Thanks for the reply everyone. Since the computer has a dial up modem I'm wondering if perhaps there is some kind of service still around in the states where I could dial in, upload the file, and then retrieve it from my modern day mac?
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2015, at 2:07 AM, Doug Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Ken, > > I hear you loud and clear, and your health is the number one priority - May I > offer a thought. > > I would be happy to take the orphans off your hands to make them work for > club members - I know I'm in Australia, but I would be happy to haul > them here, make what I can work, and distribute them (with discounted > shipping) > > Just so you are aware, I am the owner of DougsWordClocks.com, and I have all > of the appropriate test equipment and reflow soldering gear to make it work. > > Just a thought :-) > > Doug > > > >> On 11/25/2015 6:36 PM, Ken Pettit wrote: >> Hey Guys, >> >> Yeah, I've been in and out of the hospital a lot the past several months and >> haven't been spending any time on Club100 (or several other things). I'm >> WAY behind on even getting to email. >> >> NADSBox is basically not being sold any more. I have maybe 13 enclosures >> left and a handful of PCBs, but each of them has slight issues from where >> the China manufacturer had some yield issues. It would take me about 5-6 >> hours minimum each to get those PCBs in a workable state (assuming I could >> even get them working). Because of this and the fact that leaning over a >> lab bench worsens my angina pain, it isn't likely I would be able to get >> more NADSBoxes out anytime in the near future. >> >> I am thinking about a couple of different replacement devices, though >> getting them development poses similar issues as the NADSBox. >> >> Ken >> >>> On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:24 PM, Michael Caronna <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> Is the NADS box still being sold? I sent an enquiry to club100 a while back >>> but never heard back. >>> >>> -Mike >>> >>> >>>> On Wednesday, 25 November 2015, Rob Scrimgeour <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> The absolute easiest way is with a NADS box. >>>> http://www.club100.org/catalog.html >>>> >>>> Rob S >>>> Victoria, BC >>>> Canada >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> >From: John Graf <[email protected]> >>>> Sender: M100 <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 23:05:46 >>>> To: Model 100 Discussion<[email protected]> >>>> Reply-To: Model 100 Discussion <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [M100] Question >>>> >>>> It would be fun to know the modern answer, too. I've tried various cable >>>> converters from serial to USB, without much luck. The last time I made it >>>> work flawlessly was with my Mac SE, using the original Mac pin printer >>>> cable (which was a null modem cable) back in my newspaper days. The Mac >>>> side used Mock Terminal, which we also used to operate our modems. >>>> >>>> My most recent attempt, some years ago, also successful, was with a serial >>>> to USB cable and some version of Z-Term, but on a Mac OS 9 system. Never >>>> could make it work with my OS X machines. Using a Terminal emulator on OS >>>> X I believe is different than the Terminal software resident on the new >>>> Macs. If it can be used as a Comm terminal, I never understood how. >>>> >>>> Truth be known, while it is fun to use the M100, I've gotten to like my >>>> MacBook Pro, on which I run my entire media business, and do all my >>>> writing. I even use my old iPad 2 for things like answering this email, >>>> though the "screen" keyboard it isn't much good beyond the alphabet. Too >>>> many hoops to jump through just to get numbers and other characters. >>>> >>>> The best solution appears to be those developed by several on this list, >>>> like the NADS box, and a couple of other solutions, which escape my >>>> memory. If you haven't already, check out Club100.org. >>>> - - - - - - - - - - >>>> John Graf >>>> >>>> > On Nov 24, 2015, at 9:46 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>> > I was wondering what is the easiest possible way for someone with very >>>> > little technical knowledge to export text files from a trs 80 model 100 >>>> > to a Mac OS X laptop? Any help would be appreciated, thanks! > > > -- > Kindest Regards, > > Doug Jackson > > <b>Dougs Word Clocks.com Pty Ltd</b> > ACN: 159 352 753 > > 35 Fred Lane Crescent, Gordon, ACT, 2906, Australia > > em: [email protected] > ph: 0414 986878 > web: www.dougswordclocks.com
