Re: [M100] Rasberry PI inside a TRS 80 Model 100

2015-10-22 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 3:03 PM, John Gardner wrote: > No pop-ups? Say it is'nt so... :) Well Internet pop-ups bad sure, but I mean more like small pop-up menus and modal prompts. The idea being that repainting small areas of the screen (pop-ups, character glyphs) may be OK (fast) compared to

Re: [M100] Rasberry PI inside a TRS 80 Model 100

2015-10-22 Thread John Gardner
No pop-ups? Say it is'nt so... :)

Re: [M100] Rasberry PI inside a TRS 80 Model 100

2015-10-22 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
Here's the company that currently owns the Pixel-Qi screen technology (daylight readable/low power, but faster than e-Ink): http://www.tripuso.com/ -- John.

Re: [M100] Rasberry PI inside a TRS 80 Model 100

2015-10-22 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Ken Pettit wrote: > On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Marko Peussa > wrote: >> >> >> Now, if there is a market for 'low or no disturbance' technology, given >> the cell phone analogy, what would it mean for computers? >> > > I think it would mean the Model 401, a

Re: [M100] Rasberry PI inside a TRS 80 Model 100

2015-10-22 Thread Ken Pettit
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Marko Peussa wrote: > > Now, if there is a market for 'low or no disturbance' technology, given > the cell phone analogy, what would it mean for computers? > > I think it would mean the Model 401, a clamshell PC with a full-travel keyboard (like on the Model 100/

Re: [M100] Rasberry PI inside a TRS 80 Model 100

2015-10-22 Thread Marko Peussa
They still are. In case you haven't noticed, there are brand new cells phones in the market without text messaging. With big, friendly buttons and small LCD screens. These are for people who only want the essential functionality and like to avoid distractions, like checking your phone for email

[M100] Rasberry PI inside a TRS 80 Model 100

2015-10-22 Thread Duane Calvill
As I was browsing the internet. I was seeing what other things you can experiment with a TRS 80 Model 100. This is what I found and want to share with others. I would love to use my TRS 80 Model 100 with new technology available. I personally think the Model 100, 102 and Tandy 200 were ahead of th