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Correct command is S[75665,312]
OK, it appears you've isolated the problem to the chip… suggest you return it for a replacement. There should be nothing in a program that affects a chip… there is an old saying in computer circles that goes something like this, "Software can't hurt hardware". Meaning, nothing you can type…
Yes, ynoT indeed! The latest version of TELCOM.CO is 1.2 (I think). Saw a mention of it in the last week or so, no official notification of it at all. Yes, I too get almost weekly flyers from PCSG… So far I've had about 50 opportunities to order a Chipmunk,…
Yeah, I'd like a dermatological sample… should be female, about 5 ft 4 inches, maybe 120 lbs… In a well preserved state, no more than 35 years old, and half-way intelligent. Hopefully, it'll be fully animated, and self-ambulatory. (grin)
#102175-
Tips
Message #102199
Thanks for the comments, Neil… being in the industry, you have a much closer finger on the pulse of what's going on. I did, in fact, corrupt the TDD DOS in high memory by using MSPLAN as Thom had indicated… it required a good-size spreadsheet, as apparently it writes downward…
The extent of the information currently available, which might be of use to you is held in the files ROM.200 and POKES.200, both in DL4. Just not much info available yet for the 200. You might want to look up back issues of Portable 100/200; there were two extensive articles…
Well, you can check the files FORTH.REV and FORTH.UPD in DL6 for some information…. Also look over Rick Mendosa's compilation of commercial programs available for the 100 in the file SOFTWR.100 (also in DL6). Good Luck.
You may wish to review the file RECOVR.CAS in DL5 which deals with this problem.
There is one that was just announced, that plugs into the RS232 port, and offers tone dialing and 1200 baud. Sells for about $250, and is the size of a cigarette pack. From the same folks that make the touchbase modem for the NEC.
Sounds gooder and gooder… Do you have a copy of the Radio Shack Technical Manual for the M100? Catalog # 26-3810, $9.95. Has all the schematics, timing diagrams, etc that might be useful to you.
Considering an uninteruptable power source for my own system…. Starting with a 12 volt, 6 amp motorcycle battery, float charged; providing dc to standard three-terminal regulators of the 78xx family, then to cables which go to the power jack on each computer, and the disc drive. Also to a modified…
First thoughts… You are right, 8 relays could be controlled with a single byte, using bits as the controls. That's the way Mullen did it on and old S100 buss card. Two bytes = 16 bits, is what I assume you are thinking. But the box would have to be…
PGMTIP.008 in DL4
Message #95268
Dave, PGMTIP.008 has been merged into the database at 2080 bytes. It presents a technique of testing whether a specific pixel is on or off, as left in a message by Neil Wick, plus comments and explications by your humble, but verbose, author. X9ed.
The only company advertising a "C" compiler for the Model 100 turned out to be non-existant. Postal suthorities and the San Francisco District Attorney are looking… (at last report). Other than that, there seems to have been little interest in "C" for the model 100. There is a "Tiny BASIC"…
After rereading your message, seems to me you missed my comment about the POKES.100 file. There is a poke modification that prevents ANY printer output, bypassing the port completely… "If you wish to disable printer output completely, in order to prevent a program lockup if the printer is not on…
OK, now you're talking about operating system stuff, and it's more than I can handle. Sorry. Perhaps someone else can jump in with some ideas for you. I assume that simply checking to see if printer is on and/or ready won't work in your application? IF (INP (187) AND 6)…
Agreed… too bad they didn't put the ROM outside of RAM addresses, or something. Noticed that Larry's program is also creating a .CO file, and that may also have caused the problem. It's a shock to find your DO files under a different name.
Sure. note several accesses of file already today. Methinks several 200 users out there hungry for anything with .200 as extension.
Absolutely nothing, now that I find it. Didn't turn up on a search of keyword "200". Code looks OK, although a bit sparse for my taste. Want me to delete the new one? Wasn't even aware it was there.
