Msg: 3471 *Conference*

11-30-92 15:47:34

From: FRANK PERRICONE

To : ALL

Subj: FDD2 AND KYOTRONIC 85

I own a Kyotronic 85 which is a virtually identical clone of the Model 100.
The only differences are that it doesn't have a built-in modem, it has no
bar-code interface, and the ADDRS and SCHEDL apps are not built-in.  It has all
the same memory addresses, expansion ports, etc. otherwise.  In fact I was told
that Kyotronic made them first and then Tandy licensed them... but that may be
wrong.
 
Anyway, I recently got a good price on a used Tandy floppy drive 2, and tried
hooking it up according to the directions.  It said "Initial Program Loader II"
and "now loading file manager" but freezes up at that point no matter what I
do.  I peeked at the code it loads off the floppy that sets up the file manager
and did some tracing.  The code includes these commands: OPEN err...
OPEN"COM:98N1DNN" FOR INPUT AS #1 CALL RS,0,LA CLOSE By inserting PRINT
commands as traces, I found it was on the CALL that it locked up.  RS is 64704
and a 20-byte series of DATA values was POKEd in starting there.  LA=60000.  If
anyone wants I can upload into a message the text of the program.
 
My question: anyone know what I'm doing wrong?  Could it have to do with the
Kyotronicness of my machine?  Or is the drive just a bum deal?  Maybe there are
some tweaks I can make to this program that would fix it? Please send me some
mail on this subject.