Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

My buddy in Portland is snowed in with crap from his wife, it has forced him out of his bedroom into his living room. On 12 July 2017 at 20:03, Gary Weber wrote: > LOL! My "junk pile" resides in my "Man Cave / Music studio / Computer Room > / Hobby Room / Office" and if it

Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

LOL! My "junk pile" resides in my "Man Cave / Music studio / Computer Room / Hobby Room / Office" and if it ever starts to spill out, I hear about it pretty quickly.. ;-) On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 7:24 PM, John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > > > On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 4:20 PM, Chris

Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 4:20 PM, Chris Fezzler wrote: > One correction. > > Step One. Tell wife you will be using the dining room table for the next > 7 months to display your new vintage computer system! "Isn't it amazing > and beautiful, honey?" > > Haha. Yeah that

Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

One correction. Step One.  Tell wife you will be using the dining room table for the next 7 months to display your new vintage computer system!  "Isn't it amazing and beautiful, honey?" I tell my wife where all my toys are and that they are worth money if I go.  She says, "that junk is in the

Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

Kurt, The system disk must be in the drive at the time when you reset the NEC. Sequence is this: 1. Insert the system disk into the drive 2. Make sure the PC-8231A is connected to the SIO1 port (RJ-45 jack) on the back of the NEC 3. Power on the PC-8231A 4. On the NEC, either Either powering off

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Gary, Does the NEC load software from the drive on reset, or does it need a system disk? I'm curious as to how those additional basic features are loaded. Kurt On Wednesday, July 12, 2017 12:49 PM, Gary Weber wrote: Even better news.  I got the PC-8231A drive to

Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

Even better news. I got the PC-8231A drive to format a new disk. Had to buy a pack of 10 new DSDD floppies. So now this thing is fully functional and I feel even better about the auction which included now both a working CRT adapter and a drive. The drive fully supports the reserved DSKI$ /

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Thanks for the update! If anyone can restore that drive it will be you! On Mon Jul 03 2017 01:04:58 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time), Gary Weber wrote: To Chris, Good news and bad news.   The good news:  The CRT adapter works great. The bad news:  The NEC disk drive that

Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

To Chris, Good news and bad news. The good news: The CRT adapter works great. The bad news: The NEC disk drive that shipped as part of this auction lacks the system disk, and therefore there is nothing to boot. Within my archives I have a PC-8231A system disk *somewhere*, and hopefully I

Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

> ...it would likely be slow and limited to text only. The system bus or > parallel port would be MUCH faster for this... Well, there are SPI BT/BLE modules so speed to the ModelT side shouldn't be too bad, either using the bus or the parallel port... Alternatively, there are modules like this

Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

From: Stephen Adolph To: m...@bitchin100.com Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW I personally value not dragging another power supply around.  Something designed to fit inside the power capability of the M100 - hence taking power

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in100.com *Subject:* Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW Color -- On Thu Jun 29 2017 13:51:51 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time), John R. Hogerhuis <jho...@pobox.com> wrote: Is the nec interface color or monochrome? -- John.

Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus > Jan-80 """"" > @ work( - @ ) > --.ooo--(_)--ooo.--- > > *From:* M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] *On Behalf Of *Chris > Fezzler > *Sent:* donderdag 29 juni

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the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 """"" @ work( - @ ) --.ooo--(_)--ooo.--- From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Chris Fezzler Sent: donderdag 29 juni 2017 23:44 To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 823

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Color On Thu Jun 29 2017 13:51:51 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time), John R. Hogerhuis wrote: Is the nec interface color or monochrome? -- John. 

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Is the nec interface color or monochrome? -- John.

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> From: M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> on behalf of Stephen Adolph > <twospru...@gmail.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 8:00:21 PM > To: m...@bitchin100.com > Subject: Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW > > reverse engineering that devic

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schematic? From: M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> on behalf of Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 8:00:21 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW reverse engineering that

Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

Is the NEC disk unit similar to the TPDD as far as command set goes? I guess another way of asking that is whether or not TS-DOS will talk to it. I know the NEC has a higher capacity per disk but I wasn't sure if there were more differences. Kurt On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 8:22 PM,

Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

Can't tell you how many hours and dollars I've spent researching, buying, restoring and collecting vintage computer to get them to look and work as designed.  Once I do, I kinda put them to use for a month and move on.  LOL. I moved away from vintage computing has a hobby to music and restoring

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Hi Chris, yes I remember when you did that! Yes I'll definitely let you know if the drive works. I do also have another drive in my possession which probably works, but I haven't turned it on in years. I got away from using magnetic media for Model T's years ago personally... On Wed, Jun 28,

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I think I opened one up and took photos of one and posted them in my personal space on Club100 if someone wants a closer look at components.  On Wed Jun 28 2017 16:00:33 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time), Stephen Adolph wrote: reverse engineering that device would be

Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

reverse engineering that device would be useful. I think it would even be possible to figure out how to patch the Model T to use it. On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 3:17 PM, Gary Weber wrote: > Just to let you all know, I did win the auction. I do intend, however, to > try to

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Just to let you all know, I did win the auction. I do intend, however, to try to resolve the issues with my other NEC CRT adapter if I can. If I can do so, I certainly would like to make that one available to someone here. I don't want to hoard NEC CRT adapters! :) In fact we may want to even

Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

This is the auction they're talking about I think. http://ebay.com/itm/272729056480 -- bkw

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to figure out where and how it's done but never did get very far. m - Original Message - From: "Stephen Adolph" <twospru...@gmail.com> To: <m...@bitchin100.com> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW >

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the CRT adapter is a very interesting device. would love to have one.. On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 10:58 AM, Geoffrey Oltmans wrote: > I used to have one of each when I had a PC-8201a. I never was able to get > the disk drive to work and I had no documentation for it. I happened

Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

Yes it's on eBay right now. The price is already quite high. Search for the NEC and it will come up. The CRT unit is really the key item. Although the drive is intriguing to me. I have been tempted to try and emulate it with mComm but I suspect there are two things that I would run into.1) I

Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

Thanks for the head's up, Kurt. My CRT adapter has become defective and I don't know how to repair it; I will hopefully get a functional replacement replacement out of this bundle. On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 1:59 PM, Kurt McCullum wrote: > Already above when I have on hand

[M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

Already above when I have on hand but someone will score on this auction.