I'd not heard of this device, sounds pretty interesting. Do we have any idea on cost? Or when it might be available?
I have a TPDD, not checked to see if it works yet. On 26 Mar 2016 9:11 p.m., "Jan-80" <[email protected]> wrote: > NADS isn't cheap, I know. I didn't buy it, not because I couldn't, but > because I didn't have the use for it. > There are plenty of alternatives, mostly based on emulating the Tandy PDD. > For some inspiration, see > http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=Model_T_File_Transfer > Basically, a lot of computing devices with a number of OSses can emulate a > TPDD, and can be used to store files, and to exchange these with other > computers. > > Anyway, you surely knew this. > > There is a new development going on, that basically will re-unite all of > the NADSbox functionality, but will not be based on a unique design, but > will be based on the famous raspberry Pi. This little 35$ computer will > provide the processing power, and a little Pi-hat card will provide the > I/O. Some programming and voilà, a functional and powerfull TPDD emulator, > with extra functions. > > This was announced a few weeks/months(?) ago. I am looking forward to it. > I hope it will as good as it imagine it to be. Haha! > > -- > Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus > Jan-80 > > On Wed, 23 Mar 2016 17:21:40 +0000 (UTC), Duane Adrian wrote: > > As an owner of a TRS 80 Model 100. Is there another alternative than > using a NADSBox. > I am sure there can be another alternative in storing files, besides > floppy disk and tape media. > Any suggestions. Alot of Model 100 users do not have the MONEY to buy the > NADSBox. Plus it is hard to get one if someone needs to get one. > Ken is a regular of this list, but has busy periods and life intrusions > like the rest of us. > > I think the NADS run has completed, and it was deemed uneconomical to make > another run. Probably best to consult the list archive for that reasonably > recent discussion. > > > >
