(Or maybe the video below) Geez, I actually remember I’m actually old enough to remember MTV when it came on the air. I specifically sat and watched it. I wanted that excitement and feeling about this post. Too bad the first video wasn’t appropriate. Not because of lyrics, nudity, etc. Because it was called, appropriately, “Video Killed The Radio Star”…
Tag: TRS-80 Model I
Disk Drive Dilemmas: Tech Triumphs and Tribulations
(Holding at T-minus one) NOW whats the holdup Tuc? So I was just doing some of the final prep to get things going, when I ran into an issue. I was trying to make a backup of my boot disk for the 0 drive. Given the age, possible alignment and head issues, I wanted to have a few backups of…
Network Connectivity: From Local Lab to Global Reach
(Not going to be published in this article) My address – 192.168.33.247, Apartment 2323 If you’ve been following this closely. And I know not even my mother has been), the whole point of this project was to get this working to be available over the internet. It now works in my lab at telnet://192.168.33.247:2323 , but how to make it…
TRS-80GP Debugger: Debugging Adventures and Triumphs
(I’ll even take 9600 7E1) trs80gp comes to the rescue! So I started to read the RS-232 manual to see whats going on. I started to wonder if at some point during the whole thing the driver maybe was hardcoded to go 300. I didn’t want to believe this, since I did move from 300 to 1200 with the Dataphone…
Troubleshooting TRS-80 Serial Communication Woes
(Open the flood gates) ROGER. BCS ARM switch is on So, this is it. The moment we all (Ok, maybe just me) waited for. I’ve spent nights and weekends working to get to this point. I’ve cleaned, tested, retested, POC’d, and got everything tested by itself. Now, it’s time to see all of them work together. SO – This is…
Yes Virginia, there really is a hard drive
(Yes, honest, no more tricks. 😉 ) Let’s just dive in! You might want to get a cup of coffee, this is going to take a while. And, I regret to inform you, there will be math. When I first got the boot disk copied by Ira, it had the following pdrive information – So for anyone that knows me,…
Serial Communication: Raspberry Pi and Lantronix EDS2100
(Did my temporary distraction help?) Ugh, even more nonsense? So turns out that I only have a few articles left in the series, and didn’t want to do the 2 serial ones back to back Raspberry Pi and Lantronix, so put in my bit about behind the curtain to stall a little. 😉 Raspberry Pi WASN’T the win I thought…
Behind the Scenes: My Organized Communication Project
(As if Reality TV is real. 😉 ) Can I EVER be trusted again? So I need to let you in on a little secret. Things really haven’t gone EXACTLY as I’ve said here. Yes, I know, astonishing!! I admit I’m actually not as organized, not as waterfall about doing this as it might come across. I’ve actually had a…
Serial Communication: Raspberry Pi to Lantronix EDS1100
(Did we, did we really?) (Whisper on)it’s been too easy (Whisper off) I’m just as impatient as you are to get this going. I see there is data on the drive, and I want to complete Raspberry Pi & Lantronix EDS1100 and be able to bring this journey to a close. Having it booted and not able to do anything…
Reviving My MEGADISK – A Journey with DG’s EMU
Last stop California, I promise (As much as I love the ocean, I love my Atlantic Ocean spot) Get on with it, won’t you Tuc?! Sorry, no tricking, yes, we have one more diversion until I get back to the actual RACS III system. But it’s for a good reason, I promise. Given the fact there is only one real…