Re: [M100] FB100 disk communication error

2024-05-19 Thread Scott McDonnell
The jumper is indeed missing. If someone wants to install one, they will need a very low profile switch. I got what I thought was pretty low profile, but it was just slightly too tall. But I didn't care much that I couldn't put the switch cover back on so I left it that way. Original

Re: [M100] Halp! Cut wire at connector in M100

2024-01-20 Thread Scott McDonnell
The service manual lists it as PN YJF02S041Z but no hits for this. Kyocera makes connectors, so I assume that was the manufacturer of that connector. But I am not seeing anything that matches. Somebody is still making the connector because I see it all the time inside of products like

Re: [M100] Brother FB100 Drive

2023-11-26 Thread Scott McDonnell
Thanks Brian. This is very helpful information! On 11/26/2023 3:33 PM, Brian K. White wrote: On 11/26/23 11:21, Scott McDonnell wrote: So, I ended up buying a Brother FB100 disk drive because I stumbled on one for a good price. I already have the backpack drive, so a real TPDD wasn't

Re: [M100] 10.4" LCD with the Model 100

2023-11-09 Thread Scott McDonnell
On 11/9/2023 1:49 PM, Kenneth Pettit wrote: On 11/9/23 10:30 AM, John R. Hogerhuis wrote: As to graphics... that's a horse of a different color. There are text block graphics codes. For pixel graphics... you may be able to subclass the PSET/ LINE commands but I don't know. Maybe someone

[M100] 10.4" LCD with the Model 100

2023-11-09 Thread Scott McDonnell
=== John R. Hogerhuisjhoger at pobox.com

[M100] 10.4" LCD with the Model 100

2023-11-08 Thread Scott McDonnell
I ended up with a small qty of 10.4" monochrome LCDs and was asking around for ideas what to do with them. In one of my other groups, it was suggested to get one working as a display for a model 100 and I thought that was a great idea. Probably the most compatible way to do this would be to

[M100] Duplicate posts

2022-09-27 Thread Scott McDonnell
For those wondering what is causing the duplicate posts to the list, the reason I have found is using Reply All instead of just Reply when replying to messages in the group.

Re: [M100] TRS-80 Model 100 schematic transcribed to KiCAD

2022-07-30 Thread Scott McDonnell
Maybe a good thing you never found it! You might not have done the Kicad schematic.Great work and thanks so much for sharing it! Original message From: Henner Zeller Date: 7/30/22 12:51 AM (GMT-05:00) To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] TRS-80 Model 100 schematic

Re: [M100] Robotics projects with the M100

2022-07-04 Thread Scott McDonnell
socket. Plus there are old commercial roms and new accessories like REX that only fit in the original socket with the original pinout that you want to remain compatible with.-- bkwOn Sun, Jul 3, 2022, 5:45 PM Scott McDonnell wrote:Yes that was me. I ordered the boards and the 3D printed parts

Re: [M100] Robotics projects with the M100

2022-07-03 Thread Scott McDonnell
Yes that was me. I ordered the boards and the 3D printed parts, but I ended up just installing a ZIF socket in both of my RB5X robots as that was more convenient both for programming the parts and using them. After I had disassembled the robot, I realized that the footprint for the custom molex

[M100] Robotics projects with the M100

2022-07-03 Thread Scott McDonnell
I have probably mentioned this before. My main hobby interest is 80s robotics.I am curious if anyone knows of, has references to, etc... any robotics projects using the M100.I originally bought my first M100 to control an RB5X and Heathkit Hero robot via the serial port. The plan was to use

Re: [M100] Tandy 200 recap list?

