Re: [M100] Hello! (John R. Hogerhuis)

2023-04-20 Thread jonathan.y...@telia.com 
Hello,
This is probably off topic but the Psion devices meet the 'small computer that 
runs on cheap batteries' but the keyboard isn't as nice as a M100 and it is 
harder to read under some conditions.  I've been known to play with a 5mx
Jonathan
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Date : 2023-04-19 - 05:30 (CEST)
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Subject : Re: [M100] Hello! (John R. Hogerhuis)
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  Totally understand, and I'll keep it to myself. 
 
 
 Thanks again, I was already pretty excited to find another "small computer 
that runs on cheap batteries", that's been my obsession for a long time, and 
then finding out there are a few ways to interface with my other favorite 
device has me pretty stoked. That and the fact that this thing does a serial 
console connection so easily, that's going to be a lot of fun too. Wondering 
how it took me so long to finally try one. 
 From: M100  on behalf of John R. Hogerhuis 

Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 12:57 PM
To: m...@bitchin100.com 
Subject: Re: [M100] Hello! (John R. Hogerhuis)
 
   
 
 
  
   
   
   

 On Mon, Apr 17, 2023, 9:05 PM Roland Anderson 
 wrote:
 


 
  
Sorry again about all that, long story short my mail relay gave me a 
bounceback and I thought I had hit a bad address, but turns out it was just my 
awful excuse of a mail server being weird. Thank you again for sending me a 
copy, I really appreciate it. 
   
   
 Would it bother you if I upload it to the PalmDB archive site? It's a pretty 
unique piece of software, I'd hate for it to get lost somehow. 
  
  
   
 Roland
  
  
  
 

   
  
  
   
  
  
   No thank you :-) I have not granted any license to redistribute DLPilot.
  
  
   
  
  
   That said everyone who has hit me up about getting a copy in recent years 
has gotten one. I give out probably 2 copies per year. 
  
  
   
  
  
   -- John.

Re: [M100] Hello! (John R. Hogerhuis)

2023-04-18 Thread Roland Anderson 
Totally understand, and I'll keep it to myself.

Thanks again, I was already pretty excited to find another "small computer that 
runs on cheap batteries", that's been my obsession for a long time, and then 
finding out there are a few ways to interface with my other favorite device has 
me pretty stoked. That and the fact that this thing does a serial console 
connection so easily, that's going to be a lot of fun too. Wondering how it 
took me so long to finally try one.

From: M100  on behalf of John R. Hogerhuis 

Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 12:57 PM
To: m...@bitchin100.com 
Subject: Re: [M100] Hello! (John R. Hogerhuis)



On Mon, Apr 17, 2023, 9:05 PM Roland Anderson  
wrote:
Sorry again about all that, long story short my mail relay gave me a bounceback 
and I thought I had hit a bad address, but turns out it was just my awful 
excuse of a mail server being weird. Thank you again for sending me a copy, I 
really appreciate it.

Would it bother you if I upload it to the PalmDB archive site? It's a pretty 
unique piece of software, I'd hate for it to get lost somehow.

Roland

No thank you :-) I have not granted any license to redistribute DLPilot.

That said everyone who has hit me up about getting a copy in recent years has 
gotten one. I give out probably 2 copies per year.

-- John.

Re: [M100] Hello! (John R. Hogerhuis)

2023-04-18 Thread John R. Hogerhuis 
On Mon, Apr 17, 2023, 9:05 PM Roland Anderson
 wrote:

> Sorry again about all that, long story short my mail relay gave me a
> bounceback and I thought I had hit a bad address, but turns out it was just
> my awful excuse of a mail server being weird. Thank you again for sending
> me a copy, I really appreciate it.
>
> Would it bother you if I upload it to the PalmDB archive site? It's a
> pretty unique piece of software, I'd hate for it to get lost somehow.
>
> Roland
>

No thank you :-) I have not granted any license to redistribute DLPilot.

That said everyone who has hit me up about getting a copy in recent years
has gotten one. I give out probably 2 copies per year.

-- John.

Re: [M100] Hello! (John R. Hogerhuis)

2023-04-17 Thread Roland Anderson 
Sorry again about all that, long story short my mail relay gave me a bounceback 
and I thought I had hit a bad address, but turns out it was just my awful 
excuse of a mail server being weird. Thank you again for sending me a copy, I 
really appreciate it.

Would it bother you if I upload it to the PalmDB archive site? It's a pretty 
unique piece of software, I'd hate for it to get lost somehow.

Roland


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Today's Topics:

   1. M100 repairs (LCD, keyboard) (David Plass)
   2. Re: M100 repairs (LCD, keyboard) (Brad Grier)
   3. Hello! (Roland Anderson)
   4. Re: Hello! (Daryn Hanright)
   5. Re: Hello! (John R. Hogerhuis)


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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 16:09:24 -0400
From: David Plass 
To: m100@lists.bitchin100.com
Subject: [M100] M100 repairs (LCD, keyboard)
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I couldn't resist a recent M100 on ebay listed as "not working". The main
issue was a dead contrast pot, which I have temporarily worked around and
ordered a hacky replacement.

The polarizing film is also very bubbly and no amount of smoothing made it
stay flat on the LCD. Is there a known replacement for the film?

Most importantly, I noticed about a half dozen non-functional keys. After
disassembly I discovered corrosion on their diodes. Upon closer
"inspection", said diodes disintegrated.

So my second question is: Is there a particular diode I should replace
them with? I have tons of 1N4148s, which look like a match (and
electrically drop about the same voltage), but I can't find a spec for
those diodes on the m100 schematics.

Thanks
-David
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Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 17:43:44 -0600
From: Brad Grier 
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Subject: Re: [M100] M100 repairs (LCD, keyboard)
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RE: the polarizing film -- Jeff Birt (on this list) suggested
https://3dlens.com/

I have some, just haven't got to my project that needs it yet :D and with
the onset of spring, that one may sit for a bit.

--Brad

On Sun, Apr 16, 2023 at 2:10?PM David Plass  wrote:

> I couldn't resist a recent M100 on ebay listed as "not working". The main
> issue was a dead contrast pot, which I have temporarily worked around and
> ordered a hacky replacement.
>
> The polarizing film is also very bubbly and no amount of smoothing made it
> stay flat on the LCD. Is there a known replacement for the film?
>
> Most importantly, I noticed about a half dozen non-functional keys. After
> disassembly I discovered corrosion on their diodes. Upon closer
> "inspection", said diodes disintegrated.
>
> So my second question is: Is there a particular diode I should replace
> them with? I have tons of 1N4148s, which look like a match (and
> electrically drop about the same voltage), but I can't find a spec for
> those diodes on the m100 schematics.
>
> Thanks
> -David
>
>
>

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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2023 05:58:24 +
From: Roland Anderson 
To: "m100@lists.bitchin100.com" 
Subject: [M100] Hello!
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Hi, my name is Roland, figured I'd introduce myself. I'm 30 and live in Texas. 
By day I climb towers and run cable, and I spend the rest of my time hanging 
out with my wife and seven dogs while trying to fix the stacks of broken 
computers, radios, and cars I've accumulated in a huge garage. I've been 
eyeballing these T100's for years and finally got my hands on one at HamFest 
this week in the form of an 8201A.

I have a question for y'all - I am the world's hugest hoarder of PalmOS 
devices, and I would absolutely LOVE to get my hands on a copy of DLPilot. I 
can't seem to track down the author and it seems like that was a project that 
might've lost interest about the time Palm