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rea 20-24 nor rea 26 nor rea 28 nor ************ Topic 20 Fri Jan 29, 1993 D.SIMMONS13 at 01:43 EST Sub: Magnavox Monitor Problems. Problems which has happened to two of my Magnavox Monitors. 7 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 4, Topic 20 Message 1 Fri Jan 29, 1993 D.SIMMONS13 at 01:55 EST About 18 months ago, I bought a brand new Magnavox monitor, an 8764, and after about three months the upper left corner started having a blue "spot" about 1.5" in diameter, but only half was showing. (The other half was outside the border of the monitor.) Since this monitor was still under warranty, I brought it back to where I bought it, and told the person who took it what was wrong with it. After 3 week I got it back and it seemed OK at first, but after about 5 days it started again. Again I took it to the repair shop, which took another 4 weeks to try to find out what was wrong. They told me they could not find anything wrong with it, and it had to be in my computer. The only problem was that the spot was there even if the computer was not hooked up to the monitor. I plugged it in at the store, and after about 2 hours the spot showed up. and again they tried to fix it. They finally told me it needed a new picture tube, and that was not covered under the warranty. After talking to the Manager, she finally agreed to give me a new monitor. Well, tonight about 3 hours ago this monitor started doing the same thing, but this time it is in the middle of the screen and about 4" in diameter. The spot does not move if you change the vertical or horizontal width. Does anyone else who uses a Magnavox have this problem and found out what was making it do this, and how to fix it. The warranty just ran out on this monitor a few weeks ago, and from what I have heard they still charge almost $ 400.00 for a new one. If I only use dark colors it is not as noticable, but when I use GEOS it is VERY bad. I hope somebody could tell me this is ony a minor thing that can easily be fixed. David. ------------ Category 4, Topic 20 Message 2 Fri Jan 29, 1993 C128.JBEE at 02:19 EST How much did you pay for the 8764 monitor??? They aren't even close to being worth $400 if these are the 640x200 RGBI monitors. There were problems with the Magnavox monitors (I know, I made the mistake of buying one myself) and that is why not too long ago they were basically blown out the doors at reduced rates. BTW: I can't image a picture tube NOT being covered under a warranty as long as it wasn't cracked. As for the spots all I can guess is a gun is not aligned properly and the image you are seeing is actually where the blue gun is off target over a wide area. First thing I would probably do is find another repair shop. ------------ Category 4, Topic 20 Message 3 Fri Jan 29, 1993 HOWIE-CBM at 03:36 EST David, This is the type of problem that Quality Assurance at Magnavox should have prevented, and probably is working on to fix. I'd recommend taking the time to determine who is the current President at Magnavox. Then write to him, describing the prob, as you did above. A corporation like Magnavox will probably send you a replacement. On the out chance that they do not resolve this to your full satisfaction, then I'd suggest a call to Ralph Nader's Group. He usually clears up these sort of things. However, with Magnavox it will not come to this. Howie ------------ Category 4, Topic 20 Message 4 Fri Jan 29, 1993 CBM-MARK at 21:47 EST Knock on wood, if I could find any - just plastic & metal, my Magnavox has given me no problem since I bought it 5 years ago. Display looks as good as it did when new. Though I admit the brightness & contrast is turned up higher now. Mark ------------ Category 4, Topic 20 Message 5 Sat Jan 30, 1993 D.SIMMONS13 at 00:30 EST I bought the Magnavox at a local Sears store where I bought my computer. When I bought it, I paid $ 399.98 + tax, and I called them today, and they are now asking $ 368.98 + tax. I forgot to mention that this time when I turn the monitor off for about 5-10 min. the spot is not there when I turn it back on, however it reapears after about 15-20 min. Other than this problem, I have been VERY happy with my Magnavox. I will try to write Magnavox and see if that will help. Davis. ------------ Category 4, Topic 20 Message 6 Wed Feb 03, 1993 F.BUNTON at 21:37 EST D.SIMMOMS13, As a SEARS Audio/Video technician I know the frustration you must feel. Somewhere in the back of my feeble mind I think I read a Service Flash about your problem and for the last three days I have been racking that feeble pebble in hopes of remembering