > Thanks, Jonathon. I'm good on diagrams--I still have the original manual, > plus what I have scrounged through Club 100 and after-market books. At > least I know 'your'

Re: [M100] Building T100 hardware

The 1980s was the future. :) On Apr 22, 2017 03:41, "Lee Olivares" wrote: > Interseting tagline for someone who plays with Model 100's ;) > > You think most of the junk these kids got today is gonna last 30 years? > > Not without a bunch of iCloud errors I'd bet. :) > > - Lee

Re: [M100] Light for using T100?

I think the lack of any sort of backlight is one of the #1 reasons why I rarely use my T102... :/ On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 11:43 PM, Russ Oechslin wrote: > There are several booklamps that clamp on to a book cover. Perhaps you > could adapt one. We're in the Midwest and

Re: [M100] Doing what the C= can do?

Is there any reason not to use the system bus for expansions/addons like this? One thing I've noticed in using my M102 is that its lone serial port, while simple and effective, seems very overworked. On Nov 1, 2016 11:21, "Mike Stein" wrote: > Regarding the WiFi modem,

Re: [M100] Is there a NADSbox alternative

I tried to make an arduino-based storage device that worked via the M102's cassette port, but I didn't get very far with it. On Mar 28, 2016 5:37 PM, "Ken Pettit" wrote: > I actually looked at putting an STM32 chip with USB OTG on a board in one > of those 25 pin hoods,

Re: [M100] HTerm local echo, pairing M100

Bluetooth has device profiles that let the bluetooth gadget tell the phone what kind of device it is so that the phone's OS knows what to do with it. Though Android will correctly recognize and use a HID-profile keyboard, your RN-42 is most likely using the SPP profile to appear as a serial port.

Re: [M100] M10X/T200: Overclocking CPU

The cassette routines will probably be broken by this too, though you might be able to "overclock" the tape recorder (or MP3 file) to match. :) On Nov 25, 2015 9:43 AM, "Stephen Adolph" wrote: > Hi Georg, > Very interesting! I think there could be impact on sounds as well.

Re: [M100] Mxxx Software of 3.5

I'd pull a disk image to a file of each one before putting them near any machinery. (Do that anyway, floppy disks don't last forever!) On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 12:57 AM, John Whitton jwhit...@bellsouth.net wrote: I have a batch of M10x, M200 programs on 3.5 disks. Too many to bother

Re: [M100] Still thinking about TDock

Replacing the internal modem with a Bluetooth module would be my first choice. There's not all that much utility to a 300 baud modem with an acoustic coupler these days. I guess that qualifies for hardware mods though. :) On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Fred Whitaker rr...@hotmail.com wrote:

Re: [M100] Fwd: Model 1000+1

There's a name for those... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 2:18 PM, Christopher Barnett Fox cbfo...@syr.edu wrote: According to Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick, that's not true: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000#Origin_of_name HAL stands for