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Stephen Adolph | 1 Apr 02:13
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virtualT request

Hi,

Wondering if I could get a "known tested" virtual T load that makes
the OPTROM work like RAM.

I need it for some debugging, and I can't confirm that VT is for sure
allowing writes to optrom.

Soooooo, if someone on the VT team could either-

1) confirm that checking the "make OPTROM read/write" box works, or
2) build a load that has optrom working like ram

that would be totally awesome!

thanks, Steve
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Chris Fezzler | 1 Apr 05:18
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WP-2 128k

Is there a way to tell if a Tandy WP-2 has the 128k
upgrade without opening the computer?  Can someone
walk me through it?

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John R. Hogerhuis | 1 Apr 05:31
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Re: WP-2 128k

On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 8:18 PM, Chris Fezzler <fezzler@...> wrote:
> Is there a way to tell if a Tandy WP-2 has the 128k
>  upgrade without opening the computer?  Can someone
>  walk me through it?
>
>

Unless you put it in there, it probably doesn't. You could try
formatting the ramdisk and see if you can copy files to it. That
should tell you whether there is a chip there at all.

-- John.
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b whe | 1 Apr 05:48
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Re: Model 100 LCD flicker and out.

If it is just a matter of replacing the ni-cad you could put a good one in
parallel with the bad, then remove the bad, and the M100 would not be
without a ni-cad during the switch. (Like heart transplant surgery).

On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 3:56 PM, Thomas Morehouse <nutmegflyer@...>
wrote:

> Paul - what's the voltage of the Ni-Cd battery on the motherboard?
> Check for voltage drop also.
>
> Tom
>
> On Mar 14, 2008, at 3:39 PM, Paul E. Schippnick wrote:
>
> > Well it may be worst than I thought.  The LCD temporally came back
> > - but
> > with a blank screen. It seems the computer is now dead.  No beeps.
> >
> > Some where in storge I have a back up cassett tape. And I do have
> > some of
> > those programs on a 3 1/2 floppy here.  I had long ago replace the
> > use of my
> > Model 100 with a TI-85, then two TI-85's and then with what I now
> > use is a
> > TI-86.
> >
> > My Tandy 102 still works fine. It has 32K as opposed to the 24K the
> > 100 only
> > has.
> >
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Kenneth Pettit | 1 Apr 05:48
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RE: virtualT request


On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:13:46, Steve Adolph wrote: > Hi,> > Wondering if I could get a "known tested" virtual T
load that makes> the OPTROM work like RAM.> > I need it for some debugging, and I can't confirm that VT is for
sure> allowing writes to optrom.> > > Soooooo, if someone on the VT team could either-> > 1) confirm that
checking the "make OPTROM read/write" box works, or> 2) build a load that has optrom working like ram> >
that would be totally awesome!
Steve,

Looks like it is supported partially.  The code is there to allow writes to lower memory space when the OptROM
bank is selected.  The issue is that when the main ROM bank is re-selected, anything written to the OptROM
space isn't saved.  I will add the code to copy writes back to the OptROM space when the OptRomRW feature is
enabled and the main ROM is re-selected.

Note:  There are currently no provisions for saving OptROM writes back to the selected OptROM file on the host.

Ken
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Ron Wiesen | 1 Apr 10:27

Common Misconception -- Was: Re: Super Rom documentation

Hello Bruce:

Memory being the first thing to go with age is a common misconception.  For
we males, memory is the SECOND thing to go with age.

Although my wife reminds me about it every evening, I can't now recall what
the first thing is to go with age.  But I do recall that it's mercifully
fortunate that I am not able to recall whatever it is!

