Well maybe ? works with a modem connection but with Telnet it
disconnects after giving the time. But the link I sent has all the
information of the fields.
I could build something into mComm to accept a time request from the
model-t. A simple Basic program could open up the port, request the
While the time is being displayed, press the ? to get a description of
all the numbers in the string.
Don
On 10/23/2015 07:09 PM, Kurt McCullum wrote:
I just tested this on my T200 with mComm. Works fine. From the file
viewer Press ! and then the Telnet URL prompt comes up. Entering
For some years, I had a bit of software that I ran on a 486 machine
which dialed up NIST via a Hayes modem, and set my Hayes Chronograph.
Of course, hoarder that I am , I still have all three.
John W.
- Original Message -
From: "Peter Vollan"
To:
Here's a program to set the time from NADSBox.
http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=Synchronize_Time_with_your_NADS
-- John.
Here's the description from the modem:
DESCRIPTION OF THE
AUTOMATED COMPUTER TIME SERVICE (ACTS)
The service uses multi-speed modems which should automatically adapt to
the speed of the originating modem. All messages are sent using standard
I use to use my TRS 80 Model 100 back in the early 1990's to call up the
local library. I would call a phone number using the build in modem and
TELCOM.
mComm (Windows TPDD/TELCOM server) has the ability to create a Telnet
session. My intent was to use it to attach to the various BBS systems. But
For me the most amazing part of this is. that number 1+(303)494-4774 still
works.Brad
From: Lee Kelley
To: Model 100 Discussion
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [M100] time
At one time there was a phone number for
Now we just need an Ethernet to serial adapter for the model t :-)
On Oct 23, 2015 3:32 PM, "Peter Vollan" wrote:
> I have just learned that if you "telnet time.nist.gov", the NIST sends
> you a string containing the accurate time and date (UTC of course). It
> seems to
Darn it, I wrote it wrong. It is
telnet time.nist.gov 13
... that spits out the cryptic string used by my dialup time setting
program. And then disconnects.
In about 1991 I used to call BBSs with my model 100, and there were
some that came through just fine. Those were the text only ones that
did
mComm (Windows TPDD/TELCOM server) has the ability to create a Telnet session.
My intent was to use it to attach to the various BBS systems. But until
somebody sets up a BBS for the 40x8 screen size with escape codes specific to
the M100, it's a bit pointless. Butif you want to check the
At one time there was a phone number for that and someone won a programming
contest for writing a program to do just that.
http://www.club100.org/blosxom/contest2010/vollan/nist/nistdo.do
Lee
On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 4:22 PM, Peter Vollan wrote:
> ISTR that there is a way
Um. yes, Lee, that was me.
On 23 October 2015 at 14:45, Lee Kelley wrote:
> At one time there was a phone number for that and someone won a programming
> contest for writing a program to do just that.
> http://www.club100.org/blosxom/contest2010/vollan/nist/nistdo.do
>
> Lee
>
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