I just received a new Dell Latitude P4 1.7GHz laptop for work. Just thought I'd keep a thread running on what RSS/CPS it seems to work with, and what it doesn't.
It originally came with Windows2000, formatted as NTFS. To make it a little more friendly, I set it up as a Windows98/2000 dual boot, formatted as FAT-32. I am using the "MS-DOS Mode for Games with EMS & XMS Support" icon within Win98 for the DOS RSS.
So far today, I have successfully performed read/writes with MTX8000, LCS2000, HT1000, XTS3000, and GTX RSS. Also performed alignments for most of those. No hiccups or problems so far on those. I wasn't able to read/write to an HT600, I just get a serial error.
Just tonight I noticed I can chose between "1.7GHz" or "Compatible" for my processor speed in the BIOS. The info on "compatible" mode says it is specifically for older/slower software. Tomorrow I will try the HT600 again, using the "Compatible" mode.
I have loaded all my CPS onto both the 98 & 2000 partitions. So far, both OS's have performed perfectly for the Windows CPS that I've tried. I haven't tried M1225 RSS yet. More to come on that & all the above.
Todd
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Last edited by wavetar on Wed Jun 18, 2003 11:56 am, edited 1 time in total.
Todd,
A few months ago I got a Dell Inspiron 2.0 GHz running Win2000Pro, but haven't tried programming on it. At home I just put in a 2.4GHz Dell Demension 8250, but have only tried the CPS's for the PRO radio's, works fine on windows programs, I'm running XP.
Guess one of these days maybe I'll try playing around with partitions, etc . and see what runs.
dave
A few months ago I got a Dell Inspiron 2.0 GHz running Win2000Pro, but haven't tried programming on it. At home I just put in a 2.4GHz Dell Demension 8250, but have only tried the CPS's for the PRO radio's, works fine on windows programs, I'm running XP.
Guess one of these days maybe I'll try playing around with partitions, etc . and see what runs.
dave
Ok, today I've tried a lot more stuff with it. Here's a list of what worked so far today...several read/writes were performed for each:
MTX800/810/820
MT1000 !!
SP50
SM50
M120
GM300
Maxtrac 100
Maxtrac 300....converted from a GM300 last year
Maxtrac 840
Spectra 800MHz, 20-watt
Saber I, 5D core
P1225/GR1225
All of these were the latest available RSS versions.
So, the only RSS that isn't working so far is the HT600. I was wondering why the other Genesis series radios worked fine, and discovered something in the readme files for each of the MTX800/810/820/MT1000. They were all updated in '96 (2001 for the MT1000) with dual timers, independant of processor speed, to allow working on a wider variety of platforms. Seems to work well. I'm not sure if there's an enhanced version of the HT600 with the dual independant timers or not, but I'm gonna find out.
I haven't tried, but would not expect to get working the MCX1000, STX, Mostar or any Syntor stuff working. Even my P-120 was too much for them.
I might try some pager stuff next week.
Todd
MTX800/810/820
MT1000 !!
SP50
SM50
M120
GM300
Maxtrac 100
Maxtrac 300....converted from a GM300 last year
Maxtrac 840
Spectra 800MHz, 20-watt
Saber I, 5D core
P1225/GR1225
All of these were the latest available RSS versions.
So, the only RSS that isn't working so far is the HT600. I was wondering why the other Genesis series radios worked fine, and discovered something in the readme files for each of the MTX800/810/820/MT1000. They were all updated in '96 (2001 for the MT1000) with dual timers, independant of processor speed, to allow working on a wider variety of platforms. Seems to work well. I'm not sure if there's an enhanced version of the HT600 with the dual independant timers or not, but I'm gonna find out.
I haven't tried, but would not expect to get working the MCX1000, STX, Mostar or any Syntor stuff working. Even my P-120 was too much for them.
I might try some pager stuff next week.
Todd
HI Todd:
Glad to hear you were sucessfull in your program sessions,
however, to be fair others who may not be a savvy as you
are with computers and their operations, it should be noted
that the Motorola Radio Service Software manual does call
for for select styles of older series computers ( and operating systems ) for a particular radio.
At the Motorola Factory Service Centers, they use a Spacific
Computer dedicated for a single radio application in most cases.
In in other words, they do not have 100's of programs for all
their radios. ( Unlike me and perhaps 1000's of others ) who
have multipul Operating Systems, and Multipul Particians, and
100's of programs on a single computer.
