Re: [M100] TDock

Ken IMO, the Tdock should not be portable. It is, after all, a 'dock', a docking station. What I would like to see, rated from high to low, is simply: - video output - removable storage - connectivity Connectivity is not too important for me, if I have removable storage on a medium that can be

Re: [M100] CPM?

Ah, CP/M ! It's something like the Loch Ness Monster of the Model T-community. A lot of people believe it exists, Few have ever seen it, But until the scientists of Jurassic Park come along It continues to elude us. Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 @ work( - @ )

Re: [M100] RetroChallenge

Sounds a lot like what I've been doing for the last 30 years... ;-) Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 @ work( - @ ) --.ooo--(_)--ooo.--- -Original Message- From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Scott Lawrence Sent:

Re: [M100] Recent article about Model 100 posted on Ars Technica

See the comments below. Can the webmaster of the Club 100 home page add your article under the heading Club 100 in the News ? Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 @ work( @ @ ) --.ooo--(_)--ooo.--- -Original Message- From: M100

Re: [M100] Speed Question

That's easily fixed. My first line in any BASIC program is always: 10 CLS:CLEAR:DEFINTA-Z:SCREEN,0 When using non-integer variables, I use #, $, ... as modifiers. But screen refresh - where Josh notices a difference - isn't influenced by BASIC... Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80

Re: [M100] math error

this. Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 """"" @ work( @ @ ) --.ooo--(_)--ooo.--- -Original Message- From: m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of VANDEN BOSSCHE JAN Sent: m

Re: [M100] math error

...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of VANDEN BOSSCHE JAN Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 08:06 To: Model 100 Discussion Subject: Re: [M100] math error Found my Model 100 back. //Strange, that I as a collector, have several Models 102 and 200, but only one Model 100// Checked again: - it doesn't

Re: [M100] math error

uot;"""" @ work( @ @ ) --.ooo--(_)--ooo.--- -Original Message- From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of VANDEN BOSSCHE JAN Sent: maandag 7 september 2015 15:03 To: Model 100 Discussion Subject: Re: [M100] math error Actually, it would be good to check 2

Re: [M100] From: Jonathan Rose

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Re: [M100] just a test

Your message has made it to Belgium, and through my company's firewall. Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 |\ _,,,--,,_ @ work / ,`.-'`' ._ \-;;, |,4- ) )_.;.( `'-' <---''(_/._)--'(_\_) Hi, My posts have been going into /dev/null and I finally fixed the email

Re: [M100] Raspberry Pi as TPDD

John, > The pi already has a serial port it's just at TTL levels instead of rs232 Wasn't one of the criticisms of the Model T that its serial port was TTL-level (i.e. max 5 Volt) too ? If that is correct - and please do correct me if I'm wrong - then what's the problem ? |\ _,,,--,,_

Re: [M100] Raspberry Pi as TPDD

I think I found wich pins on an early R.Pi (26 pins GPIO AFAIK) make the serial port. What you really would need is a Desklink or LaddieAlpha that can be shut down from the Model T. If you could do that, pulling the plug on the R.Pi probably wouldn't cause a problem, because you would not have

Re: [M100] Raspberry Pi as TPDD

a schematic in front of me to confirm this) A normal RS-232 signal is balanced, meaning it has a full swing ex. +10V/-10V. So, to adapt the M100 to a TTL signal , you need to clamp at 0V/5V, and invert. But, you certainly can't plug the TTL signal into the M100. ..Steve On Tue, Jan

Re: [M100] Is it possible to use a USB flash drive with a Model 100

Aha, you use PuTTY? Good to know. And, it's a PortableApp too, so you can put it on a USB-stick without installing it to your PC. You can use any PC, that way. Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 |\ _,,,--,,_ @ work / ,`.-'`' ._ \-;;, |,4- ) )_.;.( `'-'

Re: [M100] Is it possible to use a USB flash drive with a Model 100

Gentlemen, I have the impression that we are straying from the question of the original poster... Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 " @ work( @ @ ) --.ooo--(_)--ooo.--- #BrusselsLockdown [http://www.vivaqua.be/facebook.png] Rejoignez-nous sur

Re: [M100] Could you use a USB portable flash drive as an alternative device to stores files on a Model 100 ?

As far as I know, the answer is NO. It's not as simple as you hope it would be. Because you have to realise that the Model T's are, by today's standards, really primitive computers. There is not even a Disk Operatin System build in. The only thing that even resembles a DOS, is the communication

Re: [M100] Could you use a USB portable flash drive as an alternative device to stores files on a Model 100 ?

bout a billion of those in this world. Anyhow both are neat options. Both work. Both leverage (1) large scale hardware manufacturing (2) large scale software development projects. Both require talented people to do the custom work to bring it together as a storage solution for M100.

