lol. Do any payphones still exist? And if they do, what in the world is left on the other side to answer?
On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 5:12 PM, Shaun M. Wheeler <[email protected]> wrote: > I have used acoustic couplers on my M100 (at a public phone) just to say > I've done it. > > I'll never do it again :) > On Dec 2, 2015 4:08 PM, "Marko Peussa" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Those cables are hard to find. However, a good alternative is to buy a >> modem and connect it to the M100 RS-232 port by a RS-232 cable. Plenty of >> modems on ebay. >> >> Note also that M100 screen is rather slow, and going for higher speeds >> may mess up the display, although file transfers should be fine. >> >> Another alternative for the really, really hardcore ones is to use an >> acoustic coupler. These are also available on ebay, but they are a bit >> expensive. The speed on a coupler is limited to 300 bauds, I think. I have >> one but haven't had the time to test it yet. >> >> Anthony Coghlan <[email protected]> kirjoitti 1.12.2015 kello 4.02: >> >> They seem quite hard to find online. Club 100 lists phone / modem cables >> as being available through their catalog ( >> http://www.club100.org/catalog.html) for about $10 + shipping. I >> haven't ordered one yet myself, though I'd like to do so for similar >> reasons, as well as just for the fun of being able to logon to a classic >> BBS with a great little machine... Would bring back memories of how >> blazingly fast I thought my 9600 baud modem was in grad school. :) >> >> Best wishes, >> Anthony >> >> >> >> On Monday, November 30, 2015, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > 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 >> > >> >>