#M200 Bugs (DL4)
Message #94984
Jim, addition to your file BUGS.200… Working with Sysop Larry to develop a 200 version of his program DIARY.400. When the program is run, if there is no NOTE.DO file in RAM, the program creates it. Well, let me tell you….! The first time I ran DIARY, it created NOTE.DO…
Should be on your better news stands. Try one that carries a lot of computer magazines. Address and subscription number is in file MAG.100 in DL6.
#CHKSUM.200 in DL4
Message #94953
Dave, CHKSUM.200 is a checksum utility for the ram-short model 200. It's a variation of Woods Martins' program DOWNCK.WM3 which we have been recommending, but at 325 bytes, uses 1/3 of the RAM space. (Very important in the RAM-short 200) Merged into DL4 at 325 bytes.
Agree. Will keep it on the back burner for a week or so, but there are differences, and a comparison file is a good idea.
POKES.200 in DL4
Message #94943
Dave, POKES.200 merged into DL4 at 1220 bytes. Similar to the file POKES.100, this is the start of a file listing useful pokes for the Model 200. Anyone having any useful pokes is invited to send them to me to be added to the file, with full credit, of course.
#Misc T200 Stuff…
Message #94939
Dave, Suzuki and Hayashi's cousins are Mj%:I and /2L~2I. Very difficult to pronounce in any language I know of…. Now that there is a 200 available, I can download, run and verify programs for the 200 prior to merging, if you wish, and if you point them out to me.…
Well, I would send you their names, but they're all in graphic characters, greater than CHR$(128), and CIS won't take 'em. Maybe I'll try subtracting 128 from each character, and see what I get….
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#Transfers (Your Email)
Message #88427
Suggested file name: XFER.100 Details are now sketchy, since this happened months ago. We tried transfer of files via phone, with and without the 63066 poke (0-1), full and half duplex, etc. As I recall, we finally got file transfer down to a useful method, but could not get a…
#88423-
#Transfers (Your Email)
Message #88427
Suggested file name: XFER.100 Details are now sketchy, since this happened months ago. We tried transfer of files via phone, with and without the 63066 poke (0-1), full and half duplex, etc. As I recall, we finally got file transfer down to a useful method, but could not get a…
Tom, without being facetious, there is a simpler way to avoid that bug; simply do not use the FRE$("") statement, which is neither supported in the manual (or probably in Microsoft Basic for the M100), nor a clear construct with any purpose. It you want to clear the buffer, isn't…
Tom, without being facetious, there is a simpler way to avoid that bug; simply do not use the FRE$("") statement, which is neither supported in the manual (or probably in Microsoft Basic for the M100), nor a clear construct with any purpose. It you want to clear the buffer, isn't…
Not at all…. I see the wave motion. It's caused by printing to the last character on the line, which is then dowsed, so the next character can be printed in the same spot. Granted, a full screen effect would be interesting, but I fear the LCD pixels, over that…
Not at all…. I see the wave motion. It's caused by printing to the last character on the line, which is then dowsed, so the next character can be printed in the same spot. Granted, a full screen effect would be interesting, but I fear the LCD pixels, over that…
POSTAG.BA in DL2
Message #88375
Dave, Program POSTAG.BA merged into DL2 at 1210 bytes. This program figures out the least number of stamps required to make up a specified amount of postage, based on the stamps you normally keep on hand. Useful as a personal tool, as well as for business. Incidently, this program is…
POSTAG.BA in DL2
Message #88375
Dave, Program POSTAG.BA merged into DL2 at 1210 bytes. This program figures out the least number of stamps required to make up a specified amount of postage, based on the stamps you normally keep on hand. Useful as a personal tool, as well as for business. Incidently, this program is…
Depending on your printer, you might try sending CHR$(128) instead. Many printers do an internal MOD128 with incoming data to lose the most significant bit and the remainder is 0. To embed it in your text, Use CTRL-P first, followed by GRPH-p (Note small "p"). Let me know if it…
Depending on your printer, you might try sending CHR$(128) instead. Many printers do an internal MOD128 with incoming data to lose the most significant bit and the remainder is 0. To embed it in your text, Use CTRL-P first, followed by GRPH-p (Note small "p"). Let me know if it…
Well! I don't know what you have against SCANIT! It's a perfectly USEFUL program as far as I'm concerned…. At last run, find I have almost 700,000 bytes in the database (almost 10% of the total database), and have had over 23,000 accesses of my files!!! You know of course,…
Well! I don't know what you have against SCANIT! It's a perfectly USEFUL program as far as I'm concerned…. At last run, find I have almost 700,000 bytes in the database (almost 10% of the total database), and have had over 23,000 accesses of my files!!! You know of course,…
Yes, I see what you mean…. I think that's from the internal activity turning the pixels on and off, as the same character is printed and reprinted in the same space. I liked your idea so much, I developed it into a program, called SPOT.100 in DL3.