2022-03-23 Thread Scott McDonnell
This is awesome. Thank you, Birt! From: bir...@soigeneris.com Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 3:23 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Tandy 200 recap list? Here is a color-coded map with Nichicon part numbers:

Re: [M100] New (again) Model 100 owner

2022-01-29 Thread Scott McDonnell
As an additional cable option, I have this and used it with my M100 no problem. Both with an Android Set-top box and with a Windows PC. It is a direct connection. No adapters needed. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KYR6B1G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8=1 From: Tom Wilson

Re: [M100] Replacement Power Supply

2021-11-19 Thread Scott McDonnell
I have been using these for about a year now: https://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1=10001=10001=220943 But this would also be fine: https://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001=-1=10001=2289175 From: Patrick McDougal Sent:

Re: [M100] Replacement Power Supply

2021-11-19 Thread Scott McDonnell
I have been using these for about a year now: https://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1=10001=10001=220943 But this would also be fine: https://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001=-1=10001=2289175 From: Patrick McDougal Sent:

Re: [M100] Model 100 battery cover

2021-08-19 Thread Scott McDonnell
Heck yeah! Put me down for one as well. From: Ken Pettit Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2021 12:49 PM To: m100@lists.bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Model 100 battery cover I have a whole stack of original M100 battery covers down in the garage somewhere.  Give me until the weekend to dig

Re: [M100] mComm

2021-08-12 Thread Scott McDonnell
e can help you if the above does not. Original message From: Peter Vollan Date: 8/11/21 12:33 AM (GMT-05:00) To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] mComm " no such file or directory"On Tue, 10 Aug 2021 at 17:49, Scott McDonnell wrote:Are you starting it with

Re: [M100] mComm

2021-08-10 Thread Scott McDonnell
Are you starting it with the command python3 mcomm.py? Original message From: Peter Vollan Date: 8/10/21 8:39 PM (GMT-05:00) To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: [M100] mComm When I run mComm on my linux box, I get:  File "/usr/bin/mcomm", line 6    subprocess.call(["python3",

Re: [M100] Dungeon Warrior - Game...

2021-07-31 Thread Scott McDonnell
Well, maybe I figured it out. I have a habit of using “Reply All” from work emails. Maybe the list email is somehow ending up in the blind carbon copy field when I do that. That last email (and this one) I was careful use only REPLY. Anyway, this strayed off topic. Sorry. From: Bert Put Sent:

Re: [M100] Dungeon Warrior - Game...

2021-07-31 Thread Scott McDonnell
what's happening with your email because I always see two identical emails from you when you post to the list :-) Regards, Bert On 7/31/21 6:16 PM, Scott McDonnell wrote: > Yeah. Strange. No attachment and no basic listing on my email reader > (which is just Windows Mail.) > >

Re: [M100] Dungeon Warrior - Game...

2021-07-31 Thread Scott McDonnell
Yeah. Strange. No attachment and no basic listing on my email reader (which is just Windows Mail.) I do see the basic listing on the list archive webpage. Also hyperlinks to attachments that it says were scrubbed.

Re: [M100] Dungeon Warrior - Game...

2021-07-31 Thread Scott McDonnell
Yeah. Strange. No attachment and no basic listing on my email reader (which is just Windows Mail.) I do see the basic listing on the list archive webpage. Also hyperlinks to attachments that it says were scrubbed.

Re: [M100] Dungeon Warrior - Game...

2021-07-31 Thread Scott McDonnell
didn't like the tokenized binary.  Okay, I just noticed the .DO file didn't match the .BA file anyway.  I will "resave" the de-tokenized .DO file and post to my Personal Libraries section.  Should only take a few minutes. Ken On 7/31/21 3:38 PM, Scott McDonnell wrote: No attachments

Re: [M100] Dungeon Warrior - Game...

2021-07-31 Thread Scott McDonnell
didn't like the tokenized binary.  Okay, I just noticed the .DO file didn't match the .BA file anyway.  I will "resave" the de-tokenized .DO file and post to my Personal Libraries section.  Should only take a few minutes. Ken On 7/31/21 3:38 PM, Scott McDonnell wrote: No attachments

Re: [M100] Dungeon Warrior - Game...

2021-07-31 Thread Scott McDonnell
.. the "moon craters" are created in a BASIC string variable that just get's printed over and over on line 7 of the LCD.  The location of the moon craters in the string is what is changing. Ken On 7/31/21 3:09 PM, Scott McDonnell wrote: I didn’t assume Ken was talking abou

Re: [M100] Dungeon Warrior - Game...

