[TenTec] solved - Orion II won't flash

[Louis Ciotti]

Yea that is because I believe the moto software hardcoded the serial I/O
routine, and timing was based off the CPU speed...

On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 10:08 AM, Tony Lelieveld <va3dwi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Rick,
> It's not only that one needs to run DOS but the processor speed has to be
> low.  Most modern computers are WAYYYYY too fast and the MoSlow program
> will not work on most modern fast computers.
> 73, Tony VE3DWI.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick at DJ0IP.de>
> To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 10:03 AM
>
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] solved - Orion II won't flash
>
>
>  Actually just about any brand new business laptop from Dell or Lenovo has
>> a true serial port and you can always boot dos from a floppy.
>>
>> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
>> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tony
>> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 3:39 PM
>> To: tentec at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] solved - Orion II won't flash
>>
>> That's why I still have an old one with W-95. Many older Motorola radios
>> can not be programmed with modern computers.
>> They require true serial ports with slow processors and it becomes
>> ‎becomes harder and harder to find old B&W LCD Laptops that run with true
>> DOS.
>> 73, Tony VE3DWI.
>>
>> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network.
>>  Original Message
>> From: Barry N1EU
>> Sent: Monday, January 5, 2015 04:24
>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>> Reply To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] solved - Orion II won't flash
>>
>> It's not a USB port that I was using - it's a real serial port. I
>> consider the case closed and glad I held on to my old computer ;-)
>>
>> Barry N1EU
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 1:52 AM, Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  If you broke out your old XP box, it was certainly a a different port!
>>> Had you already tried a different USB-RS232 interface? That would have
>>> been something similar, I suppose.
>>>
>>> Kim N5OP
>>>
>>> "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long
>>> as the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
>>>
>>> > On Jan 4, 2015, at 13:57, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > To try a different computer/port.
>>> >
>>> > Barry N1EU
>>> >
>>> >> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 8:45 PM, Kim Elmore
>>> >> <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> I'm curious: what was his suggestion? I missed it.
>>> >>
>>> >> Kim N5OP
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>> On 1/4/2015 1:19 PM, Barry N1EU wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks to Rick VE7TK's suggestion, I dug up my ancient WinXP
>>> >>> computer
>>> and
>>> >>> cabled it up and it flashed the radio fine.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> 73, Barry N1EU
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>>> >>
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