Yes, I see what you mean…. I think that's from the internal activity turning the pixels on and off, as the same character is printed and reprinted in the same space. I liked your idea so much, I developed it into a program, called SPOT.100 in DL3.
READIT.CHP in DL5
Message #88312
Dave, Surprised no one has had use for this program before…. READIT.CHP has been uploaded to DL5 at 735 bytes. This short program opens a specified text file on the Chipmunk disk, reads contents, and prints them to the screen, and optionally, to the printer. It is particularly useful where…
READIT.CHP in DL5
Message #88312
Dave, Surprised no one has had use for this program before…. READIT.CHP has been uploaded to DL5 at 735 bytes. This short program opens a specified text file on the Chipmunk disk, reads contents, and prints them to the screen, and optionally, to the printer. It is particularly useful where…
SPOT.100 in DL3
Message #88302
Dave, In the tradition of USEFUL programming, I have uploaded SPOT.100 to DL3 at 320 bytes. Some users may find this useful in dealing with pre-school children. Others may like it for it's intrinsic insights. X9ed
SPOT.100 in DL3
Message #88302
Dave, In the tradition of USEFUL programming, I have uploaded SPOT.100 to DL3 at 320 bytes. Some users may find this useful in dealing with pre-school children. Others may like it for it's intrinsic insights. X9ed
Useful Program
Message #88301
Dennis, try this…. 1 DATA 46,72,47,105,49,68,50,101,51,110,52,110,53,105,54,115,55,44,57,87,58 2 DATA 97,59,116,60,99,61,104,63,116,64,104,65,105,66,115,68,115,69,112,70 3 DATA 111,71,116,72,33,177,154,181,155,179,0 4 X=26:CLS:FORA=1TOX:READB,C:PRINT@B,CHR$(C);:NEXT:Q$=INPUT$(1)
Useful Program
Message #88301
Dennis, try this…. 1 DATA 46,72,47,105,49,68,50,101,51,110,52,110,53,105,54,115,55,44,57,87,58 2 DATA 97,59,116,60,99,61,104,63,116,64,104,65,105,66,115,68,115,69,112,70 3 DATA 111,71,116,72,33,177,154,181,155,179,0 4 X=26:CLS:FORA=1TOX:READB,C:PRINT@B,CHR$(C);:NEXT:Q$=INPUT$(1)
Huh? to your "Huh? "USEFUL" is an in-joke around here, as are the do-nothing, no-purpose programs. Try SEXFUN (DL3, I think), PIZZA.CLC in DL2, USEFUL.100 IN DL4, ISOBOX.100 in DL3, RADIAT.TXT in DL8… and there are a few more I can't recall at this exact moment…
Huh? to your "Huh? "USEFUL" is an in-joke around here, as are the do-nothing, no-purpose programs. Try SEXFUN (DL3, I think), PIZZA.CLC in DL2, USEFUL.100 IN DL4, ISOBOX.100 in DL3, RADIAT.TXT in DL8… and there are a few more I can't recall at this exact moment…
But how do you deal with the lack of an Echo from the other M100. Dennis Thomas and I tried transfers locally, and the lack of an Echo to tell you where you were, and therefore, lack of a LF, caused all printing to be on one line. Perhaps this…
But how do you deal with the lack of an Echo from the other M100. Dennis Thomas and I tried transfers locally, and the lack of an Echo to tell you where you were, and therefore, lack of a LF, caused all printing to be on one line. Perhaps this…
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