2021-07-31 Thread Scott McDonnell
.. the "moon craters" are created in a BASIC string variable that just get's printed over and over on line 7 of the LCD.  The location of the moon craters in the string is what is changing. Ken On 7/31/21 3:09 PM, Scott McDonnell wrote: I didn’t assume Ken was talking abou

Re: [M100] Dungeon Warrior - Game...

2021-07-31 Thread Scott McDonnell
I didn’t assume Ken was talking about the Model 100 because he did not specifically mention that. Sounded like one of those 10-liner competitions. But yeah, if this was on the Model 100, I am definitely interested, too! Release it! Release it! From: Philip Avery Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2021

Re: [M100] Dungeon Warrior - Game...

2021-07-30 Thread Scott McDonnell
Oh, that was easier than I thought. The Google game is https://chromedino.com/ From: Scott McDonnell Sent: Friday, July 30, 2021 11:10 AM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Dungeon Warrior - Game... For a side scroller, a good place to start would probably be the simple game

Re: [M100] Dungeon Warrior - Game...

2021-07-30 Thread Scott McDonnell
.   An adventure game with some animation sounds like fun.  I’m having trouble envisioning the side scroller.   I’d be interested in how that would be implemented.   It’s given me an idea or two that I might investigate further. Lloyd From: M100 On Behalf Of Scott McDonnell Sent: Thursday, July 29

Re: [M100] Dungeon Warrior - Game...

2021-07-29 Thread Scott McDonnell
I am definitely interested in checking this out. I have been wanting to understand game programming on the M100.Unfortunately I have not had the time to try it yet so I had no comments to give except thank you for sharing it with us!Someday, I want to attempt an adventure game with some

Re: [M100] How to clean plastic?

2021-07-27 Thread Scott McDonnell
Oh, and wrap it with saran wrap after applying the creme so it doesn't dry out. Forgot to mention that part. Original message From: Scott McDonnell Date: 7/27/21 9:12 PM (GMT-05:00) To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] How to clean plastic? I used the cream developer

Re: [M100] How to clean plastic?

2021-07-27 Thread Scott McDonnell
I used the cream developer and just covered the screen with blue masking tape.I then put it under my UV lamp rig for a week (set up one weekend, and pulled it out the next weekend.) My UV lamps are not very strong, so better lamps or the sun would be faster. I actually think it is the heat more

Re: [M100] Cassette woes

2021-07-20 Thread Scott McDonnell
drug store. =)Tom wilsonwilso...@gmail.com(619)940-6311 On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 4:40 PM Scott McDonnell wrote:Regarding the recommendation for using shorter tapes, what I had always been lead to understand is that the longer tapes put more of a load on the tape motor, so it can run a

Re: [M100] Cassette woes

2021-07-20 Thread Scott McDonnell
Regarding the recommendation for using shorter tapes, what I had always been lead to understand is that the longer tapes put more of a load on the tape motor, so it can run a bit slower. That was for computer specific data cassette decks. Not sure if that holds true with a standard deck also.

Re: [M100] A decent replacement for M100 "Feet"

2021-07-12 Thread Scott McDonnell
“That IS a bit risky. Ideally there should be some sort of current limit to avoid drawing more than 50 or 60 ma. But I don't know how to do that in a small practical way.” Wouldn’t a 82 (or 100 for 50ma) ohm resistor in series do the trick? Scott M. From: Brian White Sent: Sunday, July 11,

Re: [M100] Converting Thin Client to PC

2021-07-09 Thread Scott McDonnell
as well. I think they do use the same PCMCIA board. But the rear panel isn’t going to work if it is the wrong model. I will look some more over the next few days. My storage space is a bit of a disaster at the moment. From: Greg Swallow Sent: Thursday, July 8, 2021 11:23 PM To: Scott McDonnell

Re: [M100] Converting Thin Client to PC

2021-07-08 Thread Scott McDonnell
terminals. It doesn't seem to like the VIA chipset. Original message From: Greg Swallow Date: 7/8/21 8:18 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Scott McDonnell Subject: Re: [M100] Converting Thin Client to PC Scott, That would be great! GregS <>< Jul 8, 202