As a exapmple for the HT600, Version 1,00.00 was a real bust
and that Version was lucky to even work with any computer.
You might try Version 2.03.01 and see if it will work under your
application.
HT600 Version 1.00 was written in 1987 ! ~ Version Version
2.03.01 was released in 1999 ( 12 years later )
Again, in all fairness to some others who try, be forwarned that
" Older " radio programs were written in a time period when Windows ( and Fat-32 ) Pentiums did not exsist.
And thus many other perosns may sometimes encounter
problems when trying to program a Radio within a Windows
DOS Emulation depending on a particular version of Software and when it was written and released.
Since we encounter so many code plug issues, ( Min 10~15 each month ) it is important to add that with " later model " radios , if you chose to use a more advanced computer, INSURE all the Auto-Matic funtions are disabled in the computer, AND be aware of
possible radio failures if you have a bad program session.
And in my opinion, keep your fingers crossed when you chose
to push F8......I do this even when I program the CDm/Pro Series
Radios, and I have a Bible close by each time I program them.
Some programs that have Automatic functions could tun
a nice radio into a brick if they should decide to start while
in a write mode to the radio.
Anyhow, my intentions are only to help others watch out
for some of the pitfalls before making their radios inoperatable
with a Pentium or P-4 Series Class Computer.
Its sad the Brains of the Radios ( or the persons who developed them ) are not as fast as todays more advanced computers or the
persons who use them.
Monty
Glad to hear you were sucessfull in your program sessions,
however, to be fair others who may not be a savvy as you
are with computers and their operations, it should be noted
that the Motorola Radio Service Software manual does call
for for select styles of older series computers ( and operating systems ) for a particular radio.
At the Motorola Factory Service Centers, they use a Spacific
Computer dedicated for a single radio application in most cases.
In in other words, they do not have 100's of programs for all
their radios. ( Unlike me and perhaps 1000's of others ) who
have multipul Operating Systems, and Multipul Particians, and
100's of programs on a single computer.
As a exapmple for the HT600, Version 1,00.00 was a real bust
and that Version was lucky to even work with any computer.
You might try Version 2.03.01 and see if it will work under your
application.
HT600 Version 1.00 was written in 1987 ! ~ Version Version
2.03.01 was released in 1999 ( 12 years later )
Again, in all fairness to some others who try, be forwarned that
" Older " radio programs were written in a time period when Windows ( and Fat-32 ) Pentiums did not exsist.
And thus many other perosns may sometimes encounter
problems when trying to program a Radio within a Windows
DOS Emulation depending on a particular version of Software and when it was written and released.
Since we encounter so many code plug issues, ( Min 10~15 each month ) it is important to add that with " later model " radios , if you chose to use a more advanced computer, INSURE all the Auto-Matic funtions are disabled in the computer, AND be aware of
possible radio failures if you have a bad program session.
And in my opinion, keep your fingers crossed when you chose
to push F8......I do this even when I program the CDm/Pro Series
Radios, and I have a Bible close by each time I program them.
Some programs that have Automatic functions could tun
a nice radio into a brick if they should decide to start while
in a write mode to the radio.
Anyhow, my intentions are only to help others watch out
for some of the pitfalls before making their radios inoperatable
with a Pentium or P-4 Series Class Computer.
Its sad the Brains of the Radios ( or the persons who developed them ) are not as fast as todays more advanced computers or the
persons who use them.
Monty
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Yeah, I'm not advocating anything. It's more of a grand experiment for myself to see exactly what does & doesn't work, and possibly figure out why. And, since the speed question is asked here so many times, I figured I might as well post my results.
I follow the other 'rules' for programming...genuine Motorola RIB, genuine cables (or personally made quality clones), power supply + good battery...all that.
That's about as 'savvy' as I get, along with knowing not to run the DOS RSS within a DOS window...or under the regular "re-boot in MS-DOS mode" option in the Windows9x shut down menu...or under the "F8 - command promt only" option during start-up.
Processor speed doesn't appear to be as critical if the software was written (or revised) from about '95 onward, with the processor-independant timers written into the program. I can almost guarantee that's the only difference between my HT600 version 2.03.00 1991 version, and the 2.03.01 1999 version.
As far as what's in the RSS book regarding programming platform, it's good advice. BUT, many of those same RSS packages came with readme files on the disk which also detailed how to try & run them WITHIN A DOS WINDOW!! That's right from Motorola themselves! So, it's not so cut & dried.
