Brian, great info, thanks very much.  Yes, would be both storage and transfer 
options I will need ultimately, so will look into all the info you sent.

As for the + to 32k, yes, please PM me the details and would be happy to get 
started with those.

Thanks again,
Ryan

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 25, 2016, at 10:33 AM, Brian White <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Oh you said storage not transfer... well there is no really good storage 
> option right now. You can run dlplus on a raspberry pi and that can serve as 
> a sort-of-NADS.
> 
> You can try to build a QUAD which gives you 4 32k banks that you can switch 
> between. So you could have a bunch of utilities in one bank and a bunch of 
> games in another and still have 2 banks empty for current work.
> 
> https://www.oshpark.com/shared_projects/pStseujD
> 
> http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=QUAD
> 
>> On Jun 25, 2016 1:21 PM, "Brian White" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> That display looks like you have 8k ram. You can fill the rest up to 32k 
>> pretty cheap.
>> 
>> https://m.facebook.com/groups/1186716131388896?view=permalink&id=1190283307698845
>> 
>> I can sell you 3 of those since I have 8 I'm not using, or you can follow 
>> the same ebay link and get some from the same source.
>> 
>> As for file transfer, I used dlplus and teeny with a linux netbook and a 
>> serial connection. (netbook -> usb-rs232 adapter -> null modem adapter -> 
>> 9female-25male serial cable. -> m100)
>> 
>> But there are several options:
>> 
>> http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=Model_T_File_Transfer
>> 
>> Longer term, I assembled an open source hardware option rom adapter and have 
>> played with various option roms that had some level of tpdd client baked in. 
>> This facebook thread goes into a lot of details.
>> 
>> https://m.facebook.com/groups/1186716131388896?view=permalink&id=1215063315220844&ref=content_filter
>> 
>> I don't have all the info written up in a better place yet. The main post 
>> lists the links to the 2 things to order from oshpark, and one of the 
>> replies lists all the parts and tools.
>> 
>> -- 
>> bkw
>>> On Jun 25, 2016 12:22 AM, "Ryan Fransen" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Lee, thank you.  That worked!
>>> 
>>> http://www3.telus.net/ryanfransen/m100.jpg
>>> 
>>> Thank you so much for the tip, greatly appreciated.  Now on to sorting out 
>>> storage solutions.  I've read about a few different methods for storage on 
>>> sd cards or similar.  I wonder which options are still available and/or 
>>> recommended?
>>> 
>>> Ryan
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 24, 2016, at 8:09 PM, Lee Kelley <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> At this point probably a full cold restart would do the trick.
>>>> Turn off the memory switch on the bottom for a few minutes then turn it 
>>>> back on then turn on the M100 I think that might just do the trick, 
>>>> assuming it has at least 8k of ram installed and has the OS Rom in it.
>>>> 
>>>>> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 10:02 PM, Ryan Fransen <[email protected]> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Hi everyone.  Being new to the group, and as suggested by John, I thought 
>>>>> I would introduce myself.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I recently became the lucky owner of a M100.  This is the first time I've 
>>>>> had a M100, so is a whole new world for me to discover. I couldn't afford 
>>>>> one when they came out - The best I had at the time was a coco.  I am an 
>>>>> old time SW Engineer, and currently have a M1 and a M3 in my collection.  
>>>>> Both have been fixed up and work beautifully, though I don't get too much 
>>>>> of a chance to use them these days.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The M100 wasn't working at all when I bought it, though I hope to get it 
>>>>> working and both use and write sw for it. I have since replaced the 
>>>>> internal battery, and after giving it a good charge, when I turn the 
>>>>> machine on I now get solid pixels on the display - all on.  At least some 
>>>>> progress! I did find the service manual, though haven't had a chance yet 
>>>>> to hook up the scope and see what I can find out.  Any and all help is 
>>>>> greatly appreciated in getting this up and working.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Once working I will be looking for some advice on best techniques for 
>>>>> file storage/transfer, though step one is to get a working machine.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks everyone. I have enjoyed watching the discussions in this group 
>>>>> and happy to see such a community for a great machine.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ryan
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> "I will never in my lifetime make a film that cannot be seen by the whole 
>>>> family"  Arther P. Jacobs

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