Re: [M100] Converting Thin Client to PC

2021-07-08 Thread Scott McDonnell
be willing to part with the spare PCMCIA board. I thimk I have the replacement  rear plate for that too. Original message From: Greg Swallow Date: 7/8/21 2:03 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Scott McDonnell Subject: Re: [M100] Converting Thin Client to PC Scott, V90 is faster than

Re: [M100] Converting Thin Client to PC

2021-07-08 Thread Scott McDonnell
I use the Wyse thin clients quite a bit at my work for small single-purpose test PCs with DOS and also at home. I have not seen a V90LE with PCMCIA, but the V10 can be found with PCMCIA. I have a few of those running. My only real problem with using them for retro-computing is that they have

Re: [M100] New zebra strips for M100 display ? any interest?

2021-07-07 Thread Scott McDonnell
I am in for 4 pairs. Not a huge order, I know, but I only have the 2 computers and don't do any repairs for others. Original message From: Jamie Nichol Date: 7/7/21 5:39 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Model 100 Discussion , m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] New zebra strips for

Re: [M100] New zebra strips for M100 display— any interest?

2021-07-06 Thread Scott McDonnell
On one the M100s I repaired earlier this year, it was not so much the zebra strips, but that they seemed to have shrunk. I had to apply thick tape inside of the metal LCD frame to increase the pressure on the strip. I think new zebra strips of the correct height would save quite a few M100s. I

Re: [M100] M100 / 102 Wanted

2021-07-06 Thread Scott McDonnell
Lloyd, I have successfully fixed vertical line issues with a Model 100, but I am not sure about a horizontal line. That could be a solder fracture on one of the controller ICs. For the vertical lines, my issue was a dirty zebra connector and not enough pressure on the metal LCD frame. I took

Re: [M100] Joystick for the M100

2021-05-29 Thread Scott McDonnell
uld be adapted to work with the cassette port? :D On 1/4/2021 3:47 PM, m100-requ...@lists.bitchin100.com wrote: > Message: 28 > Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2021 12:33:14 -0500 > From: Scott McDonnell > To:"m...@bitchin100.com"? > Subject: [M100] Joystick for the M100 >

Re: [M100] Other things that used the Molex

2021-05-21 Thread Scott McDonnell
Brian, I wanted to say thank you for doing this. Scott McDonnell --- Date: Thu, 20 May 2021 07:01:39 -0400 From: "Brian K.

Re: [M100] Other things that used the Molex

2021-05-18 Thread Scott McDonnell
My other hobby is robotics and one of my robots is an RB5X. This uses the same style Molex socket, but with fewer pins, for custom application software. I have been trying to adjust the scad model, but haven't nailed it yet.Last month, I ran across two of the M100 compatible Molex carriers on

Re: [M100] hackity hack, don't ack nak

2021-03-09 Thread Scott McDonnell
Many years ago, I bought one of these: http://www.pctestinstruments.com/ 34 channels and a great app (though very light on the decoders) There are of course cheaper options nowadays, such as the open bench logic sniffer: http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Open_Bench_Logic_Sniffer That is 16

Re: [M100] hackity hack, don't ack nak

2021-03-09 Thread Scott McDonnell
Many years ago, I bought one of these: http://www.pctestinstruments.com/ 34 channels and a great app (though very light on the decoders) There are of course cheaper options nowadays, such as the open bench logic sniffer: http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Open_Bench_Logic_Sniffer That is 16

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2021-03-02 Thread Scott McDonnell
FWIW, I have been running mComm on the X96 mini Android TV box which is Android 9.0. It has been working for me without issue. The only part I can’t quite get to work is the auto-connect on detection of the USB serial cable. I have to start the server manually. It also will not stay running in

Re: [M100] mcomm android issue

2021-03-02 Thread Scott McDonnell
FWIW, I have been running mComm on the X96 mini Android TV box which is Android 9.0. It has been working for me without issue. The only part I can’t quite get to work is the auto-connect on detection of the USB serial cable. I have to start the server manually. It also will not stay running in