I stand by my statement that I'll send Monty my first corrupted codeplug, whenever that happens.
Todd
I follow the other 'rules' for programming...genuine Motorola RIB, genuine cables (or personally made quality clones), power supply + good battery...all that.
That's about as 'savvy' as I get, along with knowing not to run the DOS RSS within a DOS window...or under the regular "re-boot in MS-DOS mode" option in the Windows9x shut down menu...or under the "F8 - command promt only" option during start-up.
Processor speed doesn't appear to be as critical if the software was written (or revised) from about '95 onward, with the processor-independant timers written into the program. I can almost guarantee that's the only difference between my HT600 version 2.03.00 1991 version, and the 2.03.01 1999 version.
As far as what's in the RSS book regarding programming platform, it's good advice. BUT, many of those same RSS packages came with readme files on the disk which also detailed how to try & run them WITHIN A DOS WINDOW!! That's right from Motorola themselves! So, it's not so cut & dried.
I stand by my statement that I'll send Monty my first corrupted codeplug, whenever that happens.
Todd
Just updating...you can add MCS2000 (DOS) and MTR2000 to the 'working' list. I only tried the MTR2000 in Win98, not in Win2k. Also interfaced to an MTC3600 controller through HyperTerminal just fine as well. The '99 version of the HT600 RSS is on order...I'm keeping my fingers crossed it'll be the 'dual independant timer' version.
Todd
Todd
Ok, I have confirmed the HT600 RSS version 2.03.01 is indeed written with timers independant of processor speed! I have successfully read/written to HT600's several times with this RSS version on this 1.7GHz laptop.
To summarize, the latest RSS versions of models from about the HT600 and up don't seem to be affected by processor speeds, using all Motorola RIB & cables, and a true DOS mode.
This computer now does everything I need, it's replacing my 6-year old Compaq P-120, which was my favorite programming unit for years, 'til the high powered CPS stuff came out.
Todd
To summarize, the latest RSS versions of models from about the HT600 and up don't seem to be affected by processor speeds, using all Motorola RIB & cables, and a true DOS mode.
This computer now does everything I need, it's replacing my 6-year old Compaq P-120, which was my favorite programming unit for years, 'til the high powered CPS stuff came out.
Todd
I was going to get a cheapo laptop for programming my Maxtrac, MTX8000 and MTS2000 series, although, I have been following this thread, my questions is:
I have the Dell Inspiron 8100 running Windows XP, I have tried a few times to run and program radios, the software seemed to run fine under Win xp for me, but I cant get the software to find a comm port, I have tried all ports Com 1-4 and nothing.
Should I be running this as a dos boot, or how should I go about doing it.
Like I said, everything (software) runs fine, just cant seem to get the RSS to see the right comm port, any suggestions ??
Any help would be appreciated
Bob
I have the Dell Inspiron 8100 running Windows XP, I have tried a few times to run and program radios, the software seemed to run fine under Win xp for me, but I cant get the software to find a comm port, I have tried all ports Com 1-4 and nothing.
Should I be running this as a dos boot, or how should I go about doing it.
Like I said, everything (software) runs fine, just cant seem to get the RSS to see the right comm port, any suggestions ??
Any help would be appreciated
Bob
If you indeed had followed the thread & read it thoroughly, you should have seen where I stated several times that you need to run the RSS in a true DOS mode, not under any type of Windows.EQSupply wrote:I was going to get a cheapo laptop for programming my Maxtrac, MTX8000 and MTS2000 series, although, I have been following this thread, my questions is:
I have the Dell Inspiron 8100 running Windows XP, I have tried a few times to run and program radios, the software seemed to run fine under Win xp for me, but I cant get the software to find a comm port, I have tried all ports Com 1-4 and nothing.
Should I be running this as a dos boot, or how should I go about doing it.
Like I said, everything (software) runs fine, just cant seem to get the RSS to see the right comm port, any suggestions ??
Any help would be appreciated
Bob
If your XP is formatted as NTFS, then using a DOS boot disk will not help you, as the DOS will not be able to see the hard drive. If it's formatted as FAT32, then you should be ok. Remember, you should use the latest versions of the RSS, to try & minimize processor speed issues.
Todd
Dual boot
Hello.
I fdisk a machine that runs dual boot NT/9x, NTFS and FAT 16/32.
