The two things I'd get right away are either a backpack drive or a null-modem cable. LaddieAlpha is a great program for transferring files from the PC, once you have TS-DOS installed on the 100.
The other must-have accessory, in my opinion, is the REX. After putting one in my T-102, I don't know how I could use that computer without one. Its biggest feature is the ability to swap out RAM to its flash storage, and right behind that is the ROM storage. I can throw any M100/T102 ROM on there that I want, and REX will not only let me switch out ROMs, but it can even install the hooks automatically, so I don't need to remember the CALL statement for every single module. I think the current REX is the "REX#". Looking back through the mailing list, you should be able to find the person making them. Tom Wilson wilso...@gmail.com (619)940-6311 On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 12:55 PM Lloyd Johnson <lloydel...@comcast.net> wrote: > Dive in! > > What do you envision yourself doing with the M100? > > The biggest issue you may have is getting data and programs to & from the > Model 100. I suspect you will use RS-232 with a terminal emulator > program. I use Tera Term. > > The backpack drive is also a great method in that it uses a micro SD card. > I bought mine from Jeff Birt. It doesn't get much more slicker than > that. See his video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3es0NLJmd2c. To > get your own, you will need to contact him. > > Good luck & enjoy > Lloyd > > > -----Original Message----- > From: M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> On Behalf Of Carlos Nunez > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2022 12:37 PM > To: m100@lists.bitchin100.com > Subject: [M100] New (again) Model 100 owner > > Hello everyone, > > I just wanted to introduce myself as a new (again) Model 100 owner. The > TRS-80 Model 100 was my second real computer. In the mid 80s I worked-part > time at Radio Shack, while going to college. My first real computer > purchase > was a 64K Color Computer 2, then about a year later I bought a Model 100. I > have spent the better part of the last year re-learning the Color Computer > hardware and software, and I have decided to do the same for the Model 100. > If there are any good resources for someone just getting back to the Model > 100 after a few decades, please send the links! > > Best regards, > Carlos Nunez > >