what it said. No luck :< I even went so far as to look through all the papers I have been storing over the past six years and still have not found anything. Maybe I'm wrong about seeing a fix for your problem. When all else fails, go to a SEARS SERVICE Center ( not the store ) and ask if anyone there has heard of your problem or could the find out something about the problem. They (service people) may have to contact the people that service the computer monitors for help. Last of all, find your owners manual and check this but I think that the CRT (picture tube) has a two year warranty on it but you may be responsible for the labor cost. You might also have to produce your receipt as proof of date of purchase/exchange. If all this fails to bring you satifaction, write a letter to the Customer Relations Department, SEARS, Sears Tower, Chicago, Il. (I will deny ever having told you to write to The Towers.) Good luck. Frank Bunton ------------ Category 4, Topic 20 Message 7 Thu Feb 04, 1993 CBM-MARK at 22:10 EST Thanks Frank! Very good advice. ------------ ************ Topic 21 Thu Apr 15, 1993 J.W.FOX [framus] (Forwarded) Sub: 1520 NEEDS PARTS My 1520 plotter stripped o a broke a nylon gear. Need a Anyone know how to get repair @p parts? I remember Radio Shack had a identical units, but can't find the number part number. - @ *s 9 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 4, Topic 21 Message 1 Thu Apr 15, 1993 J.W.FOX [framus] (Forwarded) I know that the standard "standard" repair is to rpla eplace the whole ALPS plotter unit, but no one seems to have them. My local Radio Shack repairman e said that if I couldgive him give him the numbet r ocf f their unit, he could try to locate a part, and maybe also some pens! If anyone has o an old (1985 or so)Radio Shack catalog. , or happens to have the plotter, I'd be forever greatful f if you'd get me y the RS part number!*s ------------ Category 4, Topic 21 Message 2 Thu Apr 15, 1993 C128.JBEE (Forwarded) I know someone that works at Radio Shack that owns a lot of Commodores. I will see what he says. ------------ Category 4, Topic 21 Message 3 Fri Apr 16, 1993 J.W.FOX [framus] (Forwarded) Thanks JBEE. By the way, weren't you n Q-Link a while back? Like a couple of years ago? My "handle" therre was FOXY2. Couldn't type then either! :) ------------ Category 4, Topic 21 Message 4 Fri Apr 16, 1993 HOWIE-CBM (Forwarded) Hey! I know someone who works at Radio Shack and own Commodores too. Whatta coincidence... :) Howie ------------ Category 4, Topic 21 Message 5 Fri Apr 16, 1993 R.DAY (Forwarded) I have a 1985 catalog I don't know what you are looking for but a printer that looks close to the plotter commodore had is on page 170 it says CGP-115. Create beautifug graphics in red, green, blue and black, plus print alphanumerics. Built-in commands make it easy. Text mode prints 40 or 80 characters per line at 12 characters/sec. U.L. listed. 26-1192 ....... 199.95 I have my old commodore plotter that has a gear out too. So the other gear is still ok. I could send you that if you like. Just leve me E-mail. R.DAY ------------ Category 4, Topic 21 Message 6 Sat Apr 17, 1993 C128.JBEE (Forwarded) Yes, on Q I was under a few handles, best known ones were Kmarokid, JBEE, and Syshelp JBEE. I quit July 31st 1991. ------------ Category 4, Topic 21 Message 7 Mon Apr 19, 1993 C128-BILL [Bill] (Forwarded) OK, so we need the geerhead for a 26-1192 plotter? Lemme see what I can dig up. ------------ Category 4, Topic 21 Message 8 Wed Apr 21, 1993 J.W.FOX [framus] (Forwarded) JBEE, Howie, Bill, R.Day- Thanks fr coming to the rerescue. (I'll get the hang of this keyboard yet!) Anyhow- R.Day, I7- I'll contact you tonight. I think bot gears (that's BOTH gears) are the same. Meanwhile - if the problem does come up again, my local Radio Shack repair center tells me that they DO still have parts for the CGP-115, and if memory serves, that's identical to the 1520 except for the ROM. They also still have some pens (black only) which brings another topic to minf -mind. oes anyone know how to refill those little pens? ------------ Category 4, Topic 21 Message 9 Thu Apr 22, 1993 C128.JBEE (Forwarded) re:refills I believe you can still order the pens in multi-color packs. As for refilling the pens, if they have a hole in the top it might be doable. Just takes a syringe, since the ones for humans are nearly impossible to buy (unless you are a drug addict, then its easy) you have to go to a "tack" shop that sells supplies for horses and get one for a horse. It is thicker than one for a human, but works well enough for most uses. ------------ ************ Topic 22 