Re: [M100] RS232 Wifi Modem

2021-02-26 Thread Scott McDonnell
If it helps anyone, I went a direct route: USB Null modem to DB25 male using FTDI chipset: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KYR6B1G I am using this with an Android TV box running mComm and a wifi transfer app. However, I have not figured out how to make it all autolaunch reliably and run

Re: [M100] Newbie

2021-02-09 Thread Scott McDonnell
If the metal is not completely gone, I have used CLR and a brass brush on a Dremel to clean up battery contacts. Often they end up looking brand new even when they looked really really bad. As for the board, look to see if any metal is eaten away. There is a small possibility that the metal

Re: [M100] Multiplan Easter Egg

2021-01-14 Thread Scott McDonnell
a label at every byte of the string.Never say never! Assembly programmers are very clever. Original message From: "Brian K. White" Date: 1/14/21 1:20 PM (GMT-05:00) To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Multiplan Easter Egg On 1/14/21 12:46 PM, Scott McDonnell w

Re: [M100] Multiplan Easter Egg

2021-01-14 Thread Scott McDonnell
Did the disassembler label and reference this location somewhere in the code?If the code did anything with this string, rhere would be load instructions somewhere pointing to this string.The disassemvler should have labeled the location as something like M1969 if it is referenced or called from

Re: [M100] Multiplan Easter Egg

2021-01-14 Thread Scott McDonnell
Did the disassembler label and reference this location somewhere in the code?If the code did anything with this string, rhere would be load instructions somewhere pointing to this string.The disassemvler should have labeled the location as something like M1969 if it is referenced or called from

Re: [M100] connect TPDD to standard PC COM port

2021-01-09 Thread Scott McDonnell
Wait…. http://tandy.wiki/TPDD Cable The "RS-232C" interface to the TPDD is actually 5v TTL (0v to +5v), while RS-232 serial ports use -12v to +12v. So the cable isn't just a cable, it has electronics inside the DB25 plug to convert the signal levels between TTL and RS-232. According to

Re: [M100] connect TPDD to standard PC COM port

2021-01-09 Thread Scott McDonnell
Steve, Is it possible that the TPDD has a damaged RS232 driver or reciver? Probably a SN75188 or MC1488? Is it working with a real M100? From: Stephen Adolph Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2021 9:25 AM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: [M100] connect TPDD to standard PC COM port Question for the

Re: [M100] Joystick for the M100

2021-01-04 Thread Scott McDonnell
Another way to go about it is like the NES joypad. Use a shift register to shift in the buttons. You would need a clock, a CS, and Digital input. So, two outputs and one input. And of course a driver. Scott M. From: Tom Wilson Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 2:45 PM To: M100 Mailing List

[M100] Joystick for the M100

2021-01-04 Thread Scott McDonnell
If I ever find one of these for a decent price again, I am thinking it might be neat to hack one of these on to the M100. Probably need to tap into the keyboard matrix. Anyone else do something similar to get a more intuitive use of the arrow keys?

Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do?

2021-01-04 Thread Scott McDonnell
Tomy robots for over a week before. Scott M. From: Scott McDonnell Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 12:07 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do? Those are not the exact models that I bought. I just went back through my Amazon order history and what I

Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do?

2021-01-04 Thread Scott McDonnell
was the correct way to go or if 50W would be fine too, etc.) Again, thanks! SB -- Greetings from Steve Baker “Gravity brings me down…” On Jan 4, 2021, at 11:32 AM, Scott McDonnell wrote: My UV set up is something like these: https://www.amazon.com/Onforu-Waterproof-Blacklight-Lighting-Fluorescent

Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do?

2021-01-04 Thread Scott McDonnell
which will speed up a chemical reaction. The UV could have other effects as well. IMHO, heat is probably the easiest to control even if it might take longer. Jeff Birt From: M100 On Behalf Of Scott McDonnell Sent: Sunday, January 3, 2021 8:34 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100

Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do?

