How does connectivity work for these devices? On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 1:45 PM Steve Baker <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yep, exactly. I ordered two of this 25-pin M:M gender changer (one for my > WiModem232 and one for the GuruModem, ‘cos I didn’t want to keep swapping > them in and out). > > https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00066HP5G/ > > Here are photos of both modems connected to my Tandy 102: > > https://imgur.com/a/e4BppYA > > (And it looks like I have a firmware update for the WiModem232, per the > on-screen message… how fun!) > > Cheers and thanks, > SB > > -- > Greetings from Steve Baker > “Gravity brings me down…” > > > > On Jan 12, 2021, at 1:26 PM, Brian White <[email protected]> wrote: > > This thing helps with attaching the WiModem232 to a 100/200/NEC > https://github.com/bkw777/WiModem_to_100 > https://photos.app.goo.gl/hjoC3vnfZxWbFPRW6 > > The serial port on 102 is upside down, so you can't use this on 102, but > on 102 you can use a generic mini gender-changer. > The wimodem232 sticks straight out the back instead of up, but at least > the led and/or screen faces up. > https://duckduckgo.com/?q=db25+mini+gender+changer+male > > -- > bkw > > On Sat, Jan 9, 2021 at 3:02 PM Steve Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Fantastic, welcome Jim! >> >> I’m pretty new around here too, just got my first T102 late-spring and >> have been having a blast. This community is nothing short of amazing and I >> learn stuff every single day. >> >> I'd greatly appreciate hearing anyone's experiences with serial-to-WiFi >> converters connecting their M100s to networks, and where they've found the >> best prices. Is it simply a matter of using TERM on the M100 set to a >> particular bit-rate, number of bits per character, parity, etc., and then >> connecting to another computer by specifying the IP address of the >> converter via a terminal program on the remote system, such as PuTTY, >> HyperTerm, etc.? >> >> >> Regarding Serial-to-WiFi connections, I have both of these (they both >> should work on the M100): >> >> https://www.cbmstuff.com/proddetail.php?prod=WiModem232OLED >> >> https://www.arcadeshopper.com/wp/store/#!/Gurumodem/p/134166147/category=28313042 >> >> The first is the WiModem232 and the second is the GuruModem. I love them >> both in different ways, but usually use WiModem because of the screen (it’s >> really fun to use). The GuruModem has a microSD card slot but I haven’t >> learned how to receive or send files to/from the onboard storage. When I >> figure that out, I might use it a lot more. >> >> Both of them generally operate the same way, using an expanded Hayes >> command set to get out and about. Yep we use Term, set the stat as >> appropriate, and then issue the atdt domain.com:port command to connect >> (IP addresses work too). Cmds like ati (information), at*b (set baud rate), >> ath (hangup), etc. are pretty well documented. >> >> I've heard that rechargeable batteries can be used in M100s by changing a >> resistor inside a unit, but I can't find any details about the value of the >> new resistor, which one it is on the PCB, etc. Also, is the resistor value >> dependent on which battery chemistry is involved (NiCd, NiMH, LiH, LiPoly, >> LiFePO4, etc.)? >> >> >> Regarding the use of rechargeable batteries, quite honestly I’ve only >> used rechargeable batteries since I got my first T102 (OK thus far). This >> probably won’t help but someone posted technical bulletins for the Model >> 200 on installing a nicad upgrade (I uploaded copies of these to my files >> area in Club100); not sure if that’d work for the M100. >> >> Cheers and have a great weekend, >> SB >> >> -- >> Greetings from Steve Baker >> “Gravity brings me down…” >> >> >> >> On Jan 9, 2021, at 1:28 PM, Jim Manley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I just joined the flock and I'm an Original Flavor owner of a 32 KB M100 >> when they were going for $399 (worth $964.98 today) in the mid-1980s, and >> now I can add nine more to my collection for that much in >> inflation-adjusted value! I would have waited for that price decrease, but >> then I wouldn't have gotten so much done writing code and docs whenever and >> wherever I wanted, long before the overly-expensive, poser, follow-on >> lap-crushers came along. >> >> I'd greatly appreciate hearing anyone's experiences with serial-to-WiFi >> converters connecting their M100s to networks, and where they've found the >> best prices. Is it simply a matter of using TERM on the M100 set to a >> particular bit-rate, number of bits per character, parity, etc., and then >> connecting to another computer by specifying the IP address of the >> converter via a terminal program on the remote system, such as PuTTY, >> HyperTerm, etc.? >> >> >> >> Thanks and All the Best, >> Jim KJ7JHE >> >> >> >