Sun Apr 25, 1993 T.FARRELL5 [12Paws] (Forwarded) Sub: remote reset for 128D Where do I connect a momentary contact sw. to have a r/set- I want the sw. in K/brd. 3 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 4, Topic 22 Message 1 Sun Apr 25, 1993 T.FARRELL5 [12Paws] (Forwarded) I want to have a reset switch mounted in the upper right cor. of my keyboard. I need to know where to solder the wires to inside the 128D. I believe the 128D is designed differently than the 64 so the serial port pins 2&6 may not be what I need. Can anyone suggest where I can solder the wires? ------------ Category 4, Topic 22 Message 2 Sun Apr 25, 1993 YLR.ROSE (Forwarded) T.F.. I can give you a number to call and find out if no one here can help you.. Bobby is the technician and he is very knowledgeable.. he moved his reset switches to the front of his D, so he'll be able to tell you exactly what to do.. Commodore Country Rt 1 Box 332 Burleson Texas 76028 (817) 295-7658 Good luck to ya... Hugs. :> ------------ Category 4, Topic 22 Message 3 Mon Apr 26, 1993 C128.JBEE (Forwarded) If you have a C-128D why not grab the reset lines right from the reset switch where it meets the motherboard? ------------ ************ Topic 23 Sun Feb 14, 1993 P.COOK12 [Adam Bomb] at 19:53 EST Sub: modem help I'm in need of help dl'ing 32 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 1 Sun Feb 14, 1993 P.COOK12 [Adam Bomb] at 19:59 EST I'm in need of some help dl'ing from this system. Right now i'm using a c64, fixed double drive (1541), 1670 modem, and common sense software. My problem is that whenever I try to dl, I end up with the dl being aborted. once again H E L P! Paul Cook ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 2 Sun Feb 14, 1993 CBM-MARK at 22:15 EST I've seen more users have trouble downloading here with the Common Sense term program... I've been recommending they get ahold of a copy of Wizard. To get a copy, send $2.00 to: Parsec, Inc POB 111 Salem, MA 01970-0111 Be sure to specify you are ordering Wizard 64. Mark ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 3 Mon Feb 15, 1993 HOWIE-CBM at 04:17 EST Paul, Can you give us a bit more information about the prob. Is the download getting aborted after at has sent some data, or is it simply timing out, before sending any thing? Howie ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 4 Mon Feb 15, 1993 C128.JBEE at 07:59 EST It is true most of the problems seem to be with Common Sense but if you "tweak" (lower) the baud rate you should be able to complete a successful download. I use to use it with a 6480 so I know it can be done :) Using the keypress C= M you should be able to tweak the transmission settings using the cursor keys. ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 5 Mon Feb 15, 1993 P.COOK12 [Adam Bomb] at 19:12 EST It aborts after sending some info to the disk. (basicly it creates the file to accept the dl, then it aborts). I'll try "tweaking"... Paul Cook ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 6 Tue Feb 16, 1993 HOWIE-CBM at 06:29 EST Paul, Thinking about this, I wonder if vt100-128 wouldn't offer a more robust alternative to Common Sense. Howie ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 7 Sun Mar 28, 1993 J.OMALLEY6 [Jan O] at 16:44 EST I just bought a Volks 6480 300/1200 baud modem. It came with COMM TERM software. The problem is I can't log-on GEnie at 1200 baud rate. There doesn't seem to be a way to change the term setting on the SW. Can anyone HELP?????? Jan O ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 8 Sun Mar 28, 1993 CBM-ED [e.g.bell] at 17:19 EST I don't mean to sound overly negative, but you are asking for help WAY too late. That is one of the most finicky modems ever made. I have never used that software, and the only software I know that uses that modem is BellTerm and ST/R, both available in the libraries. I hope you didn't pay a lot! ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 9 Mon Mar 29, 1993 C128.JBEE at 01:30 EST Jan, leave e-mail to the Flagship$ and someone will pop a disk with Bellterm on it into the mail for you. I would suggest downloading it but at 300 baud it would take an hour. ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 10 Wed Apr 07, 1993 J.OMALLEY6 [Jan O] at 02:16 EDT Thanks JBEE! I'LL try that! No I did not pay alot for this modem. What other modems work WELL with C64? And can you still get them???????? Befeddle Jan. ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 11 Wed Apr 07, 1993 C128.JBEE at 16:14 EDT Hi :) The best thing to do is buy a Swiftlink cartridge from CMD and then buy a new ($80) or used ( >$40> 2400 baud modem. The advantage being that you can always upgrade to any modem brand you want but still get to keep the expensive part of the investment (Swiftlink) when upgrading modems. With prices falling so fast on 9600 modems you can bet within a year or so they will be down to $120 or so. Unless your GEnie bill is $50+ and you do a lot of downloading I would say keep your current modem, get the Bellterm software (just waiting for your e-mail) and use the Volks. A 2400 vs 1200 modem will not save you much money in chat areas or BBs, only in the S/L. ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 12 Sat Apr 10, 1993 J.OMALLEY6 [Jan O] at 19:21 EDT JBEE: Just sent E-mail w/snail mail address. Thanks for the advice. Your advice and comments are always helpful. Jan O ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 13 Sat Apr 10, 1993 C128.JBEE at 23:23 EDT You're welcome :) ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 14 Sat Apr 17, 1993 J.OMALLEY6[Jan O] at 02:11 EDT JBEE & YLR.......I received the copy of BELLTERM...THANKS! However, it's a very complicated set of programs and I'm having some difficulty. (Right now I'm using COMM TERM at 300 baud. I did logon with BELLTERM at 1200, and get around on the system somewhat. But I still get alot of nonscense charaters (feedback?) from GEine. All very frustating! Yes, I printed out the DOCS! For some reason, RAMDOS won't load.I'm set for no parity, 7 stop bits, 3 handshake...looking back at the docs, I see it should be 8 stop bits. If someone could HEEEELLLLPPPP--it would keep me from tearing out my hair. still BEFUDDLED...Jan ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 15 Sat Apr 17, 1993 CBM-ED [e.g.bell] at 02:57 EDT Your settings are pretty much wrong. Use 8 bits, 1 stop bit, and whatever the default handshake setting is. I believe all of the settings you want are defaults. However, the parity would not make a whole lot of difference because George Hug's wedge, which BellTerm uses, renders that irrelevant. Matter of fact, I think it does the same to the bit count too, tho I'm not totally sure about that anymore. I do know BT works with that modem though, because I tested with it. And here is one more thing... if it dialed, you are set because that is all the 'support' that is required for that modem. After that it is the modem to stand or fall on its own. Let us know how you make out when you set for 8 bits though! That modem IS flaky. One other suggestion... try ST/R term, which was written for that line of modems, and I found it a solid term too. Sorry about the complicated docs. That is kind of a trademark of mine. :) ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 16 Sat Apr 17, 1993 J.OMALLEY6 [Jan O] at 20:47 EDT Ed.....I'll try your suggestions... Can you tell which files I absolutly need on my work disk to it fly. I get caught up in trying to make it work. I'm going to keep trying! Thanks....Jan ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 17 Sat Apr 17, 1993 CBM-ED [e.g.bell] at 23:22 EDT The only one which should make a difference you would have to have already used, the dialer. Everything else is the same. All of the page.1 files except def.page.1 or whatever they are called, are pretty much extra as I recall. RAMDOS should install automatically if you have an REU, but I don't know if they sent you RAMDOS on the disk or not. I did not pack it when I made up the original disks because something in its docs or upload notice forbade distribution or something,but you'll need that to use RAMDOS. It is whatever the current version of RAMDOS is, and I did not write that program. But for your settings, stick with 8n1.. that is, 8 bit words, no parity, 1 stop bit. That is what you need for GEnie. ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 18 Sun Apr 18, 1993 J.OMALLEY6 [Jan O] at 18:08 EDT Ed...There is a file named "RAMDOS 4.2 Bin" on the disk Rose sent me. I'm not sure what "REU" is, but there is a file named "MAD.REU" also on the disk. So...What now? Also, I downloaded (at 300 baud) the ST/R prg you suggested. It loaded but the cursor disapeared and I couldn't run it. This just isn't my week! Jan ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 19 Mon Apr 19, 1993 YLR.ROSE at 09:07 EDT Jan.. the ramdos.bin4.2 is the program that bellterm will look for if you have an reu.. that will initialize it as either a Ramdisk or as DMA. There is a program in the library called Ramdisk.sfx which has the ramdos.bin4.3 for the 64 which is the latest one around. :> That might help solve any problem you are having. Just replace the old file with the new one. Ed usually writes