In my case (circa 2007), I was dialling in to my Solaris machine to thumb my nose at the elitists at the local coffee shop :)
The payphone in question is still in operation as of yesterday, however the Solaris machine is not. On Dec 2, 2015 4:17 PM, "Jeff Gonzales" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >>> > >>> >>> >
