I have a DOS question now - apparently the EDIT command is unrecognized on this analyzer. I want to use a text editor to view some script files (.scp extension) - is there another way to do this in DOS besides EDIT? If not, how do I install the MS-DOS editor (or ensure that it is installed already)? Thanks.

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at C:\> type CD DOS press enter DIR /W/O/P press enter this will give directory listing. VEdit http://www.vedit.com/dos-vedit.htm is supposed to be more functional than M$ EDIT

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Having reread your post as you have got a printer port you could try using a LapLink parallel cable and FileMaven http://www.briggsoft.com/fmdos.htm to transfer files. You will need to boot the Analyzer and the PC with a W98 OEM boot disk from www.bootdisk.com and run FM from another floppy. With FM it will not always connect with LapLink cables you have to change the settings so it transfers slower than the default. Alternatively http://www.powerload.fsnet.co.uk/msdos.htm have version 4 LapLink.

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Hey, thanks for the ideas x86. I'll have to look into getting a LapLink cable, as the analyzer has both a serial port and a parallel port (but I still have the problem of getting the W98 OEM boot disk on a 5 1/4...). I need to read more about FileMaven - thanks for the tip. With regard to the editor - EDIT wasn't listed in the DOS directory. The closest match was something called EDLIN.COM - what is this? I haven't seen it (I've been using www.easydos.com as a reference). Also, on a sidenote the /O was an invalid parameter for me, but /W and /P both worked...

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A-ha - according to this site, EDIT.COM wasn't included until Version 5.0, and this analyzer has 3.30. I guess EDLIN was the predecessor to EDIT.

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Phil - forget e-bay for your drives and follow my earlier advice. Also ask your local pc repair shop if they have an old 5.25" drive. They probably normally scrap them as there is little demand. For example I have a number saved as you never know when they might be required. If I was you I would make great effort to obtain a manual. Someone out there must have one who could arrange a copy for you. By playing around with different google search params you might strike lucky. e.g tektronix +"tc-2000" +manual. I tried tc2000 +analyzer and one of the interesting sites found (out of 235) was:- www.atecorp.com/Equipment/Tek/TC2000.htm You do not mention if the tc-2000 has a hdd. If not, is the o/s on rom or does it boot from the floppy? If the o/s is on the hdd or floppy, it is worth updating to version 6.22. Edlin was a bit of a struggle, and is explained in the old dos manual, while the later edit is much better. You do not advise what cpu chip you have, but I do not think you will be successful in installing w98, although 3.1 might fit. Good luck - keep us posted.

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Since I don't have the manual, is there a command in DOS to determine properties of the floppy drive or the cpu chip? I got some DS, HD 1.2MB 5 1/4" disks, but the drive in the analyzer couldn't read them or format them.

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Try formatting them as 360kb. Be careful when using editors, as some allow the file to overwrite itself following editing, depending on command(s) used. Have e-mailed you a small read only program. Good luck - keep us posted.

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Mike, thanks for sending the editor. I haven't had the chance to use it yet as I haven't been able to use those HD floppies I got. I tried formatting them, first just by doing 'format a:' - the result was 'INVALID MEDIA or Track 0 bad - disk unusable'. I don't think Track 0 bad is the case as I purchased these disks sealed so I think they're 'new'. Then I tried formatting them as 360k by doing 'format a: /4' (is this what you meant in your reply?) but the result was 'Parameters not supported by Drive. Format Failure'. I purchased some DD 5 1/4 floppies - hopefully these will work. Oh also, I found a machine at work that has a 3.5 floppy a:\ and a 5 1/4 floppy b:\ so I'm going to use that to transfer data between my PC and the analyzer. Thanks again.

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Frequently one experiences trouble when attempting to format a floppy to a capacity different to that which it is already formatted to. I suspect the discs you purchased were pre-formated. Purchase some 5.25" DS HD (or maybe QD (quad density) or even DD - but they must be unformatted. Then just format with FORMAT A: and at the end it advises the capacity it has created. Good luck - keep us posted.

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I got some floppies that work with the machine now, but now I need help with printing. I have a HP Deskjet 540 hooked up to the analyzer's parallel port. I am able to perform a PRINT SCREEN successfully from a C: prompt. I would like to print many of the script files (.scp extension) that reside on the analyzer's hard drive. The analyzer has a script editor, and one of the options is print, but when I select to print the desired script the resulting printout is garbled - it prints the header alright - Page 1, Script *filename*, then a dividing line, and then the script itself is extremely garbled and overlapped as if the printer tried to print all the characters on the same line. (Also, PRINT SCREEN produces the same results from this built-in script editor.) I've perused the HP site for help but all their help is geared towards Windows (not DOS), and I've been told that DRIVERS don't pertain to DOS but rather DIP SWITCHES in the printer are what I should focus on. (I don't see any dip switches on the printer and I don't have a printer manual, of course.) Any help would be great. Thanks.

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Download the utility DOSPRN version 1.71. This includes PRN2FILE. I am advised these are for printing documents output by programs that do not have support laser (or maybe inkjet) printers. Good luck - keep us posted.

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Mike, thanks for the DOSPrn tip, I found version 1.6 over at download.com, but I haven't tried using it yet. I noticed something about the date/time on the analyzer that suggests that this analyzer is not Y2K compliant - when I queried the date the analyzer reported it to be January 1, 1980. According to this page, for IBM PC hardware that's the reference point for the beginning of time, January 1, 1980. I guess when it rolled over to the year 2000, the date on the analyzer went back to 1980. I tried changing it to 2003 but it remains at 1980. Not a problem really, just thought I'd share.

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I am advised the later version of DOSPRN is the one to use as it includes PRN2FILE and also the earlier version does not work so well. If you search deeper on Google I am sure you will find it. As the files you wish to print are probably simple ascii files, you may find that a dot matrix printer (maybe with a paper roll holder) will produce the results you require. If it has a serial interface, you have to use the MODE commeand to setup (if so set for 8 bits). On startup it probably requests dd/mm/yy or mm/dd/yy. Despite this try entering the year field as yyyy. e.g. 2003. This sometimes overcomes the Y2000 problem. Good luck - keep us posted.

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Mike, I got a hold of a dot-matrix printer and it worked perfectly, thanks for the advice. I am now able to print the scripts.

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EUREKA! - being a bit of a dinasaur, my memory goes back a long way. If you are using a serial interface for the dot matrix printer you have to match its settings to the pc with the mode command. I seem to recall somthing like speed/8 bits/1 stop bit/parity/P - the P is used for when the print buffer fills. Glad to have been of help - Mike

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