his programs to look for any ramdos file (right Ed?) so I dont think you'll have to change the 4.3 to 4.2 or mess with the basic loading program. I've probably really confused you now. Hugs ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 20 Tue Apr 20, 1993 HOWIE-CBM at 01:14 EDT Rose, It makes perfect sense to me! :) Howie ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 21 Thu Apr 22, 1993 J.OMALLEY6 [Jan O] at 03:13 EDT Easy for you to say, Howie :)! Rose......What is REU??? There is a "Mad.reu" file on the disk...but...? And when I load Bellterm, there is a "Ram expender not present" message on the screen & the file's ( 4.2. ) is on the disk. Go figuire! This really makes me ! Jan ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 22 Thu Apr 22, 1993 J.OMALLEY6 [Jan O] at 03:17 EDT That is: There is a file called RAMDOS 4.2 BIN on the disk but it doesn't Load. It make me crazy! Jan ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 23 Thu Apr 22, 1993 CBM-ED [e.g.bell] at 09:44 EDT Jan: That file is a binary file. You can't load and run it. It is meant to be loaded by other programs. It is the heart of RAMDOS. Do you have an REU (Ram Expansion Unit). If so, and you want to use RAMDOS, then you would need RAMDOS 4.2 BIN. If you don't have an REU, it would do you no good because that is the only way this file will work... with an REU. BellTerm loads this file for you if it senses the REU present. Does that help at all? ;^) BTW, the 'mad.reu' and 'mod.reu' also require the ram expansion unit, but these ones do NOT require or even use RAMDOS 4.2 BIN. I know it is probably confusing right now, but these use the REU in a different way. I can't even think of a good comparison to help make things clear. But you must have an REU to use either of these files. ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 24 Thu Apr 22, 1993 YLR.ROSE at 09:47 EDT Jan.. are you talking about Bellterm not loading the Ramdos file? It may be looking for the file as another name.. some programs look for it as RAMDOS128 others are written to look for anything called RAMDOS.BIN4.X, etc. Ed or Jbee would have to answer the question as to why Bellterm isnt loading that program, but since you dont have an REU, that is why it isnt loading it. An REU is more basically known as the 1750 or 1764 Ram Expansion device. It can be configured as an additional 'drive', with virtual memory, sort of. You can download to it, etc, then transfer the files to a 'real' drive afterwards. Basically, it helps speed up your transfer time, in a way, like a hard drive would do.. DONT try to run the ramdos.bin file as a program.. its not for that purpose. :> Hugs ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 25 Sat Apr 24, 1993 J.OMALLEY6 [Jan O] at 21:54 EDT Sooo REU is HARDWARE! RIGHT??? Boy am I a NOVICE! Is that why I can't use BELLTERM??? Jan ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 26 Sat Apr 24, 1993 CBM-ED [e.g.bell] at 21:58 EDT Jan: JO> Sooo REU is HARDWARE! RIGHT??? Right! JO> Is that why I can't use BELLTERM??? No, that is why you can't use RAMDOS or the REU modules (MAD.REU or MOD.REU) BellTerm works just fine without an REU installed. That is how I usually use it on my system. There is something we don't have or know about your setup or what you are doing if you are having problems w/Bell Term. ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 27 Sat May 15, 1993 CBM-ED [e.g.bell] at 18:54 EDT I bought a null modem adaper from Radio Shack today in the hopes I can simply plug in my Omnitronix interfaces into it, one on each end. I have 1 male and 1 female connect, and this adapter is a male/female pass thru. The pinout is as follows: Male DB25 Female DB25 1 1 2 3 3 2 4 5 5 4 6 and 8 20 20 6 and 8 7 7 Will this work as I want? I am looking for something very EASY that I can do without getting any dirt on my hands. I want to put my omnitronix in my 64C, and into this adapter, and my other interface into my modem, and my modem into the other end of the adapter and use this link for null modem stuff. Can someone verify my logic before I burst the bubble (wrap) on this unit. It was only $5 (part # 26-1496) so it is no big deal any way, but it might be the lazy/dumb person's null-modem hookup. ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 28 Sat May 15, 1993 R.KNOP1 [Rob Knop] at 20:19 EDT Ed- At a glance the NULL modem pinout looks OK to me. I can't guarantee offhand that the pinout looks right, 'cause I don't have the right reference materials on me... a "bare bones" null modem only needs four connections, actually, I think 1 and 7, and then with 2 and 3 crosswise, but I'm not sure. However, I have used a Radio Shack NULL modem for file transfers before (with other types of computers, but then, that's what the Omnitronix interface does for you-- I've also used other NULL modems hooking a 64 to a SUN workstation), and it works fine. I'm a little confused, though, why do you want to put the modem in when you are connecting the two computers? Generally a NULL modem is used in place of a modem... you only need the modem if you are going over phone lines. Basically, unless I'm confused about what you are trying to do, the connection should be: 64--Omnitronix--NULL modem--Omnitronix--64 At that point, boot up a term program on both 64's, set the baud rate the same, and what you type on one 64 should show up on the other. In fact, to each 64, the other 64 looks like the "host." -Rob ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 29 Sun May 16, 1993 CMD-DOUG at 00:25 EDT Ed, FWIW, I use the Radio Shack Null-Modem Adapter for direct transfers all the time via SwiftLink. ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 30 Sun May 16, 1993 CBM-ED [e.g.bell] at 09:29 EDT Rob: RK> I'm a little confused, though, why do you want to put the RK> modem in when you are connecting the two computers? RK> Generally a NULL modem is used in place of a modem... you RK> only need the modem if you are going over phone lines. That should be obvious, Rob. I don't know what I'm doing. hehe RK> 64--Omnitronix--NULL modem--Omnitronix--64 Ok, I *will* get this... I just move SLOOOOW! Doug: DC> FWIW, I use the Radio Shack Null-Modem Adapter for direct DC> transfers all the time via SwiftLink. Good... then it is $5 well-spent. Then I assume, based on what Rob said, that an Omnitronix in the C64C and into the adapter, and on the 128 side, the swiftlink into the 128 and then into the adapter. Now THAT is the kind of hookup *I* can do!!!! Thanks much both of you. And remember this when answering any technical question I ask. Yer talking to a dope! ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 31 Tue May 18, 1993 CMD-DOUG at 02:06 EDT But, we * LIKE * it! :) ------------ Category 4, Topic 23 Message 32 Thu May 20, 1993 J.OMALLEY6 [Jan O] at 02:03 EDT Hi all...I'm back. Ed...You a dupe? I think NOT! HeHe.....you're not a dope either! I think you are right about your not knowing enough about my system (I don't either!). I feel like I'M the dope. In talking with JBEE thru e-mail I found that you can't use FASTLOADwith 1200 baud...so I took it out and tried with no luck. So here I am back at 300 on Comm Term. Would it help to know I have a c=64 & 1541 disk drive. Terminally (not quite) frustrated... Jan (Stuck at 300 baud) ------------ ************ Topic 24 Fri May 07, 1993 D.HARKER1 [Dan] (Forwarded) Sub: Info about CBM 8032 I' looking for information about the CBM 8032 computer that a person I work with has just aquired. 9 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 4, Topic 24 Message 1 Fri May 07, 1993 D.HARKER1 [Dan] (Forwarded) I hope I'm posting this in the right spot, if not can the SYSOP please move it. A person I work with has just become the owner of a CBM 8032 computer and has asked me for help. I've never seen one of these. Does any one have info on the following: 1. Does the 8032 have an RS-232 port ? 2. Where can software be obtained (terminal program, word processor, data base, ect. the major needed programs) ? 3. Is there anyone that may have any manuals on this machine ? 4. Do you know of a users group that may be of help ? Any and all information will be appreciated. Thanks. Dan ------------ Category 4, Topic 24 Message 2 Sat May 08, 1993 HOWIE-CBM (Forwarded) Dan, This is as good a place to post that ? as any I can think of. :) Sorry to say that I do not know the 8032. I started out on a 128, so know it and its comtemporaries. It would be my suggestion that you contact TPUG, since they seem to be a warehouse for programs for most all of the Commodore 8 bit machines, which I assume the 8032 to be. The current address for TPUG is: Toronto PET Users Group 5334 Yonge St., Box #116 Willowdale, Ont., Canada, M2N 6M2 Telephone (416) 253-9637 (voice - leave a message) (416) 273-6300 (BBS). Hope this is helpful! Howie ------------ Category 4, Topic 24 Message 3 Wed May 12, 1993 M.RANDALL2 [Maurice] (Forwarded) I use an 8032 everyday in my auto repair business. I use it to keep track of my customer appointments. It displays a week-at-a-glance on the screen on which I may enter my customer's names. From each of these entries, I can switch to another screen that displays more info on the customer, such as address and phone number, the vehicle