Tandy Model I Problems

From: Brett <danjo_at_xnet.com>
Date: Wed Aug 20 21:52:38 1997

On Wed, 20 Aug 1997, Richard Cini wrote:
> Well, today I decided to repair the power supply on the Percom floppy
> that I have for my pair of Model I's. Then, I decided to see if a
> complete keyboard-EI-floppy setup worked. Therein lies the problem...

Well FIRST I want to say - this is a Classic Computer Group - I don't
want to see ANY MORE HTML Email! Especially off a Winders Machine!
8-) 8-) 8-)

> It seems like each CPU (a 4k and a 16k Level II) won't recognize either
> EI (a Rev 0 and Rev 1). Both EI's have 32k of RAM. All that I get on the
> screen is garbage. I'm turing the EI on first, then the CPU. I've also
> tried two types of EI cables, one buffered and one not. I can tell which
> cable goes to which EI because the floppy drive will initialize only
> with the right combo.

I think you have to hold down the Break Key when you turn on the
Keyboard/CPU. That will get you into BASIC.

> It sounds like I have two bad EI's, but the thing that throws me is that
> the floppy interface performs a floppy reset.

Could be just a power on reset.

> Does anyone have any clue?? Also, how does one refer to the floppy drive
> in a BASIC statement? For example, if I want to load a program, do I
> type LOAD "0:test.bas"? I have no manuals for these machines, and it's
> been a loooong time since I used one of these.

Well, it has to boot into DOS first then - I don't remember - 8-) I would
have to look it up.

> Also, on an unrelated note, the Altair scans are in, but I'm waiting for
> Bill Whitson's address so that I can Fedex a tape to him. Does anyone
> have it??

Ask him 8-)

BC
Received on Wed Aug 20 1997 - 21:52:38 BST

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