Re: [M100] Doing what the C= can do?

Kinda sounds like a re-imagining of the booster pak. Wasn't that thing capable of holding huge single files that a m100 alone could not? From: M100 on behalf of Mike Stein Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Re: [M100] Doing what the C= can do?

No fundamental reason, other than the mechanical aspects of connecting without risking damage (especially to the M100), and the additional hardware to decode and safely interface to the 'heart' of the machine. On the other hand it's fairly trivial to share the serial port (unless of course

Re: [M100] Doing what the C= can do?

Is there any reason not to use the system bus for expansions/addons like this? One thing I've noticed in using my M102 is that its lone serial port, while simple and effective, seems very overworked. On Nov 1, 2016 11:21, "Mike Stein" wrote: > Regarding the WiFi modem,

Re: [M100] Doing what the C= can do?

Regarding the WiFi modem, there's no need to build anything; one of the advantages of the M100 over the C64 is that the M100 has a standard RS-232 port capable of speeds >38Kbps and RS232 WiFi modems are available off the shelf; as mentioned, you can also use an Android phone or a Pi as a