jedeoric / trs-link

Transfer files to and from the TRS-80 Model 100 via RS232

trs-link

Python script to transfer files to and from the TRS-80 Model 100 vintage computer

This script handles RS232 transnsfers to/from a TRS-80 Model 100 computer and a modern computer. It works in text and basic modes, handling character translations such as "line feed" to "new line" and EOF.

Dependencies

• Python 3
• pyserial

Usage

python3 trs-link --help 

for a list of options

On your TRS-80 M100, do all transfers with TELCOM, without any width (just type Enter when asked for a width)

Beware that:

• the device defaults to a MAC OS usr-to-serial interface à la: /dev/cu.usbserial. Change this to reflect your serial port
• default baudrate is set to 1200. At the TRS-80 side this corresponds to the configuration string "58N1D". There might be some issues transfering large files with this configuration as the TRS-80 is kinda slow. Think about reducing the speed at both sides before transmissiomn

Next features

• fix the command line interface to something more friendly
• translate from the TRS-80 ascii character set to modern encondings
• write a TRS-80 side code to further automate the transmission of files by sending file names and other info