Isn't MCOMM the best alternative going? you need * android phone * serial cable or BT adapter * MCOMM app loaded on phone.
given the universality of android.....going to be hard to beat that approach. On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 5:34 PM, James Zeun <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >> >>
