Brian- Could you share the terminfo file you use on your raspberry pi to get your M100 working?
I regularly use a Heathkit terminal with my OpenBSD machine, and that works extremely well with `crtscts' in stty at 19200 baud, even though the terminal itself can only handle 9600 baud without flow control. I've got everything tuned nicely to avoid any issues with color codes/etc on that machine and I really enjoy using it. Despite that, I've struggled a lot to get my linux machines to play nice with the small screen of the M100. I've tried out 3 or 4 different terminfos I've seen floating around the net, but haven't gotten consistent enough results to actually want to use the M100 as a terminal for any length of time. I've also tried multiple different USB serial adapters, and have had issues at speeds greater than 300 baud, even with `ixon ixoff' in stty and flow control enabled on the M100. I am able to start and stop incoming data manually with `^S' and `^Q', so I'm sure that is working, but I still get garbage whenever the M100 has to slow down drawing to the screen. Tips to getting the M100 working better with linux would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! On Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 07:08:05AM -0500, Brian Brindle wrote: > I've got several and they get used often. Daily task is usually note > taking with IDEA! or journaling with the built in text editor. I do use > the Ultimate ROM II and View80 a LOT. I also use it pretty extensively > for Amateur radio, primarily logging and satellite tracking. I also > spend quite a bit of time messing around in CP/M mode doing weird stuff > with DDT. > > I have a raspberry-pi connected that I've dubbed the "Tan-PI". It's got > several programs on it to do file sharing / TPDD emulation and I have a > hacked together perl script that sends each key press from the Tandy to > the X-windows system as keyboard input allowing me to use the M100 as > the keyboard to the Raspberry Pi system. I will often remote the > Raspberry Pi with VNC on my phone when I need a "real desktop" to send > an e-mail or go to a web stie the tandy can't handle from the Linux > CLI. > > These are my two go-to addons. I use a small USB power bank and this > for power: > [1]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BJDSG28P > > I also have a bunch of these Laptop "Foot" devices. Just drop one at > the back, middle of the Model-T and it greatly improves the ergonomix. > They are cheap so I keep one in my bag and one on my desk. > [2]https://www.amazon.com/SUPBEE-Universal-Computer-Anti-Slip-Ventilate > d/dp/B085QL2QXS > > On Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 6:30 AM Gary Wilkinson > <[3][email protected]> wrote: > > My T102 is connected as a terminal to my VAX4000. I have a DVI > connected to an LCD screen with composite video, so I get 80 column > full screen text. Very useable. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 11 Dec 2023, at 10:25, Lee Osborne > <[4][email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I use mine quite a lot for journalling and writing articles, > mainly because it has the best keyboard of any device I own. I find > that a desk or table is fine as long as the light is reasonably > good. I can type faster on it than most other computers or > keyboards. > > > > Lee > > > >> On Mon, 11 Dec 2023, at 00:47, runrin wrote: > >> Hey all! > >> > >> I was wondering if people would be willing to share how they > typically > >> use their Model Ts. > >> > >> I've found that it's pretty difficult for me to find a > comfortable > >> position to use my Model 100 for any length of time. I'm always > bending > >> forward to get a better view when I sit at a table or desk, and > when > >> it's on my lap the lack of palmrest causes the keyboard to slide > too > >> close to my body making it hard to type. > >> > >> Do you typically only use them on desks? Do you use yours on your > lap? > >> Do you use a lap desk? Any tips for how you comfortably use a > Model T > >> for longer stretches (30+ minutes) would be appreciated. > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > > > > Lee Osborne > > West Lothian, Scotland > > 07960 096282 > > [5][email protected] > > www.journeyman.online/services > > References > > 1. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BJDSG28P > 2. > https://www.amazon.com/SUPBEE-Universal-Computer-Anti-Slip-Ventilated/dp/B085QL2QXS > 3. mailto:[email protected] > 4. mailto:[email protected] > 5. mailto:[email protected]
