According to the docs you can copy from the hard drive to a floppy, however there is no way to copy the operating system from the hard drive onto another hard drive, it appears that Fluke used a copy protection system to prevent that. The docs mention that the floppy used to upload the new operating system must have their write-protect tab set to write, and then you can't reload the new operating system. I tried to hook up a second hard drive to the outboard SCSI port, but the system did not appear to identify it, wouldn't even ask if I wanted to format it. My W2K SCSI card did not identify the drive in the 9100 either...rats... I'm reading an old reference book on the PC (save EVERYTHING!) but while it talks a bit about the keyboard, it doesn't go into detail on the serial output format/speed. Certainly an IBM keyboard will plug in, and it is set up correctly for the power, but with no schematics on the 9100 I can't tell if the signal lines are configured correctly. Neither the AT or PC settings work, although the PC setting will allow the Num/Cap key LEDs to lit on/off. John :-#)# At 11:26 PM 14/04/2002 -0400, Kev wrote:
So it is a simple matter of mapping the ascii code to an IBM keyboard? Sounds like a job for a PIC.
Is it possible to upload/download programs from the 9100?
Thanks, Kev
Actually the 9100 unit requires 1200 baud ASCII 1 start bit, 8 data, and 2 stop bits.
Anyone know what the IBM keyboard sends out? I've been playing with my 9100 this afternoon, and it states "Keyboard missing" when I attempt to use the EDIT function. I am going to attempt to read the SCSI based drive with my W2K SCSI interface. Doubt it will work, but nothing to loose, perhaps it can be read...more later if anyone is interested...
John :-#)#