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== Quickstart Instructions ==
== Quickstart Instructions ==


Hi!  Thanks for buying a REX!
Hi!  Thanks for buying a REX! Here's how to get going quickly--
 
Here's how to get going quickly--
 
1)  follow the hardware installation steps
 
[[REX Hardware Installation]]


1)  follow the hardware installation steps...  [[REX Hardware Installation]]


2)  power on your laptop, enter BASIC, and type
2)  power on your laptop, enter BASIC, and type
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   CALL63012
   CALL63012


and, voila, TS-DOS is now active in your Model T, courtesy of Club100 and REX.
and, voila, TS-DOS is now active in your Model T, courtesy of Club100 and REX.   For T200 installs, use the basic command


Download all the verified working ROM images for use with your REX here....
  CALL61167,2


[[Media:M100_REX_tested.zip|REX Validated OPTROM Images for M100/T102]]
 
Download all the verified working ROM images for use with your REX here....(see the links on the main page...).




You will see a program called REXMGR.BA is now installed.  You can run that program any time to enter REX Manager, to load and run all the different ROMs you wish, and to allow you to manage your RAM backups.
You will see a program called REXMGR.BA is now installed.  You can run that program any time to enter REX Manager, to load and run all the different ROMs you wish, and to allow you to manage your RAM backups.


I recommend NADSbox, LaddieCon/WindowsXP, LaddieCon/Windows2000, Desklink/Win98(or previous) as the best TPDD devices for use with REX Manager, since REX Manager uses only TPDD protocol to load and save image data.
To load files to/from REX, you MUST have a way of hosting files REX can access over the serial (RS232) port.
 
To host files for transfer to REX via REX Manager alternatives include
* [[NADSBox]], [[LaddieCon]] for Windows XP, 2000, Vista, Windows 7,
* [[DLPlus]] for Linux/OSX/BSD, [[Desklink]] for Win98 or DOS or
* [[DLPilot]] for PalmOS 3.x era devices (UNVERIFIED, but should work)
as the best [[TPDD]] devices for use with REX Manager.

Latest revision as of 20:18, 8 July 2011

Quickstart Instructions

Hi! Thanks for buying a REX! Here's how to get going quickly--

1) follow the hardware installation steps... REX Hardware Installation

2) power on your laptop, enter BASIC, and type

 CALL63012

and, at the prompt, decline to start REX Manager. You will be returned to MENU. Now, enter BASIC again, and type

 CALL63012

and, voila, TS-DOS is now active in your Model T, courtesy of Club100 and REX. For T200 installs, use the basic command

 CALL61167,2


Download all the verified working ROM images for use with your REX here....(see the links on the main page...).


You will see a program called REXMGR.BA is now installed. You can run that program any time to enter REX Manager, to load and run all the different ROMs you wish, and to allow you to manage your RAM backups.

To load files to/from REX, you MUST have a way of hosting files REX can access over the serial (RS232) port.

To host files for transfer to REX via REX Manager alternatives include

as the best TPDD devices for use with REX Manager.