I've been using dlplus rather than LaddieAlpha and it seems to work fine and is very easy to use from the Cygwin command line. Most of the time I use a backpack drive though, and just move the microsd card to a modern laptop to move files on and off of it
For cables connecting modern laptop to model 100 and relatives I use an FTDI-based USB to 9 pin RS-232 cable/adapter (except on a couple laptops with their own 9 pin serial ports), then a 9 pin to 25 pin adapter, then an RS-232 null modem, and finally a 25 pin RS-232 cable. I also tried using some much shorter "zero inch cable" adapter but I worried about the amount of strain put on the port On Sat, Jan 29, 2022, 18:32 Scott McDonnell <[email protected]> wrote: > As an additional cable option, I have this and used it with my M100 no > problem. Both with an Android Set-top box and with a Windows PC. > > > > It is a direct connection. No adapters needed. > > > > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KYR6B1G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 > > > > > > *From: *Tom Wilson <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Saturday, January 29, 2022 3:19 PM > *To: *[email protected] > *Cc: *[email protected] > *Subject: *Re: [M100] New (again) Model 100 owner > > > > 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. <[email protected]> > 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 > [email protected] > (619)940-6311 > > >