This is due to the fact that NT is totally dependant on the NTFS for error correction, scandisk will not work well for NT, and can really trash your files.
If you want to do full recovery, and do 2 or more volumes, you might consider EZDrive, or some other utility, it makes this so much easier.
NT can live in FAT 16, but not FAT 32, WINx can live in FAT 16/32, but not NTFS.
After you load Micro$oft, and if you left an empty, non formatted volume, you can load linux/unix, LILO will work correctly.
Yes, I know, most people do not run OS of the month, but for the ones that do, it can be fun.
Thank You.
I fdisk a machine that runs dual boot NT/9x, NTFS and FAT 16/32.
This is due to the fact that NT is totally dependant on the NTFS for error correction, scandisk will not work well for NT, and can really trash your files.
If you want to do full recovery, and do 2 or more volumes, you might consider EZDrive, or some other utility, it makes this so much easier.
NT can live in FAT 16, but not FAT 32, WINx can live in FAT 16/32, but not NTFS.
After you load Micro$oft, and if you left an empty, non formatted volume, you can load linux/unix, LILO will work correctly.
Yes, I know, most people do not run OS of the month, but for the ones that do, it can be fun.
Thank You.
OK, I always considered myself computer savy, but now the brain dead side kicks in, How do I go about creating a DOS partition for RSS use on my Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop, and once created, how do I select it from a menu of sorts when the laptop boots up..
I am ashamed I even have to ask this question as I have used pc's since 1982 when I started out with a old 8810 terminal, having built countless machines myself over the years for my friends as well as personal use.
Guess, old windows finally caught5 up with me, and my DOS skills have gone to pasture
I am ashamed I even have to ask this question as I have used pc's since 1982 when I started out with a old 8810 terminal, having built countless machines myself over the years for my friends as well as personal use.
Guess, old windows finally caught5 up with me, and my DOS skills have gone to pasture
You will need a utility such as Partitiion Magic if you don't want to start over from scratch.
If starting fresh, just use fdisk to create more than 1 partition.
When you reinstall XP set it up for multi boot.
You can also use System Commander to set up your multi boot.
If starting fresh, just use fdisk to create more than 1 partition.
When you reinstall XP set it up for multi boot.
You can also use System Commander to set up your multi boot.
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Thank you for info..Partition magic makes me cringe. Yes, I hear the newer versions work well, and I was even considering it for a fix at work - but never purchased it.
If you want it done right and ensure 100% compatability, do it up from scratch. You'll spend less time making it work from scratch than you will fixing stuff.
But, that's my oppinion.
-Alex
If you want it done right and ensure 100% compatability, do it up from scratch. You'll spend less time making it work from scratch than you will fixing stuff.
But, that's my oppinion.
-Alex
I have the newest version of Partition Magic, but have never tried it. I recently obtained a P3-450 box to play with, loaded it with Win98 & XP for 'experimental' purposes. Perhaps next I'll try Partition Magic & maybe even SoftIce on it, just for the heck of it.
In keeping with this thread, all my experimenting with the various RSS versions has been validated by the '486/Pentium compatibility matrix' in the PDF document Astromodat mentioned in the Astro forum. Every RSS version I have found to work on my new laptop, is supposed to, according to the matrix. This is assuming the serial port is proper & the PC is 100% IBM compatible, with a proper DOS mode.
I think the main problem people run into is using the older versions (including LAB) floating around on the internet, instead of purchasing the latest available version. Most of these are no good for the newer laptops, obviously.
Todd
In keeping with this thread, all my experimenting with the various RSS versions has been validated by the '486/Pentium compatibility matrix' in the PDF document Astromodat mentioned in the Astro forum. Every RSS version I have found to work on my new laptop, is supposed to, according to the matrix. This is assuming the serial port is proper & the PC is 100% IBM compatible, with a proper DOS mode.
I think the main problem people run into is using the older versions (including LAB) floating around on the internet, instead of purchasing the latest available version. Most of these are no good for the newer laptops, obviously.
Todd
Re: Brand Spanking new laptop! Updated.
Well, my continuing quest to corrupt a codeplug on fast machines running the latest RSS versions has taken another step forward. A few days ago I received a new replacement laptop for the one in this thread. I now have an HP nc6320 with Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5600 1.83 GHz 2 MB L2 cache 667 MHz front side bus...and built-in serial port, of course! Wiped & partitioned with DOS 6.22 & WinXP. Just today tried MTSX, LCS, HT600 & MTX800 RSS. All work flawlessly. Will update again once I test more units, but I expect everything to run perfectly fine in DOS that the compatibility matrix says should.
