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Ron Wiesen | 1 Jun 12:04

Re: REX flash allocation

Hello Steve:

Methinks 4 Option ROM images, rather than 8, is not only adequate but
desirable.  Can folks actually keep mental track of more than 4 Option ROM
images?  I think not.  In addition, can there even be many folks who can
recite the names of more than 4 Option ROMs at this very moment?  I doubt
it; I rest my case.

The trade-off choice is: 8 Option ROM images with 704 Kbyte of RAM file
storage, versus 4 Option ROM images with 832 Kbyte of RAM file storage.  In
my opinion, 4 Option ROM images with 832 Kbyte of RAM file storage is the
better choice in regard to fitting the needs of the greatest amount of
folks.

-= Ron =-

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Adolph" <twospruces@...>
To: "M100" <m100@...>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 10:28 AM
Subject: REX flash allocation

> Rex provides 1024 kbytes of storage in the laptop.
>
> Currently, I'm dividing this resource into
>
> 1)  256 kbytes for OPTION ROM binary images - that's 8 roms
> 2)  704 kbytes for file storage
> 3)  64 kbytes for system use (scratchpad actually - used for file copies,
> sector copies etc)
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Ron Wiesen | 1 Jun 13:03

Recon Mission Completed -- Was: Re: [SOLVED] TPDD and TS-DOS problem

> U down fo 2
That's righteous ma' man.

> Yah'sir. U done thunk it through.  Du fax is as du fax does, lev'n no
> doubt bout the mo-fo bit be'n right on ... dang!
Absolutemente!

> You know, I read all that about field day and trees and halyards, and
> Bubba and his boat, and whatever ...
Bubba completed his recon mission yesterday.  He says he'll definitely have
to go onto the water to be in an unobstructed point from which to shoot the
halyards over the treetops with the crossbow.  Unfortunately for Bubba (but
fortunately for nearby homeowners) there's no way to portage his airboat to
that water (e.g., barbed wire blocks access from I95).  So Bubba will
portage a small skiff by hand and then row it on the water.  Bubba doesn't
mind the exertion of rowing, but he longs to hear an air-propeller roar and
much prefers it to quiet rowing.  Bubba reports that the body of water is
fresh water and it contains a fair quantify of sunfish.  So our lunch is on
site and that makes for one less item for us to haul on Field Day.

Eh?  What's that you say Bubba?  Bubba say: "Kin Ah brin' alon' jus' one
tinsy youngin' gator?"  No way Bubba.  In that small body of water, even a
young gator will eat all of our lunch before noontime.  Then we would either
go hungry until Field Day ended or we would have to eat your gator [Bubba
now is cogitating on this option but with a much larger gator in mind].

Keeper of the Primordial Bit,  -= Ron =-

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From: "Rick Hanson" <rick@...>
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MHAMILTON013 | 1 Jun 20:55
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Printer Buffer

Greetings, folks!
 Has anyone ever heard of or had experience with a PB-64 Printer 
buffer? I just found one at a yard sale cheap but can't find anything 
elsewhere on the web about it. Manufacturer unknown. It has 16, 32, 
48, & 64k ram status LEDs on front, along with some other indicator 
lights, on/off, start/end, plus, & reset buttons. There are 2 
centronics ports & 1  DC9 volt molex plug on back, along with a master 
power switch.  It's about 2" high, 6" deep, and 7" wide. Heavy little 
unit in a clamshell case. Any info would be nice, if available. 
Thanks, gang....Mike

It is better to be ridiculed for your integrity than to be honored for 
your shame....
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Mitch Parker | 1 Jun 21:11
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Re: Printer Buffer

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Hello Mike!

Back in the 80's, before printers had large amounts of RAM, esp. in
the case of mine, 4K, people used to use these to spool print jobs to
so that their computers wouldn't spend a lot of time waiting for
printers to output the contents of their buffers to paper.

In other words, this would take the raw data, store it, and gradually
output it to the less capable device as needed.  This is way before
the days of gigs of RAM and multitasking operating systems, where
waiting for a job to finish could cause you to wait a very long time
for your MS-DOS PC, Commodore, Tandy, or Apple // to finish
responding.

Modern laser printers, and the later models of Dot Matrix printers
have buffers that are much larger than 64K.  However, many of the
modern printers, to cut costs, use a portion of the PC's main memory
to preprocess and output print jobs.

