How do you connect to remote BBS' with this? I have only done it with telnet on a computer. How do AT commands work on wifi? Does the device have a SIM card and, of so, are the remote BBS' still using modems??
On Sat, Feb 20, 2021, 4:54 PM Brian White <[email protected]> wrote: > The post you quoted showed how it's connected, so I don't know what you > mean. > > Do you mean how do you connect to your wifi? Or how do you connect to a > remote BBS? > > It's all done by AT commands described in the manual like any other modem. > > On Sat, Feb 20, 2021, 11:21 AM Jeff Gonzales <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>
