If it were me, I would keep the m100. My understanding is that in most cases development of hardware / software had the M100 in mind and while they look very similar the M102 has some differences under the hood, that can cause issues. Someone more learned then myself will be able to elaborate, but this is my basic understanding.
As you've mentioned the M100 is boxed (i've never seen a boxed one before), for completeness, that's kind of ticking boxes for me, it's the original computer, the first of the Tandy series portable laptops. I'd probably go with that one, All the best On Sun, 6 Sept 2026 at 23:07, John Watson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi folks. I don't post here very often at all but do read a lot of > what's posted. > > (This is *not* an ad with false beard and glasses) > > I am currently clearing out a lot of my retro stuff and will be getting > rid of either my Model 100 or 102. As my M100 is boxed and I'm trying to > free up as much space as possible, I thought I'd sell that. > > However I'd love to know your opinions. I'd hate to be sat in 12 months > time regretting selling it. I have already listed it on ebay (UK site) > but I'm still not sure whether that is the right decision. I am > primarily a Commodore guy and want to slim my collection down to just > C64 / C128 computers only. However I will be keeping either the 100 or > 102 as they're quite small. Plus I love watching Jeff's videos about them. > > Is there anything special about the the Model 100 that the 102 can't do > or is there a piece of hardware or software that will only work on the > M100 and not the T102? > > I should also mention that I might also list my Model 200 with REX next > week and just keep the T102 and its REX. Is that a sensible decision in > your opinion? > > Thanks very much all. > -- My retro tech blog and general ramblings http://bytemyvdu.wordpress.com/
