And on cables: I use Amazon. I have several cables in my kit, but the set I use most is just a standard DE-9 serial port and a DE-9F to DB-25M null modem cable. That ends up being pretty long, but that does let me position my 102 pretty far away from my PC when I’m transferring files.
I also have a REX installed. That is super handy, as it lets me switch between different application ROMs and save active memory off to flash memory on the REX. With that feature, I don’t need to go back to my PC often, as it keeps the Tandy pretty self contained. On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 11:43 PM Carlos M. Nunez, M.D. <cnune...@gmail.com> wrote: > To answer the question of what I envision doing with the Model 100… > > The computer serves two purposes for me, the first being nostalgia. As I > mentioned, the Model 100 was my second computer, and I sometimes just like > to mess around and mentally time travel to my youth and the formative years > in my tech journey. I also like to code a little and mess with hardware a > little. I like to write simple programs in BASIC to teach myself things, > and I’m learning Assembly Language on my CoCo. > > I’m also a bit of a tinkerer and maker. I like to build circuits and > robots and gadgets, mostly on the Arduino platform. I have recently begun > assembling my own PCBs with old school EPROMS that plug into the CoCo > cartridge slot and can run programs or hold data. I 3D print a lot of the > non-electronic parts I use. All of that being said, I am somewhere between > novice and competent in most of the things I’ve listed. > > Now I have a few more simple questions to get me started… > > 1. Are there any recommended sources for a null modem cable? I would > prefer the PC end to terminate in a USB plug, so I believe it will require > a serial to usb converter somewhere. Also, any good online information > and/or tutorials that walk through the null modem cable file transfer stuff? > > 2. Aside from this mailing list, are there any other good Discord servers, > subreddits or forums that are active? I am already on the Slabtop Computer > Discord server, so looking any others. > > 3. Is there a new/different OS available for the Model 100? Do you have to > swap out the rom chip to do this? > > Thanks in advance! -- Tom Wilson wilso...@gmail.com (619)940-6311