2021-01-03 Thread Scott McDonnell
...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Scott McDonnell Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2021 6:05 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do? I used 40V cream developer that I bought in a huge jug a couple of years ago. Brushed on and wrapped in saran wrap. From: Robert J

Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do?

2021-01-03 Thread Scott McDonnell
obile technogizmo.  Please forgive any typos, inelegant brevity, or nonsensical auto-corrections. > On Jan 3, 2021, at 05:01, Jeffrey Birt wrote: > > ? > Looks nice! >  > Jeff Birt >  > From: M100 On Behalf Of Scott McDonnell > Sent: Sunday, January 3, 2021 4:10 AM

Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do?

2021-01-03 Thread Scott McDonnell
I was a little worried about the labels as well, but they were untouched. They look fine. A bit darker and sharper now with the increased contrast to the whiter housing. I probably could have left the badge on as well and it would have been fine. I imagine that it would take much, much longer

Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do?

2021-01-03 Thread Scott McDonnell
I was a little worried about the labels as well, but they were untouched. They look fine. A bit darker and sharper now with the increased contrast to the whiter housing. I probably could have left the badge on as well and it would have been fine. I imagine that it would take much, much longer

Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do?

2021-01-03 Thread Scott McDonnell
is off-white. Here it is beside a non-whitened case: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MZCpylAc7sEgBvqDzL0j89Z7oVEL8uc_/view?usp=sharing From: Scott McDonnell Sent: Friday, January 1, 2021 11:13 AM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do? Since I

Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet / Peg Leggs

2021-01-02 Thread Scott McDonnell
M. From: Scott McDonnell Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2020 4:47 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet / Peg Leggs I’ll be able to answer that question definitively as soon as I figure out where I stored mine for safe-keeping (well, I guess it is safe at least

Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do?

2021-01-01 Thread Scott McDonnell
funeral arrangements for the spider that apparently chose the M100 as its preferred final resting place. Scott M. From: Joshua O'Keefe Sent: Friday, January 1, 2021 10:57 AM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do? On Jan 1, 2021, at 7:48 AM, Scott McDonnell

Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do?

2021-01-01 Thread Scott McDonnell
Thanks for all the responses. I think I am going to try the cream developer route on one of them since that is the supplies that I currently have on hand. I am going to remove the LCD lens and badge first. For the bottom black part, I am going to try another trick I learned: Goop hand cleaner.

Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do?

2021-01-01 Thread Scott McDonnell
for that? I am thinking that it should probably be removed and then re-glued later or at least masked off and avoid developer cream. Thanks for your response! Scott M. From: Greg Swallow Sent: Friday, January 1, 2021 8:01 AM To: Scott McDonnell Subject: Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do

[M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do?

2021-01-01 Thread Scott McDonnell
Have others retrobrighted their M100 and have they had success and been pleased with the results? Or does the yellowing just add to the charm? If you have done it and been satisfied with the results, any tips for the M100?

Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet / Peg Leggs

2020-12-30 Thread Scott McDonnell
No worries at all.  From: Joshua O'Keefe Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2020 5:44 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet / Peg Leggs On Dec 30, 2020, at 2:34 PM, Scott McDonnell wrote: Nobody is ‘sane’. We are all crazy. This right here is something I agree

Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet / Peg Leggs

2020-12-30 Thread Scott McDonnell
CoCo kid. Always drooled over the M100 ads and at Radio Shack, but couldn't afford one until they were for sale on ebay. The MEWS was priced for business use. I’ve heard the term “MEWS” used several times. What does that stand for and why is the M100 called a Model T? Scott

Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet / Peg Leggs

2020-12-30 Thread Scott McDonnell
evices themselves, not from > working through a modern computer as a surrogate, and the M100’s diminutive > form factor makes it so practical for this. On the couch, in bed, on the > deck, at the dining room table ... I can play with the M100 anywhere. > > Best, > CAM > >

Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet / Peg Leggs

2020-12-30 Thread Scott McDonnell
, at the dining room table ... I can play with the M100 anywhere. Best, CAM On Dec 30, 2020, at 13:00, John R. Hogerhuis wrote:  On Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 12:21 PM Scott McDonnell wrote: Aluminum laptop stand arrived today. It fits between the rear feet just right. The bottom feet rest right

Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet / Peg Leggs

2020-12-30 Thread Scott McDonnell
, Scott McDonnell wrote: I can’t imagine myself ever typing a program out on this thing! You can either get the viewing angle just right or the typing angle just right, but so far I have been unable to achieve both. The original purpose of this thing was for journalists to type up their articles. I

Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet / Peg Leggs

2020-12-30 Thread Scott McDonnell
applied to an M100, does the M100 still fit in its original slipcase? Cheers, CAM > On Dec 29, 2020, at 12:37, Scott McDonnell wrote: > > These stands are great. My only issue is that you need to stick one of them > to the battery door. I guess that really isn’t a problem, th

Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet / Peg Leggs

2020-12-29 Thread Scott McDonnell
to an M100, does the M100 still fit in its original slipcase? Cheers, CAM > On Dec 29, 2020, at 12:37, Scott McDonnell wrote: > > These stands are great. My only issue is that you need to stick one of them > to the battery door. I guess that really isn’t a problem, th

Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet / Peg Leggs

2020-12-29 Thread Scott McDonnell
The rubber feet adventure: ½” tapered feet are too big. The foot inset measures 15/32 or .47” once you dig out the original hardened rubber feet. I have not been able to find any options in this size other than screw in feet varieties. The 3/8 Rubber pads I bought are nice and will work, but

Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet

2020-12-27 Thread Scott McDonnell
These look nice and thick: https://www.amazon.com/Furniture-Silicone-Diameter-Adhesive-Scratches/dp/B07CPQDWWK I am guessing 3/8 because the ½ feet I bought don’t drop into the plastic recess. From: Scott McDonnell Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2020 7:14 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re

Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet

2020-12-27 Thread Scott McDonnell
. Virus-free. www.avg.com On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 5:41 PM Scott McDonnell wrote: I just ordered this to try:   https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DM1S3SC   And will probably pick up these to try as well.   https://www.amazon.com/Licheers-Portable-Invisible-Cooling-Compatible/dp/B07ZJ3CYB3

Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet

2020-12-27 Thread Scott McDonnell
.com Subject: Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet Instead of taller "feet", RS sold legs that were white "plastic" a inch and a half or so long, with rubber caps on them. On Sun, Dec 27, 2020, 17:21 Scott McDonnell wrote: Any recommendations for replacement rubber feet? I ordere

[M100] Replacement rubber feet

2020-12-27 Thread Scott McDonnell
Any recommendations for replacement rubber feet? I ordered some ½ inch rubber feet and dug out the deformed hard rubber on my M100 and found that these don’t fit (maybe 3/8 would fit better?) and are way shorter than I would like. What have you guys done? And have any of you used taller feet

[M100] Internal hardware TPDD emulator

2020-12-24 Thread Scott McDonnell
ted in the connector to pacify ts-dos and nothing on the arduino side at all. But a real tpdd has it, and TS-DOS (and I think the official FLOPPY that came with the drive) use it. -- bkw On 12/19/20 10:31 PM, Scott McDonnell wrote: > I’ve used these before in other projects and they worked

Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding, LCD missing a column

2020-12-24 Thread Scott McDonnell
that worked for me.   Depending where you live of course :) From: M100 on behalf of Scott McDonnell Reply-To: Date: Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 5:06 PM To: "m...@bitchin100.com" Subject: Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding, LCD missing a column Regarding the screws…

Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding, LCD missing a column

2020-12-20 Thread Scott McDonnell
head. These are 7mm across. The original flanged heads are 7.5mm These should work for the case and most of the screws on the inside as well. Just thought I would pass this along. Scott M. From: Scott McDonnell Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2020 1:47 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100

Re: [M100] I keep getting scrubbed.