Keeper of the Primordial Bit,  -= Ron Wiesen -=

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce H McIntosh" <scotsman@...>
To: <m100@...>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 7:57 AM
Subject: RE: Super Rom documentation

>
> On Fri, 2008-03-28 at 15:32 -0400, Searle, David W. wrote:
> > WOW! I have been all over the Club 100 site and never saw that.  Guess
> > my wife is right and my eyes are shot (is that the first to go?)
>
> Well, my dad always maintained that the first thing to go was your
> memory.  Then the second thing was... was...  the second th....
>
> What were we talking about?
> -- 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     Bruce H. McIntosh  scotsman@...  www.afn.org/~scotsman  WA4UF
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Stephen Adolph | 1 Apr 11:57
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Re: virtualT request

Hi Ken,
Thanks for taking a look.  Guess what-- ReMem emulation works for
this!  I kept playing last night and got enough of what I needed.
Wrote some code to prove the function works.

So, thanks...I saw that check box and thought that would be the way,
but then I ReMembered another way to the same end.

cheers,
Steve

On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Kenneth Pettit
<kenneth_pettit@...> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:13:46, Steve Adolph wrote: > Hi,> > Wondering if I could get a "known tested" virtual T
load that makes> the OPTROM work like RAM.> > I need it for some debugging, and I can't confirm that VT is for
sure> allowing writes to optrom.> > > Soooooo, if someone on the VT team could either-> > 1) confirm that
checking the "make OPTROM read/write" box works, or> 2) build a load that has optrom working like ram> >
that would be totally awesome!
> Steve,
>
> Looks like it is supported partially.  The code is there to allow writes to lower memory space when the
OptROM bank is selected.  The issue is that when the main ROM bank is re-selected, anything written to the
OptROM space isn't saved.  I will add the code to copy writes back to the OptROM space when the OptRomRW
feature is enabled and the main ROM is re-selected.
>
> Note:  There are currently no provisions for saving OptROM writes back to the selected OptROM file on the host.
>
> Ken
>
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John R. Hogerhuis | 1 Apr 16:24
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Re: virtualT request

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 2:57 AM, Stephen Adolph <twospruces@...> wrote:
> Hi Ken,
>  Thanks for taking a look.  Guess what-- ReMem emulation works for
>  this!  I kept playing last night and got enough of what I needed.
>  Wrote some code to prove the function works.
>
>  So, thanks...I saw that check box and thought that would be the way,
>  but then I ReMembered another way to the same end.
>

Oh yeah... it's just a regular optrom setup but you just leave it R/W
instead of disabling writes...

Don't know why I didn't think of that.

-- John.
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Stephen Adolph | 1 Apr 17:23
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Re: virtualT request

..and you provision RAM to be in the OPTROM memory space.  at least
that is what I did.
..Steve

> Oh yeah... it's just a regular optrom setup but you just leave it R/W
> instead of disabling writes...
>
> Don't know why I didn't think of that.
>
> -- John.
>
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com3t | 1 Apr 19:14
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Re: OT: Macintosh SCSI Card help

GIMPshop interface gives Photoshop UI, and you can use Photoshop filters (uncompiled) with GIMP.

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On Mar 26, 2008, at 1:03 PM, Jonathan Rose <ipaq1945@...> wrote:

Yeah, I actually have dealt with this. I'm kind of an old Mac nut.

 The short version is that there is no way to fix this bar rebooting. All of your peripherals are managed by
OSX, which includes the SCSI port, and classic mode has no access to them at all. There is no way around it
that I know of. I even have a training manual that states just just that. It is frustrating.

 You could get a freeware program like The GIMP, which is almost as good as Photoshop, and scan/import your
files with OSX, and then edit the files using Classic and photoshop. Speaking from experience, I used to
love the Classic Mac OS, but OS X is better in so many ways I almost never use it any more. The BIG advantage is
that one locked up app will never crash your system, unlike OS 9.2. You might check out the Gimp or other
similar free Linux -> Mac port and see if that will work for you.

John Graf <john@...> wrote:
 Hi all,

This is way off topic, but there seems to be a collection of knowledge 
in this group which may be able to help me. As a Tandy 100 owner, you 
know I love older technology and am a little slow to move into all the 
new stuff. But, now and again, I get forced into it here at my 
newspaper.

I'm happy to talk to the Macintosh "brains" off list at 
jgraf@..., or by phone at 608-582-2330.
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