description and the repairs that are needed. This is about all I use the 8032 for. This way, I don't tie up a 128 to do the same job. This is a program that I wrote myself, just for my purpose. It could be adapted very easily to any other type of business also. You are allowed up to ten names per day, with a maximum of 5 on Saturday and Sunday. for most small businesses, this would be adequate. The program is very fast, it is 100% machine language. When scrolling from week to week, data is loaded in from the drive for each week. It is fast enough that it only takes about 1/2 second to load in a whole weeks worth of data. It's about as fast as Superbase running on a 128 with a 1571 would be. Eventually, I will be making the changes needed to allow it to run on a 128 and use all the hardware that a 128 can use, such as the CMD units. Although, I'll just keep on using it on this old 8032. It gets the job done just fine. ------------ Category 4, Topic 24 Message 4 Thu May 13, 1993 D.HARKER1 [Dan] (Forwarded) Howie, Thanks for the address of the users group, I'll pass it along. Maurice, I haven't eyeballed the 8032, does it have a rs-232 port, they want to use a modem. Thanks. Dan ------------ Category 4, Topic 24 Message 5 Fri May 14, 1993 M.RANDALL2 [Maurice] (Forwarded) There is a port on the 8032 for connecting a modem through an rs-232 interface, but I think it would be hard to locate an interface. The next step would be to come up with a good terminal program. In our local user group, we have about 25 disks full of PD programs for the PET/CBM computers and I don't recall seeing any terminal programs. My guess would be that telecomputing wasn't real popular until the 64 got going strong. I'm sure that someone good with hardware could adapt an interface for the 64 to work with the 8032. But finding a schematic would also be difficult. As for the TPUG group in Canada, they might be a good source, but I've spoken with several of them personally at the Toronto World of Commodore show last December, and they really don't have much or remember much about the 8032 believe it or not. The reason I was talking to them about the machine was because mine just happens to have an add-on board inside it from Madison Computer. This is called a Z-RAM board. It adds an additional 64K to the computer and also contains a Z-80 chip for using C/PM. Nobody knew anything about the board. I wanted to find some documentation on it and also try to locate a C/PM boot disk for it. Someday I'll run across this stuff. ------------ Category 4, Topic 24 Message 6 Thu May 20, 1993 D.HARKER1 [Dan] (Forwarded) Maurice, Thanks for the help. I'll pass along the info. It seems that this machine may be too old to get much information on. Dan ----------- Category 4, Topic 24 Message 7 Thu May 20, 1993 D.HARKER1 [Dan] (Forwarded) Maurice, Can you give me the address of your users group ? Are they setup and willing to copy disks for the 8032 ? Do you know if there are any word processors or data bases ? Dan ------------ Category 4, Topic 24 Message 8 Sat May 22, 1993 M.RANDALL2 [Maurice] at 02:18 EDT Our local user group here is The Lansing Area Commodore Club. You can write to: Lansing Area Commodore Club Attn: Rory Cooke, Librarian P.O. Box 1065 East Lansing MI 48826 The existing disks as they are in the library are in 1541 format. If you need them converted to an 8050 or some other format, make sure to specify in your letter and we will see that it gets done. ------------ Category 4, Topic 24 Message 9 Fri May 28, 1993 D.HARKER1 [Dan] at 22:38 EDT Maurice, Thanks for the address. I'll pass it along. The 1541 format isn't a problem, I can move it to 8250 format which is what I assume she has. Dan ------------ 4 ************ Topic 26 Sat Feb 20, 1993 G.CORREA [RAMRunner] at 19:50 EST Sub: Reset point on 1541C I need to know where the reset line can be pulled down to ground safely, through either the hex inverter, or before the exclusive or gate found in mose of the 1541 series disk drives. 