I have seen the "binder" idea used in the early 80's for "training systems". Not specifically with the M100, but a small computer with a "breadboard" area used for computer training classes. The computer was built on a 8.5x11 inch circuit board that had been "three hole punched" to fit in a "three ring binder", with the manual and lesson instructions. It was a Intel training course on the 8080. I believe that Heathkit did something similar as well.
Regards., PeterN <snip> > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:46:40 -0400 > From: Brian White <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [M100] A thick-enough laptop bag > Message-ID: > < > cakhzke+qg_ry-anbjjfaxtbpj7icxfds3yz4osyfs0d2ej5...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Now that binder idea is cool. > > bkw > > On Fri, Oct 17, 2025, 2:08?PM scottgmcdonnell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I picked up one of the bags OP suggested because $8 is hard to beat. Some > > hardboard panels might enhance them. > > > > I do store some of my especially valuable or rare equipment in the > > waterproof tough cases, though. Too expensive to do that for everything. > > > > I actually received some items recently that came in those old caselogic > > equipment bags and went down a rabbit hole trying to find modern > versions. > > Camera bags come the closest, but nothing really close anymore. These > bags > > were nice because they typically had zippered holes for feeding cables > > through. > > > > Lastly, when I 2as going through old mags, there used to be a cover for > > the Model 100 much like the tablet covers today. The pictures were too > > terrible to see how they attached, but it looks like they attached to the > > back somehow and folded over the screen, almost like putting the M100 in > a > > binder. Which actually had me thinking about grabbing a binder to build a > > replica. Anyone seen this cover in the real world? > > > > Scott > >
