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by ral-clan
Sun Mar 17, 2019 6:05 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: WiModem makes joystick down = fire
Replies: 5
Views: 3199

Re: WiModem makes joystick down = fire

Here is the reponse I got from Jim Drew regarding this issue: With the VIC-20, 3 of the joystick lines are connected to the USER PORT. 2 of ...
by ral-clan
Sat Mar 16, 2019 2:28 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: WiModem makes joystick down = fire
Replies: 5
Views: 3199

WiModem makes joystick down = fire

Hi, I have one of Jim Drew's Wimodem's plugged into my VIC-20's user port. It works great, and I usually leave it installed all the ...
by eslapion
Thu Dec 07, 2017 1:56 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: HASL for cartridges? (split/OT from: Cheese & Onion)
Replies: 205
Views: 26264

Re: HASL for cartridges? (split/OT from: Cheese & Onion)

... misconceptions I see all the time. The same stuff was debated with Jim Drew last year on Melon64, other qualified people got in and just bulldozed him. I find it ...
by plbyrd
Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:02 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Vic 20 user port at no more than 1200 baud?
Replies: 31
Views: 3533

Re: Vic 20 user port at no more than 1200 baud?

NinjaTerm supports 2400 baud. I've used it reliably with the EZ232 interface and a RPi. I had mixed results with the Jim Drew WiFi modem.

https://github.com/sharpninja/ninjaterm
by groepaz
Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:24 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: GandALF, substitute for the MOS 325572-01
Replies: 49
Views: 8156

Re: GandALF, substitute for the MOS 325572-01

I know. Did Jim Drew admit he dropped the ball because he ran into a dead end ? actually he keeps argueing about unrelated issues ...
by eslapion
Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:06 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: GandALF, substitute for the MOS 325572-01
Replies: 49
Views: 8156

Re: GandALF, substitute for the MOS 325572-01

... people for 3 years that he developed a drive emulator. I know. Did Jim Drew admit he dropped the ball because he ran into a dead end ?
by ral-clan
Sat Apr 01, 2017 11:20 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Idiots guide to putting a Vic-20 online (BBS)
Replies: 3
Views: 1159

Re: Idiots guide to putting a Vic-20 online (BBS)

... so you don't have to do this every time. I've talked to the developer, Jim Drew, about this problem with the default baud rate and VIC-20s. He was open to the idea of ...
by Bobbi
Wed Mar 08, 2017 2:32 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Release: CBC News App (RSS Reader)
Replies: 56
Views: 7743

Re: Release: CBC News App (RSS Reader)

Jim Drew just released firmware v1.8 for the WiModem (ATUPDATE to update it!)

I am testing v1.8 with flow control enabled (AT&K1) using the RSS Reader.

So far so good ... but I have only been testing for ten minutes so far.
by Bobbi
Sat Mar 04, 2017 12:28 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Release: CBC News App (RSS Reader)
Replies: 56
Views: 7743

Re: Release: CBC News App (RSS Reader)

... it on the modem with AT&K1 the modem crashes (Soft WDT Reset.) Jim Drew is working on a new firmware which he thinks may fix this issue. Once we have the new ...
by ral-clan
Thu Feb 23, 2017 5:21 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Release: CBC News App (RSS Reader)
Replies: 56
Views: 7743

Re: Release: CBC News App (RSS Reader)

Note that the WinMODEM defaults to 2400 baud when you get it from Jim Drew. You have to reset it to 1200 baud to use it with a VIC-20, or you will get garbled feedback ...
by Bobbi
Tue Feb 21, 2017 7:07 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: cc65 and RS232 User Port Serial
Replies: 91
Views: 36813

Re: cc65 and RS232 User Port Serial

... (which we actually suspect will be the case based on discussion with Jim Drew, the WiModem guy.) [Things are a bit crazy right now for me, but when I get a chance I ...
by ral-clan
Tue Jan 03, 2017 1:21 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Terminal programs and 80-column cards (DATA-20)
Replies: 18
Views: 2206

Re: Terminal programs and 80-column cards (DATA-20)

... commands even when baud rate is wrong). I have been corresponding with Jim Drew, and he agrees with the idea of setting the future WiModems he sells to a default baud ...
by Bobbi
Tue Dec 13, 2016 3:34 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Release: CBC News App (RSS Reader)
Replies: 56
Views: 7743

Release: CBC News App (RSS Reader)

... I developed and tested this code using the WiModem from cbmstuff.com (Jim Drew). It should also work with other Internet modems that are able to 'dial' URLs using the ...
by Bobbi
Sun Nov 27, 2016 9:50 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: User port Internet
Replies: 30
Views: 4523

Re: User port Internet

Back to the WiModem - I found a post from Jim Drew on Lemon64 from last week, and it is good news!! We have incoming data! I released v1.5 which adds ...
by eslapion
Fri Oct 16, 2015 8:32 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: I am NOT ebeation
Replies: 35
Views: 7344

Re: I am NOT ebeation

... definition I know of is "Fear Uncertitude and Doubt" - When Jim Drew posts that a "PLA that consumes 10mA is a myth", something confirmed by Thomas ...