PG Designs M100 RAM Expansion - Revision history

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Intro

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Installing the bank-switch utility

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	Use a [[TPDD client]] (like TS-DOS) and a [[TPDD server]] (like dl2 or laddie) to copy <code>MENU.BA</code> to the Model 100.		Use a [[TPDD client]] (like TS-DOS) and a [[TPDD server]] (like dl2 or laddie) to copy <code>MENU.BA</code> to the Model 100.
	:(You can't convert this to ascii basic and transfer it via TELCOM like you could any other BASIC program. It must be treated like a binary and copied only via some binary-safe method. This could be cassette or xmodem etc, but TPDD is the most convenient.)		:(You can't convert this to ascii basic and transfer it via TELCOM like you could any other BASIC program. It must be treated like a binary and copied only via some binary-safe method. This could be cassette or xmodem etc, but TPDD is the most convenient.)
	:example <code>$ dl -v -b TEENY.100 && dl -v -u</code>		:example using [https://github.com/bkw777/dl2 dl2]: <code>$ dl -v -b TEENY.100 && dl -v -u</code>
	:Then on the 100 use TEENY to copy MENU.BA		:Then on the 100 use TEENY to copy MENU.BA
	::The command in TEENY would be <code>L MENU .BA</code>		::The command in TEENY would be <code>L MENU .BA</code>

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Credits / References

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	==Credits / References==		==Credits / References==
	Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HgBp1QsyNhM4JUg78		Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HgBp1QsyNhM4JUg78


	:There are several bits of info about the PG Designs ram expansion in the [https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG M100SIG] archive.		:There are several bits of info about the PG Designs ram expansion in the [https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG M100SIG] archive.

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Credits / References

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 Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HgBp1QsyNhM4JUg78
 M100SIG.ZIP: https://archive.org/details/M100SIG
 :[https://archive.org/download/M100SIG/M100SIG.zip/Lib-09-PERIFERALS%2FBANKSW.100 Lib-09-PERIFERALS/BANKSW.100]
 :[https://archive.org/download/M100SIG/M100SIG.zip/Lib-09-PERIFERALS%2FPG-TIP.000 Lib-09-PERIFERALS/PG-TIP.000]
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 :[https://archive.org/download/M100SIG/M100SIG.zip/LIB-13-REVIEWS%2FBIGRAM.REV LIB-13-REVIEWS/BIGRAM.REV]
 :[https://archive.org/download/M100SIG/M100SIG.zip/LIB-13-REVIEWS%2FPGD64K.REV LIB-13-REVIEWS/PGD64K.REV]
 http://www.tmne.com/downloads.html (see floppyco.txt from the menu_ba.zip here)

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Credits / References

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	==Credits / References==		==Credits / References==
	~~Thanks to Stephen Adolph for documenting the install and usage procedures and providing a pdf scan of the manual to an early 32k (single bank) model.~~

	Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HgBp1QsyNhM4JUg78		Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HgBp1QsyNhM4JUg78

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TODO

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	==TODO==		==TODO==
	~~Find or create~~ an mp3 cassette version of ~~0menu~~.		Create an mp3 cassette version of MENU.BA.

	Create a ~~0menu injector similar to the~~ teeny ~~or floppy installers~~?		Create a 0MENU loader that can be bootstrapped directly like teeny/ts-dos/etc?

	~~Scan the paper manual for the 32K version.~~

	==Credits / References==		==Credits / References==

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	:(You can't convert this to ascii basic and transfer it via TELCOM like you could any other BASIC program. It must be treated like a binary and copied only via some binary-safe method. This could be cassette or xmodem etc, but TPDD is the most convenient.)		:(You can't convert this to ascii basic and transfer it via TELCOM like you could any other BASIC program. It must be treated like a binary and copied only via some binary-safe method. This could be cassette or xmodem etc, but TPDD is the most convenient.)
	:example <code>$ dl -v -b TEENY.100 && dl -v -u</code>		:example <code>$ dl -v -b TEENY.100 && dl -v -u</code>
	:Then on the 100 use TEENY to copy MENU.BA (<code>L MENU .BA</code>)		:Then on the 100 use TEENY to copy MENU.BA
			::The command in TEENY would be <code>L MENU .BA</code>

	Run MENU.BA		Run MENU.BA

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Installing the bank-switch utility

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	==Installing the bank-switch utility==		==Installing the bank-switch utility==

	#Back up any files you care about currently on the M100.		Back up any files you care about currently on the M100.

	#Hard reset the M100 (wipe the ram): CTRL+BREAK+RESET		Hard reset the M100 (wipe the ram): CTRL+BREAK+RESET

	#Use a [[TPDD client]] (like TS-DOS) and a [[TPDD server]] (like dl2 or laddie) to copy <code>MENU.BA</code> to the Model 100.		Use a [[TPDD client]] (like TS-DOS) and a [[TPDD server]] (like dl2 or laddie) to copy <code>MENU.BA</code> to the Model 100.
	:(You can't convert this to ascii basic and transfer it via TELCOM like you could any other BASIC program. It must be treated like a binary and copied only via some binary-safe method. This could be cassette or xmodem etc, but TPDD is the most convenient.)		:(You can't convert this to ascii basic and transfer it via TELCOM like you could any other BASIC program. It must be treated like a binary and copied only via some binary-safe method. This could be cassette or xmodem etc, but TPDD is the most convenient.)
	:example <code>$ dl -v -b TEENY.100 && dl -v -u</code>		:example <code>$ dl -v -b TEENY.100 && dl -v -u</code>
	:Then on the 100 use TEENY to copy MENU.BA (<code>L MENU .BA</code>)		:Then on the 100 use TEENY to copy MENU.BA (<code>L MENU .BA</code>)

	#Run MENU.BA		Run MENU.BA
	:Answer the prompts about which bank you are currently in and how many banks your unit has.		:Answer the prompts about which bank you are currently in and how many banks your unit has.
	::After the power-cycle, you are in bank 1.		::After the power-cycle, you are in bank 1.

