Just a quick update - and a thank you for all the suggestions.
In the end I moved to my IBM X60 laptop which, with an ultrabase connected,
has a real serial port. I was then able to transfer data at 19200 via
minicom using the same cable without issue. So the problem appears to lie
with the USB -> Serial Converted. I'm sure this is probably old news for
some. I do have other USB -> Serial converters, so may see if any of the
others work better under Linux.

In a nod to Retrochallenge I have dug out my EEPROM Programmer and UV
eraser and a few 27C256 ROMS. I have an old Dell laptop that will run
Windows XP - I'll probably need to use that for programming!

Regards, Mark.

On 26 May 2015 at 04:00, Shaun M. Wheeler <[email protected]> wrote:

> Cool, I'll be following along!
>
> Won't be entering this summer due to lack of time (pulled house apart,
> should really put back together).  Best of luck to you!
> On May 25, 2015 9:53 PM, "Mark Wickens" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>  Hi Shaun
>>
>> Well, it would be rude not to, wouldn't it?
>>
>> Current thinking is to see if I can get SmallC
>> https://github.com/ncb85/SmallC-85 building executables and then provide
>> a runtime environment, assuming this hasn't already been done.
>>
>> The ultimate goal would be to get a Z-Machine interpreter running, or at
>> least a few C games.
>>
>> Regards, Mark.
>>
>> On 26/05/15 01:06, Shaun M. Wheeler wrote:
>>
>> Are you going to enter it in the Retrochallenge?
>> On May 20, 2015 4:51 PM, "Mark Wickens" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Just a quick question, and an introduction - I've been looking for a
>>> Model 100/102 for ages in decent condition and was fortunate enough to pick
>>> one up in the UK recently - as it happens it was being sold by a charity in
>>> Kendal which is only 20 minutes from where I live.
>>>
>>> My questions are:
>>>
>>> 1. Is the club100 ordering page still active? I'm toying with the idea
>>> of ordering a Rex.
>>> 2. Does anyone have any experience/has anyone implemented an internal
>>> bluetooth serial adapter for the 100/102? I'm strugging to get my current
>>> serial lead to work above around 1200 baud. I can try a new cable, but I'd
>>> rather go wireless if that is possible and reliable.
>>>
>>> Many thanks, Mark.
>>>
>>
>>

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