Thank you, everyone, for the fast replies and great information. I’m going to start with a cable and REX#, then a Backpack Drive once they are back in stock.
Best regards, Carlos > On Jan 30, 2022, at 8:54 AM, Patrick McDougal <pmcdou...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have this cable which has worked well without any adapters. > > USB to DB25 Male Serial Converter... > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KYR6B1G?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share > > Patrick > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Jan 30, 2022, at 02:44, James Zeun <james.z...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> >> I don't know if anyone has mentioned this already, but mcomm is also a very >> handy method of transferring files off your M100. >> >> mcomm is a bit of software that runs on Android phones and emulates a Tandy >> Disk drive. How I used it was I bought a rs232 to USB adapter, an OTG cable >> and a null modem cable. Link them together, one end going to the phone, the >> other going to the M100. Before I had an NADSbox, this was the most simple, >> cheap way of getting files on and off my M100. Oh before I forget, I'm also >> running a REX in my M100, which is a serious must have for anyone wishing to >> use an M100 computer for any length of time. >> >> >> >> >> >> On 29/01/2022 4:31 pm, Joshua O'Keefe wrote: >>>> On Jan 28, 2022, at 11:43 PM, Carlos M. Nunez, M.D. <cnune...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> 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. >>> >>> You may receive a torrent of responses, as for one reason or another this >>> is an area where quite a few people hold very strong opinions. Personally, >>> I grabbed the first USB/serial null cable I could find that had an FTDI >>> chip: >>> >>> https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B008634VJY/ >>> >>> It's unfortunately 9-pin so I had to pick up a 9-to-25 to make use of it, >>> and of course a gender adapter to use with the Tandy. >>> >>> Since I'm pretty much forever going to only have DTE on the serial end of >>> this cable, I went with something null wired. I use it frequently with >>> several different vintage systems on the other end -- in fact I originally >>> bought this to bootstrap an Amiga -- and it works flawlessly. I plug it in >>> and it magically shows up as /dev/ttyUSB0 and I can do whatever I want with >>> it. >>> >>>> Also, any good online information and/or tutorials that walk through the >>>> null modem cable file transfer stuff? >>> >>> >>> TPDD emulation is the main way by which folks get files in and out of the >>> machine. Personally, I just keep a TPDD emulator (LaddieAlpha, as it >>> offers directory support) running in a Docker container and plug in >>> whenever I need to get files in and out, but I have the advantage of having >>> TS-DOS in ROM on the Tandy -- REX makes it possible! >>> >>> Before I got set up with a REX, I bootstrapped TEENY.CO to the system using >>> dlplus and fumbled my way around getting that working. After finding TEENY >>> kind of inconvenient, I bit the bullet and brought TS-DOS over to sit in >>> RAM. It's a satisfactory solution but doesn't leave a ton of working room >>> on the computer. >>> >>> The easiest solution by far is a REX: plug in the board, go through the >>> brief, documented steps to get the REX up, plug into your favorite TPDD >>> emulator, fire up TS-DOS from the REX, and files come and go as you please. >>> >>> I've got a Backpack I want to try for when I start traveling again, but >>> while I'm mostly in the house I prefer to write directly to the ZFS pool >>> over a serial cable. >>> >>> As far as I've seen, nobody's written a step-by-step guide to getting up >>> and running. There are a lot of choices depending on what you're doing, >>> where you're going, what hardware you have and plan to carry with you, and >>> how Windows-y or Android-y a person you are. The basics of how all this >>> works are pretty straightforward once you get your head around the >>> fundamentals but there are tool choices to make for which a >>> one-size-fits-most guide appears somewhat hard to write beyond: "Get REX, >>> set up TPDD emulation to your taste." >>> >>>