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Files

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	:[[File:PG_Design_0MENU_2.01.zip]]		:[[File:PG_Design_0MENU_2.01.zip]]

	https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bys6eLbSbYyhTTdmeGc0b2trODg?resourcekey=0-9-wNXOCjdPrOuKe-sszh0Q&usp=sharing		<!-- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bys6eLbSbYyhTTdmeGc0b2trODg?resourcekey=0-9-wNXOCjdPrOuKe-sszh0Q&usp=sharing -->

	==Installing the bank-switch utility==		==Installing the bank-switch utility==

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	#Back up any files you care about currently on the M100.		#Back up any files you care about currently on the M100.

	#Hard reset the M100 (wipe the ram): CTRL+BREAK+RESET		#Hard reset the M100 (wipe the ram): CTRL+BREAK+RESET
	#Use ~~[[tpdd_Teeny\|Teeny]] (or any~~ [[TPDD client]]) and [[~~dlplus~~]] (or ~~any [[TPDD server]]~~) to copy "MENU.BA" to the ~~M100~~.
	#:(~~There are other ways you could transfer~~ this ~~file, but what you can NOT do is~~ transfer ~~MENU.BA the usual way directly with~~ TELCOM~~, or even with LOAD "COM:...",~~ like you could ~~with~~ any other ~~.BA file. The file is a .BA basic~~ program~~, but it contains machine language data that breaks normal serial transfer~~. It must be treated like a binary ~~file~~ to ~~get it installed, and then executed~~.)		#Use a [[TPDD client]] (like TS-DOS) and a [[TPDD server]] (like dl2 or laddie) to copy <code>MENU.BA</code> to the Model 100.
			:(You can't convert this to ascii basic and transfer it via TELCOM like you could any other BASIC program. It must be treated like a binary and copied only via some binary-safe method. This could be cassette or xmodem etc, but TPDD is the most convenient.)
			:example <code>$ dl -v -b TEENY.100 && dl -v -u</code>
			:Then on the 100 use TEENY to copy MENU.BA (<code>L MENU .BA</code>)

	#Run MENU.BA		#Run MENU.BA
	#:~~You will answer some questions~~.		:Answer the prompts about which bank you are currently in and how many banks your unit has.
	#:~~You will see "saving and moving program".~~		::After the power-cycle, you are in bank 1.
	#:~~Ignore~~ the ~~“FC error~~ in ~~4” error~~.		::If your unit has 7 ram chips (3 are hidden in between the two pcbs), that is 8 banks, the Model 100's original 32k plus 7 more banks of 32k.
	#:~~It will then delete~~ the ~~first 5 lines~~ of ~~itself and re-run itself~~.		:Ignore the “FC error in 4” error that flashes by. It's not really an error in this case.
	#:~~The program is now~~ in ~~lowmem~~.
	#:It ~~will also remove the next 5 lines of itself~~.

	At this point the program IS installed, though you can't see it.<br>		At this point the program is installed, though you can't see it.<br>
	It is an invisible program called <code>0MENU</code>. (number zero, not letter oh)		It is an invisible program called <code>0MENU</code>. (number zero, not letter oh)

	To ~~activate~~, type <code>0MENU</code> at the main menu and ~~hit~~ Enter.		To run it, type <code>0MENU</code> at the main menu and press Enter.

	You should now see a new menu, and you can switch to another bank.		You should now see a new modified main menu, and you can switch to another bank.

	0MENU ~~is only installed~~ in ~~bank 1 at this point~~.		Once you switch to some other bank, it will be a new empty bank that doesn't have <code>0MENU</code> or anything else in it.

	~~When you switch~~ to ~~another~~ bank, 0MENU ~~won’t exist there at first~~, and so you can~~'t use it~~ to ~~switch back~~.		To get back to bank 1 or any other bank, you can repeat the 0MENU install in the new bank, and all other banks.<br>
			With 0MENU installed in all banks, then you can switch directly from any bank to any other.

	You can ~~get back to bank 1, or any other bank, one of two ways:~~		You can also just power-cycle the machine and that will always put you back to bank 1.<br>
	* One way is you can just power ~~off~~ and ~~back on, which puts~~ you back in bank 1. ~~And since~~ bank 1 has 0MENU installed, you can ~~use it go from there to any other.~~		Since bank 1 has 0MENU installed, and you can always get to bank 1 by power-cycle, you could get by with only the bank 1 install.
	* Another way is to ~~repeat the 0MENU install procedure in every~~ bank, so you ~~have 0MENU in every~~ bank.

	==Usage==		==Usage==