3 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 4, Topic 26 Message 1 Sat Feb 20, 1993 G.CORREA [RAMRunner] at 20:02 EST I'm building a curcuit that requires the reset line to be brought to zero line potential (ground). I'm used to the regular 1541 (short & long boards) but I have no schematics for the "C" version. I just need to know where on the board I can patch in to install a reset switch. I have tried pin 34 on UC3 (6522) but it gives unstable results due to it being driven by an XOR gate. Sometimes it does not get dragged to ground quickly enough to give a full reset 100% of the time. Results of using this pin were good under repeated presses of the switch, but the initial press was rarely caught (ie, the first time I hit the button it missed the reset but hitting it further caught 100% of the time.) Should I let the system sit for a few seconds and try the reset again it missed the first press again. This circuit has had no problems on either a long or a short board 1541; I cannot determine why the "C" is giving such problems and do not have schematics for the "C" drive. ------------ Category 4, Topic 26 Message 2 Wed Feb 24, 1993 C128.JBEE at 14:53 EST From Dennis Jarvis: Try tapping the reset switch off of pin #6 of the serial bus plug. This should correct the problem. If not get back with me and I'll pull the prints on the 1541-C (just post any additional problems here :) ------------ Category 4, Topic 26 Message 3 Sun Feb 28, 1993 G.CORREA [RAMRunner] at 18:27 EST In the best intrests of isolation, to wit, keeping the circuit internal to the drive and not allowing the 'reset' signal to get out to the buss I would like to find a point after the first hex buffer from the plug so that when I chain more than one drive, I don't reset all of them wi with the controlled grounding from this circuit. Having some isolation from the buss was the idea when I looked at the schematics for the long and short boards for the 1541. I can achieve the same in a 1571 and 81 being as the way commi designed there circuit stayed more or less the same as the equipment evolved, short of verifing on the "C" 1541. :/ I have finaly located a schematic for the 1581 from SAMS PHOTOFACTS and have found what I needed to know for the reset line, now if I could do the same for the "C" version of the 41, it would make this project complete. Ramrunner ------------ 4 ************ Topic 28 Tue Mar 02, 1993 J.BARBER9 at 22:52 EST Sub: help!!! ramboard i have a ramboard for maveric and I am having problems. I cannot get it to copy copy-protected programs 8 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 4, Topic 28 Message 1 Tue Mar 02, 1993 J.BARBER9 at 22:56 EST I have a 64c and a 1541. I have adjusted the speed to what the tester says. I have tried to copy 3 stooges and sindbad and the throne of the falcon and so far no success. I anyone has sugestions please let me know. Oh by the way the test program that checks the board says everything is fine. And I can copy useing the copy prgrams included with the board but they don't copy copy- protected stuff. So if any body has any ideas send them to me please. Thanks ------------ Category 4, Topic 28 Message 2 Wed Mar 03, 1993 HOWIE-CBM at 03:17 EST Altho I have never used Maverick, I understand that you must use its program parameters in coordination with its RamBoard to duplicate copy protected software. Have you been able to duplicate other copy protected software? Does Maverick have parameters for the disks which you now want to copy? Howie ------------ Category 4, Topic 28 Message 3 Mon Mar 08, 1993 J.BARBER9 at 22:41 EST Yes It does have pramaters. I used them for both 3 stooges and sinbad. The first one goes for a while and then gives me a cannot write to disk error. And the second goes into a read loop after a while and just reads and reads and reads, well you get the point. I cannot get it to copy anything copy protected dan ------------ Category 4, Topic 28 Message 4 Tue Mar 09, 1993 HOWIE-CBM at 05:26 EST You got me on this one.... :( My friend has Maverick and RamBoard, and he can copy just about every copy protected disk he has, so I assumed it works with everything. I wonder what Software Support would have to say about this. Howie ------------ Category 4, Topic 28 Message 5 Sat Mar 13, 1993 J.BARBER9 at 12:33 EST I called them and all they said was to adjust my speed witch I did. And then they told me to send them my blank disk for them to test So I don't know what to do. Could you send me your friends adress. I would like to send him a letter. Thanks:) Se ya on cyberspace :) ------------ Category 4, Topic 28 Message 6 Sat Mar 13, 1993 C128.JBEE at 15:29 EST One thing I would like to mention is disks sometimes do not line up right or sit right in 1571 disk drives. Sometimes you have to insert the disk a bit hard and while holding it in, lower the drive lever. ------------ Category 4, Topic 28 Message 7 Sun Mar 14, 1993 HOWIE-CBM at 00:19 EST Send an e-mail to me and I'll see that he gets it. Howver, I am not too sure what else he may be able to add. But, maybe there is something we didn't cover. Howie ------------ Category 4, Topic 28 Message 8 Sat Mar 27, 1993 J.BARBER9 [dan barber] at 20:31 EST Ok, look for my e-mail. -dan P.S. Thanks a lot. ------------ 4