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Re: Brand Spanking new laptop! Version 2 update
Wow! Perhaps there should be another thread of new laptops that come WITH serial ports!
Now there's a question to ask the sales reps... "How fast does DOS run on this Core2Duo laptop, and does it have a serial port?" Imagine the look on the sales-kid's face!!
Now there's a question to ask the sales reps... "How fast does DOS run on this Core2Duo laptop, and does it have a serial port?" Imagine the look on the sales-kid's face!!
Re: Brand Spanking new laptop! Version 2 update
My new work laptop is a Dell Latitude D520 and it has a serial port and a USB external 3 1/2 floppy drive. If work is slow Monday I think I will try and boot to DOS from the floppy and load a few RSS's on it. This is how we did it from our slower PII's running Win98 but I didn't bother on the new one for fear of a door stop outbreak.
Re: Brand Spanking new laptop! Version 2 update
Well after reading Wavetars success I thought I would give it a shot on my new machine and guess what? It worked !
I wasn't up to reformatting the machine with all the CPS's / Firmware / Codeplugs I had already installed and I couldn't see they C: drive when booting from the 3 1/2" floppy due to the HDD formatted in the NTFS file system. I decide to take Wavetars USB approach and picked up a cheap 1GB Staples brand USB storage device and formatted it using the HP USB Disk Format Tool which copies the boot directory from a boot floppy which I had made from Windows XP. After a few trials and errors and originally downloading the wrong utility it worked like a charm. We had been using a DOS boot floppy with our older laptops running Win98 and had the MRSS and 3DMENU right on the C: drive so I just copied those files onto the USB drive and it worked right away. Since the original MRSS directory and 3DMENU where saved on the C: drive of the old machine and the new laptop saw the USB dongle as a C: drive I didn't have to change the 3DMENU or any paths to make it work.
Now all I have to do is put the USB dongle in any machine in our service shop as they all are newer with USB boot support and it boots directly to DOS with the 3DMENU in a matter of seconds. I have only tested a read / write with a GM300 on both the 1.7G Dell Latitude and 3Ghz desktop and they both worked great.
Thanks Wavetar for all your support here on the board, you are a real pioneer in the industry and it is greatly appreciated until I make a brick of course.
I wasn't up to reformatting the machine with all the CPS's / Firmware / Codeplugs I had already installed and I couldn't see they C: drive when booting from the 3 1/2" floppy due to the HDD formatted in the NTFS file system. I decide to take Wavetars USB approach and picked up a cheap 1GB Staples brand USB storage device and formatted it using the HP USB Disk Format Tool which copies the boot directory from a boot floppy which I had made from Windows XP. After a few trials and errors and originally downloading the wrong utility it worked like a charm. We had been using a DOS boot floppy with our older laptops running Win98 and had the MRSS and 3DMENU right on the C: drive so I just copied those files onto the USB drive and it worked right away. Since the original MRSS directory and 3DMENU where saved on the C: drive of the old machine and the new laptop saw the USB dongle as a C: drive I didn't have to change the 3DMENU or any paths to make it work.
Now all I have to do is put the USB dongle in any machine in our service shop as they all are newer with USB boot support and it boots directly to DOS with the 3DMENU in a matter of seconds. I have only tested a read / write with a GM300 on both the 1.7G Dell Latitude and 3Ghz desktop and they both worked great.
Thanks Wavetar for all your support here on the board, you are a real pioneer in the industry and it is greatly appreciated until I make a brick of course.
Re: Brand Spanking new laptop! Version 2 update
Lol, well hopefully you won't make any bricks! As a word of caution, I always recommend reading at least 3-4 times or more without any hiccups before attempting a write, when trying a new model you haven't programmed with a faster machine before. You do sometimes run across an incompatibility. My co-worker's computer (Dell Latitude D500 series with 1.3GHz Centrino processor) even though much slower than my new unit, cannot read/write HT600 radios at all, and although it can read Sabers all day with no issues, it corrupts them when it writes to them (easily fixed with a good codeplug on another computer, thankfully). Otherwise, the other 98% of the Pentium compatible RSS works fine on his too.ve3nsv wrote: Thanks Wavetar for all your support here on the board, you are a real pioneer in the industry and it is greatly appreciated until I make a brick of course.
