I love using on my 102 for updating my Daily Journal. Am actually currently sitting on my porch under our sun shade. It's a great device for doing that stuff. It's super light, does what it does. The keyboard is the best I have ever used, and I can see the screen easily.
And it's pretty painless transferring the Doc to either my Android phone (mComm) or Ubuntu laptop (dlplus). I'd be gutted if I suddenly couldn't use it. It's the most practical bit of tech I have ever owned. Daryn On Nov 5, 2017 12:00 PM, "Mike Stein" <[email protected]> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mitch Parker > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2017 8:52 PM > Subject: Re: [M100] Any writers still using an M100? > > > Hello, > > > I do know Evan. I've met him several times and can tell you several > things: > > > 1. He is a journalist. He does a lot of writing for TechRepublic these > days and has written for several other sites and magazines in the past. > -- > He is and does; he's also a co-founder and director of the Vintage > Computer Federation, an umbrella group for the Vintage Computer Forum and > the VCF conferences, both valuable resources for the vintage computer > community. > > But as we see more and more these days, journalists can not always be > relied upon to present unbiased or even necessarily accurate information... > > He's also opinionated to the point of being rude and insulting. According > to him, folks like Fred are "a bunch of old cranks, one or two of which > call themselves writers and still use a Model 100" > -- > > > 2. If there is anyone that can credibly make that statement, it would > be him. > -- > I think the people on this list who actually own and use one of the M100 > class of computers are much better qualified to comment. > -- > > Doesn't change that the m100 does a lot and there may be a few people > still using theirs. > -- > "may be"?!? If you follow this list at all then you'd know that there *are > *indeed quite a few people using theirs and prepared to invest time > and/or money to make them even more useful while retaining the features > that make them unique. > > From my reply to Evan: > "How many modern computers have a full size regular keyboard in a tablet > format with a display that's clearly legible in bright sunlight, instant > on, cheap batteries that last for days and can be replaced in seconds, etc. > ?" > > m > > >Mitch > > ----------------------- > On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 6:58 PM Fred Whitaker <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Model 100 keyboard is the quality that has kept me using mine. I do > have other devices but I prefer it for my writing. It is still as usable as > it always has been. With the addition of REX and Quattro it is even more > usable that it was. > > Fred Whitaker > > From: Bill Loguidice > Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 6:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [M100] Any writers still using an M100? > > I would imagine few use it for serious writing anymore. Modern laptops > have pretty good battery life (10 hours+) and are pretty portable, as well > as have all the modern conveniences and connectivity that you generally > need these days. There are also plenty of distraction-free and purpose > built apps/software, obviously. > > I reviewed one of the modern options, the Freewrite, earlier this year: > http://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/2017/02/27/ > review-astrohaus-freewrite-smart-typewriter-distraction- > free-writing-device/ > > It's effective, but pricey. The main advantage that it has over the M100 > series is that you don't have to do anything special to make it work within > modern workflows. In many ways, it's actually more limited than the M100 > series, though, and is really just a smart typewriter (and that's all it > really claims to be). > > I've certainly entertained the idea of using one of my M100 series systems > for my professional writing activities - or even some leisure stuff - but > it would be more as a novelty these days than something that I feel would > enhance my productivity (and maybe even the opposite). With that said, in > many ways, there really is no true modern equivalent to what the M100 > series can do. Considering all the ways we can work now, something like > that is probably not needed, but it's still interesting to note. > > -Bill > > > ================================================ > Bill Loguidice | About me and other ways to get in touch > ================================================ > > On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 6:10 PM, John R. Hogerhuis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 2:51 PM Mike Stein <[email protected]> wrote: > I thought some of you might be amused by this reply to a post I made in a > CCtalk mailing list thread discussing the best device for undistracted > writing with a good keyboard, display and battery life: > > FWIW, Evan is a well-known figure in the vintage computer community. > > m > > Well sounded like he was debunking a specific bit of old wrong news. > > Reality is people do write with it. Not sure in what numbers. Sports > writer story... never heard of it. > > — John. >
