[M100] RS232 to USB HID Keyboard Adapter

2022-10-19 Thread Alastair Wiggins
Hi everyone, I recently picked up a near mint WP-2 to complement my NEC PC8201A. Whilst researching the former, I came across an interesting article on "electronic typewriters". This mentioned some different AlphaSmart models, including the Dana. This had a pretty neat way of transferring text,

[M100] zbug

2022-10-19 Thread Will Senn
I get the impression that the TRS-80 Model 100 Assembler|Debugger, aka ZBUGASM can't really be run from RAM. Has anyone tried it successfully? I used TEENY and dl to get ZBUG.BA and ZBUG.CO loaded onto my 32K RAM m100. I then ran zbug.ba (which is a basic stub to clear memory and run the

Re: [M100] is the m100 a trs-80? In walks like a, not is categorized as a

2022-10-19 Thread Mike Stein
Granted, it's convenient to have BASIC built into the system ROM but would we love it any less if it were an option ROM as it is in a number of similar machines? You'd have more RAM available, and could easily switch to another environment/language, e.g. MFORTH, especially if you have a REX or

Re: [M100] Planning out some weekend projects.

2022-10-19 Thread Randy Kindig
I have the physical package with manual, cassette and hard cover/holder. Didn’t know it was rare. I don’t want to give it up though. :). Sounds like it has been archived. Randy Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 19, 2022, at 7:24 PM, Joshua O'Keefe wrote: > >  >> On Oct 19, 2022, at 3:33

Re: [M100] Planning out some weekend projects.

2022-10-19 Thread Brian White
I didn't read that as in any way negative. Basically you just created the only negativity. bkw On Wed, Oct 19, 2022, 2:47 PM John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 11:03 AM Peter Vollan > wrote: > >> 36 dollars just for that?! For god's sake, you should have asked us >> first,

Re: [M100] Planning out some weekend projects.

2022-10-19 Thread Will Senn
That's what I've been looking for, thanks. Will On 10/19/22 6:23 PM, Joshua O'Keefe wrote: On Oct 19, 2022, at 3:33 PM, Peter Noeth wrote: " Assembler/Debugger" part number 26-3823. I have been looking for this software package for a number of years myself, just to make my collection

Re: [M100] Planning out some weekend projects.

2022-10-19 Thread Joshua O'Keefe
> On Oct 19, 2022, at 3:33 PM, Peter Noeth wrote: > " Assembler/Debugger" part number 26-3823. I have been looking for this > software package for a number of years myself, just to make my collection > complete. Hi Peter, If you're just hoping to use the software I have the Tandy

Re: [M100] Planning out some weekend projects.

2022-10-19 Thread Peter Noeth
The official Radio Shack assembler program for the M100 was " Assembler/Debugger" part number 26-3823. I have been looking for this software package for a number of years myself, just to make my collection complete. The assembler in the Cleuseau 2 ROM (usable with the REX) is what I have used so

[M100] Keycap compatibility between models

2022-10-19 Thread Charlie Hoey
Does anybody know off hand which, if any, keycaps are swappable between model T models? I've got a caps lock key from a 100 that looks _awfully_ close, but doesn't quite snap into my 200. Wondering if my keyswitch is gummed up/damaged, or if they're just not compatible.

Re: [M100] is the m100 a trs-80? In walks like a, not is categorized as a

2022-10-19 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 2:51 PM David Szasz wrote: > Interesting discussion, but it's all a little like saying which came first > "chicken or the egg." Without BASIC the model 100 would have no charm at > all. > > BTW: I see from the auction link for the Bill Gates Model 100 that it sold > for

Re: [M100] is the m100 a trs-80? In walks like a, not is categorized as a

2022-10-19 Thread David Szasz
Interesting discussion, but it's all a little like saying which came first "chicken or the egg." Without BASIC the model 100 would have no charm at all. BTW: I see from the auction link for the Bill Gates Model 100 that it sold for around $30K. That reminds me of many Ebay auction prices I've

Re: [M100] Planning out some weekend projects.

2022-10-19 Thread Will Senn
Got it and I appreciate the positive atmosphere! On 10/19/22 2:06 PM, John R. Hogerhuis wrote: On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 11:55 AM Will Senn wrote: Hi John, Thanks, but no worries, I didn't take offense. Unfortunately, I'm not a hardware guy, so I need to be steered to a better

Re: [M100] Planning out some weekend projects.

2022-10-19 Thread Will Senn
David, Ah, good points. The pi ecosystem is no problem. I have a couple of handfuls of them lying around doing duty as my entertainment center, my simh host, my network lab, etc. I don't mind tasking one to the retro-printer. You are absolutely correct that I could just save the files over

Re: [M100] Planning out some weekend projects.

2022-10-19 Thread David Szasz
Your project "todo" list is very concise. Reviewing the "Retro-Printer", you will also have to purchase, set up, and learn the Raspberry Pi ecosystem to use it. A humble alternative is to redirect the printout from your model 100 via a null modem cable to an empty file on your personal computer

Re: [M100] Planning out some weekend projects.

2022-10-19 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 11:55 AM Will Senn wrote: > Hi John, > > Thanks, but no worries, I didn't take offense. Unfortunately, I'm not a > hardware guy, so I need to be steered to a better site for these things! > the resistor is pennies on the dollar, it's those blasted cables that > cost... >

Re: [M100] Planning out some weekend projects.

2022-10-19 Thread Gregory McGill
I have cassette cables in stock at retrocomputershopper.com and arcadeshopper.com On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 11:54 AM Will Senn wrote: > Hi John, > > Thanks, but no worries, I didn't take offense. Unfortunately, I'm not a > hardware guy, so I need to be steered to a better site for these things! >

Re: [M100] Planning out some weekend projects.

2022-10-19 Thread Will Senn
Hi John, Thanks, but no worries, I didn't take offense. Unfortunately, I'm not a hardware guy, so I need to be steered to a better site for these things! the resistor is pennies on the dollar, it's those blasted cables that cost... Will On 10/19/22 1:46 PM, John R. Hogerhuis wrote: On

Re: [M100] Planning out some weekend projects.

2022-10-19 Thread Will Senn
On 10/19/22 1:01 PM, Peter Vollan wrote: 36 dollars just for that?! For god's sake, you should have asked us first, there's lots of other places. Haven't bought it yet - so suggest away. Will On Tue, 18 Oct 2022 at 17:03, Will Senn wrote: I'm loving my m100. It's an endless source of

Re: [M100] Planning out some weekend projects.

2022-10-19 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 11:03 AM Peter Vollan wrote: > 36 dollars just for that?! For god's sake, you should have asked us first, > there's lots of other places. > >> >> Please keep the discussion positive. In any event I think he was discussing potential ideas for his next projects. I have no

Re: [M100] Planning out some weekend projects.

2022-10-19 Thread Peter Vollan
36 dollars just for that?! For god's sake, you should have asked us first, there's lots of other places. On Tue, 18 Oct 2022 at 17:03, Will Senn wrote: > I'm loving my m100. It's an endless source of fascination - very old > school, but amazingly well preserved and usable. I haven't done much