I'm really glad to hear the USB boot worked for you! It's a real solution these days for computers with NTFS formatting and/or no floppy drives.
Todd
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Re: Brand Spanking new laptop! Version 2 update
I would be really interested to learn if you can (a) install MotoTRBO and (b) then get the application to run.
I just installed on a 3 GHz P4 XP Pro machine without apparent error. Then when I tried to call the app, I got a runtime error "Program failed to initialize properly." I haven't a clue as to what this means.
I just installed on a 3 GHz P4 XP Pro machine without apparent error. Then when I tried to call the app, I got a runtime error "Program failed to initialize properly." I haven't a clue as to what this means.
Re: Brand Spanking new laptop! Version 2 update
Well in my testing today I havn't been able to read an HT1000, did you have to do anything special to read it Wavetar? What version of RSS where you using?
RSS I am using is 03.03.00 which shows a date code of 1998.
RSS I am using is 03.03.00 which shows a date code of 1998.
Re: Brand Spanking new laptop! Version 2 update
Same RSS version, and works perfectly on my 1.7GHz Latitude, but I haven't tried it on the new laptop yet. Also, I have a separate Win98SE partition on the Latitude for DOS programs, so I'm not running it through the USB boot method, although it should make no difference.
Todd
Todd
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Re: Brand Spanking new laptop! Version 2 update
I have a dell d600 laptop that i use a USB Boot (Flash Drive 512MB) Has about 100 MB on it and DOs 6.22. It Brings back old days. Even have it load a driver for my cd-rom. Now only if they made a driver to allow a USB Print to map to a LPT port.
Frank
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Re: Brand Spanking new laptop! Version 2 update
Seems this Dell will only boot from the USB dongle if it is formatted in a FAT32 file format and the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool will not allow this using a DOS 6.22 boot disk for some reason. It will work using a Win98 and WinXP boot disk though.
Does anybody have a work around for this? I originally tried using the Windows ME DOS version and I am about to try the Win98 DOS version 4.10.2222 and see if that behaves any different.
Does anybody have a work around for this? I originally tried using the Windows ME DOS version and I am about to try the Win98 DOS version 4.10.2222 and see if that behaves any different.
Re: Brand Spanking new laptop! Version 2 update
Sweet !
Using DOS version 4.10.2222 has allowed me to read / write to an HT1000 on both a P4 1.7Ghz laptop and P4 3Ghz desktop.
This pretty much finishes off this project for me, maybe a little more tinkering around if something interesting comes out of this thread.
Using DOS version 4.10.2222 has allowed me to read / write to an HT1000 on both a P4 1.7Ghz laptop and P4 3Ghz desktop.
This pretty much finishes off this project for me, maybe a little more tinkering around if something interesting comes out of this thread.
Re: Brand Spanking new laptop! Version 2 update
Glad to hear you were ultimately successful. Yes, I also used the Win98SE boot files, for the reasons you mentioned. I added the following to my config.sys file:
DEVICE=C:\EMM386.EXE 4096 RAM
This emulates 4MB of EMS (Expanded Memory) within XMS (Extended Memory...the RAM your current computer uses), as DOS only understands EMS. It also slows down the RSS somewhat, which I figure is a good thing. Anyway, it's always worked flawless for me.
Todd
DEVICE=C:\EMM386.EXE 4096 RAM
This emulates 4MB of EMS (Expanded Memory) within XMS (Extended Memory...the RAM your current computer uses), as DOS only understands EMS. It also slows down the RSS somewhat, which I figure is a good thing. Anyway, it's always worked flawless for me.
Todd
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Re: Brand Spanking new laptop! Version 2 update
Did you add this to the CD or Non CD line? Can you send me a sample of your Config file?
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Re: Brand Spanking new laptop! Version 2 update
So far I have been able to read / write to the follow Motorola radios with no issues.
M120
GM300
GTX
MaxTrac LS
MTX838
MTX LS
HT1000
HT600
Just an update, no door stops as of yet.
M120
GM300
GTX
MaxTrac LS
MTX838
MTX LS
HT1000
HT600
Just an update, no door stops as of yet.
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Re: Brand Spanking new laptop! Version 2 update
would a 120MHZ laptop running dos 6.2 work for a Radius M206 or 208 ?
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