Thanks for your reply Marko. Since it sounds like I could indeed use the modem 
to dial in to transfer files, I tried to look on eBay to see if I could find a 
modem cable for sale. However I cannot seem to find one, does anyone know where 
I might be able to find one for sale?

Thanks again for all your help!

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 25, 2015, at 11:23 AM, Marko Peussa <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> This would have been my suggestion, too. After all, "Cloud storage" was 
> available already in the 80's...
> 
> Here's the current dial-up BBS list:
> 
> http://www.telnetbbsguide.com/dialbbs/dialbbs.htm
> 
> I would advise to login first using telnet, with something that supports 
> VT100 terminal type. Then go to your prerences in the BBS and choose "tty" as 
> terminal type, and set screen lenght to 16 or so. In this way you can get rid 
> of all the fancy stuff. Only then dial in with M100 and message your file to 
> yourself as a private message. Then login back with your modern computer, or 
> smartphone, by telnet for example. And read your private message.
> 
> I've had success with Synchronet-based boards, although they do not support 
> the 40 character line width. Others might work as well.
> 
> 
> 
>> [email protected] kirjoitti 25.11.2015 kello 17.37:
>> 
>> 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

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