Thanks,

Mitch

On 6/1/07, MHAMILTON013@...
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> Greetings, folks!
>  Has anyone ever heard of or had experience with a PB-64 Printer
> buffer? I just found one at a yard sale cheap but can't find anything
> elsewhere on the web about it. Manufacturer unknown. It has 16, 32,
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John R. Hogerhuis | 1 Jun 22:53
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Re: FIGforth (was: RE: file system for REX)

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On 5/31/07, Jan Vanden Bossche <jan80@...> wrote:
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> Hallo,
>
> That is great news. Now, figuring out how I'm going to pay you when you
> market it. Or are you going to distribute the ROM-image?
>

I guess it depends on how much work I put into it, that is, the
quality and completeness of the release. Working but relatively
unpolished stuff I usually just post either binary or binary and code
at http://bitchin100.com . If I put together manuals and a fairly
polished set of libraries together, integration with Rex and  Remem,
etc. then I may charge for some or all of it.

If I do charge I expect it will be pre-programmed in a Rex or Remem unit.

Which would you rather have... higher price and available later, or
more do-it-yourself, free-to-cheap with sharp edges?

One way or another, I think availability is at latest by end of Summer
given the time available to me. But I think I'll have a alpha version
relatively soon.

-- John.
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jwhitton | 1 Jun 23:06

Re: Printer Buffer

Could this be it?

http://www.topmic.com/eb-110.html

. It has 16, 32, 
> 48, & 64k ram status LEDs on front, along with some other indicator 
> lights, on/off, start/end, plus, & reset buttons. There are 2 
> centronics ports & 1  DC9 volt molex plug on back, along with a master 
> power switch.  It's about 2" high, 6" deep, and 7" wide. Heavy little 
> unit in a clamshell case. Any info would be nice, if available.
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Peter | 3 Jun 22:46

Re: TPDD Drive Belt Source Found: was [SOLVED] TPDD and TS-DOS problem

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That guy's web page scares me a bit.

On Mon, 28 May 2007 23:37:53 -0700, Rick Hanson <rick@...> wrote:

> Searching Google!  What a concept! :-)
>
> Thanks Rick.  I checked out the site and noted a minimum order or $5.   
> The belt is $4 -- listed as $4,04 vs. $4.04 ... not sure what the comma  
> is all about.  Since most will need only one belt, there might be an  
> issue.  I emailed him for quantity wholesale pricing.  Maybe I can get a  
> deal on 50 to 100 belts then pass the savings on to you guys.  It's  
> worth a try.  I'll keep everyone posted with his response ... if he  
> responds!
> -Rick-
>
> At 04:53 PM 5/28/2007, Rick Herndon wrote:
>> Rick Hanson, et al,
>> Just plugged a Google search for exactly the text:
>> FRW9.1
>> The third hit on the search was for none other than:
>> www.kenselectronics.com/lists/belts.htm
>

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Rick Hanson | 4 Jun 07:53

Re: TPDD Drive Belt Source Found: was [SOLVED] TPDD and TS-DOS problem

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Okay ... the belts have not arrive from Russell Ind ... but it's only 
been a few days ... no panic yet ... it will take a week.  But, the 
receipt did arrive.  The 20 belts cost $51.04 ... I have no idea 
where the .04 came from ... probably one of those damn computer 
things ... and shipping was $9.95.  That makes the total ... hold on, 
let me get my calculator out (BASIC ... ?51.05+9.95) gives a grand 
total of $60.99.  Divide by 20 belts and we get $3.05 per 
belt.  That's pretty close to the $3.00 I guestimated.  So, add $0.41 
for the stamp and a belt ... out the door ... is $3.46 ... not 
counting the envelope and time.  So, at $3.50 per belt, I make a 
gross profit of ... $0.04 ... net is probably $0.00.  That works for me! :-)

So far, only 5 belts are spoken for.  Speak up before I raise the price!

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Bill & Dot McWeeny | 4 Jun 13:36

Re: TPDD Drive Belt Source Found: was [SOLVED] TPDD and TS-DOS problem

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Rick,

I would like two of the belts.  I am in the process of moving, and it will 
be a week or so before we get to our new address.  As soon as we are there I 
will send the address and payment.

Thanks,

Bill McWeeny

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Hanson" <rick@...>
To: <m100@...>; <m100@...>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 12:53 AM
Subject: Re: TPDD Drive Belt Source Found: was [SOLVED] TPDD and TS-DOS 
problem

> Okay ... the belts have not arrive from Russell Ind ... but it's only been 
> a few days ... no panic yet ... it will take a week.  But, the receipt did 
> arrive.  The 20 belts cost $51.04 ... I have no idea where the .04 came 
> from ... probably one of those damn computer things ... and shipping was 
> $9.95.  That makes the total ... hold on, let me get my calculator out 
> (BASIC ... ?51.05+9.95) gives a grand total of $60.99.  Divide by 20 belts 
> and we get $3.05 per belt.  That's pretty close to the $3.00 I 
> guestimated.  So, add $0.41 for the stamp and a belt ... out the door ... 
> is $3.46 ... not counting the envelope and time.  So, at $3.50 per belt, I 
> make a gross profit of ... $0.04 ... net is probably $0.00.  That works 
> for me! :-)
>
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