Greetings,
This is Dave from Utah and I am new to this group and to a "T". I purchased two TRS-80 Model 102 with 24K of memory from Ebay and they should arrive next week. I do a lot of public service Amateur Radio work using Packet Radio Terminal Node Controllers and have been using a laptop PC. The really long events require hauling a generator to keep these running SO... 1. I am hoping to run the packet nodes from a "T" using a terminal program running 9600 baud with 8,N,1 settings. I believe I will need a null modem cable to do this and some commands to set the serial port correctly. 2. I would like to carry some DOCs on the 102 with me which means I need to get files to/from the PC and the 102. I hope to find something easy to do this. 3. How much value is finding and installing the extra 8K of memory? Are there other ways to extend the file storage? 4. I see they have an internal NiCad battery. What happens if it can't hold a charge? How hard are they to replace? Where do you get them? 5. Any utility programs or other diversions you might recommend? My first computer was a Commodore 64 That I had for a long time. I then had an Apple 2 PC with I think 128K of memory. My next PC was an Epson with a hard drive (cost over $2500 in 1986 dollars). Thanks for any help you might give me and I am excited to take a trip back in time... Dave