2020-12-20 Thread Scott McDonnell
That was most likely me with the huge pics. Sorry about that, guys. I was not aware of the rule. >From now on, I will post them somewhere and just link to them. Scott M. From: Brian K. White Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2020 2:06 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] I keep getting

Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding, LCD missing a column

2020-12-19 Thread Scott McDonnell
I’ve used these before in other projects and they worked great. One use was to replace a serial printer on one of our very old test stations at work. I was going to make my own boards to do it and then stumbled on this. Cheaper than the parts I would have had to buy. That’s why when I seen

Re: [M100] SuperROM

2020-12-19 Thread Scott McDonnell
With only .5mm of tolerance, be sure to account for any double-sided tape you use. Scott M. From: Jeffrey Birt Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2020 9:46 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] SuperROM Got it working! When I went to try and desolder the EPROM the first pin I tried I found

Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding, LCD missing a column

2020-12-19 Thread Scott McDonnell
“Anything worth having is worth working for.” Scott M. From: Brian K. White Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2020 9:18 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding,LCD missing a column Be advised, the software needs work. It's more than proof of concept

Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding, LCD missing a column

2020-12-19 Thread Scott McDonnell
Ha. Wait… this is Brian White’s program, too, isn’t it?  Scott M. From: Scott McDonnell Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2020 8:29 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding,LCD missing a column Once I get ducks in a row, I am planning to look

Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding, LCD missing a column

2020-12-19 Thread Scott McDonnell
: Saturday, December 19, 2020 7:35 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding,LCD missing a column On Dec 19, 2020, at 3:35 PM, Scott McDonnell wrote: What I would like to be able to do: Replace the main ROM REX Classic supports this, but the more current

Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding, LCD missing a column

2020-12-19 Thread Scott McDonnell
t;rom replacement" function. Others may disagree with me.  To each their own. Please see further comments below. Steve On Sat, Dec 19, 2020 at 6:35 PM Scott McDonnell wrote: Will do. Just so I understand, the Rex replaces the main rom? The M100 will boot directly from the Rex? And with the

Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding, LCD missing a column

2020-12-19 Thread Scott McDonnell
to you silverbacks. As I mentioned, the Model 100 is a completely new system for me. It’s whole universe is still foreign to me. I’ve never even used a TRS-80 of any sort before. Scott From: Scott McDonnell Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2020 6:35 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100

Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding, LCD missing a column

2020-12-19 Thread Scott McDonnell
just lets you install or remove the rex at will, as well as being re-writable itself by being a 28C256. On Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 6:04 PM Brian White wrote: On Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 2:38 PM Scott McDonnell wrote: Now that I have proven out that a 27C256 EPROM is working fine in this one, I am

Re: [M100] New Boards

2020-12-17 Thread Scott McDonnell
a way to make a case.  On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 12:47 PM Scott McDonnell wrote: Sacrilege, but someone installed a Raspberry Pi into an M100:   https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=188635p=1188668   Sent from Mail for Windows 10   From: James Zeun Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2020 3

Re: [M100] New Boards

2020-12-17 Thread Scott McDonnell
Sacrilege, but someone installed a Raspberry Pi into an M100: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=188635p=1188668 Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: James Zeun Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2020 3:27 PM To: M100 Mailing List Subject: Re: [M100] New Boards This sounds very

Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding, LCD missing a column

2020-12-16 Thread Scott McDonnell
in the main slot. I am also planning to try taking the ROM from my working M100 and installing that in the non-working unit to see if it is the ROM. Any other ideas would be appreciated. Scott M. From: Scott McDonnell Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 8:06 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject

[M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding, LCD missing a column

2020-12-16 Thread Scott McDonnell
I mentioned before that I bought two Model 100s and that one of them is not working. Here is a description: The computer boots sometimes. When it doesn’t you get just a dark screen. Turning on and off a few times, you get the menu. However, only Schedule is populated (in the first slot which

Re: [M100] (no subject)

2020-12-16 Thread Scott McDonnell
h.com/club100/doc/p100-9205.pdf> > > > Tom Wilson > wilso...@gmail.com <mailto:wilso...@gmail.com> > (619)940-6311 > K6ABZ > > > On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 1:08 PM Scott McDonnell > mailto:mcdonnell.j...@comcast.net>> wrote: > > I just pick

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