Re: [M100] Legacy

> How often we forget ... Yes, that was the way I always loaded my .BA (TEXT) using Hyperterm. And it's actually in the manual you can do that, IIRC. But who reads manuals ? |\ _,,,--,,_ / ,`.-'`' ._ \-;;,_ |,4- ) )_.;.( `'-' <---''(_/._)--'(_\_) Jan Vanden Bossche

Re: [M100] steps with CHIP

Huh? Doing what? Telnet? Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 " @ work( ? ? ) --.ooo--(_)--ooo.--- From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Shaun M. Wheeler Sent: donderdag 12 mei 2016 22:41 To: Model 100 Discussion Subject:

Re: [M100] Wanted!

(I'm back!) Where can I find mComm for Android? Is there a description somewhere how to connect an Android device to a Model T? (with photos ☺) |\ _,,,--,,_ / ,`.-'`' ._ \-;;,_ |,4- ) )_.;.( `'-' <---''(_/._)--'(_\_) Jan Vanden Bossche @ work From: M100

Re: [M100] Wanted!

ight be wrong, but the device has to support USB OTG. Nexus 5 does for sure. Works great on my phone. On Sep 8, 2016 7:13 PM, "VANDEN BOSSCHE JAN" <jan.vandenboss...@vivaqua.be<mailto:jan.vandenboss...@vivaqua.be>> wrote: I'd rather not use my working phone for that. I'm going

Re: [M100] Yeah im an idiot

If you say so ... Some consolation and/or wisdom offered. In Dutch: Zelfkennis is het begin van alle wijsheid = Selfknowledge is the start to all wisdom Sometimes completed with : .. en het einde van de meeste illusies = .. and the end of most illusions. In German: Selbsterkenntnis ist der

Re: [M100] NEC 8201A + NEC 8231A + NEC 8241A=WOW

You mean : Color ? ;-) My 2 cents: (About rebuilding a (D)VI) As hardware is often a stumbling stone, would it not be easier to use a RaspberryPi-like or other sbc to act as a DVI ? Or an Arduino-like controller? In that case, development would be limited to software and some hardware

Re: [M100] Custom characters

That is one incredible "hack" in the classic sense of the word. (jaw-dropping/awe-emoticon needed) Reminds me of a fellow in my TRS-80 club that used the unused 2Kb memory space between the ROM and the RAM of a TRS-80 to address 512Kb (and later 2Mb) as a RAMdisk. And then wrote his own

Re: [M100] Custom characters

[mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Josh Malone Sent: vrijdag 28 april 2017 13:07 Superfast and bubble-sort are 2 words I'm not sure I've ever heard together. :) On Apr 28, 2017 6:41 AM, "VANDEN BOSSCHE JAN" <jan.vandenboss...@vivaqua.be> wrote: That is one

Re: [M100] 3.5" Media

Gary, so did I ! Could it be that a TPDD just formats 40 tracks and a TPDD2 80 ? Assuming single-density recording, that would come out right, I think. I remember that a TRS-80 standard SD disk recorded about 85 KB on 35 tracks. That would be on 40 tracks: 85 KB * 40 / 35 = 97 KB. That fits. By

Re: [M100] Fwd: DVI

... either. Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 |\ _,,,--,,_ @ work / ,`.-'`' ._ \-;;, |,4- ) )_.;.( `'-' <---''(_/._)--'(_\_) -Original Message- From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Mike Warns Sent: zaterdag 5 augustus 2017

Re: [M100] Fwd: DVI

shenanigans ? 1. what's that ? 2. just an ordinary yahoo web-mail account. Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 |\ _,,,--,,_ @ work / ,`.-'`' ._ \-;;, |,4- ) )_.;.( `'-' <---''(_/._)--'(_\_) From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Josh

[M100] TEST - PLS DO NO REPLY

TEST - PLS DO NO REPLY Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 |\ _,,,--,,_ @ work / ,`.-'`' ._ \-;;, |,4- ) )_.;.( `'-' <---''(_/._)--'(_\_) [http://www.vivaqua.be/facebook.png] Rejoignez-nous sur Facebook - Volg ons op Facebook DISCLAIMER Pensez à

[M100] (off-topic) Introducing kids to programming (was: RE: Bar Code Reader)

Actually, I think a lot of us started with BASIC as our first encounter with computers, programming and IT in general. Sadly, nowadays BASIC isn't very much appreciated any more, if it ever was. A lot of people like the hands-on experience of programming a device to do their bidding. And some

Re: [M100] New 102 owner.

AFAIK, if you put an Multiplan ROM in a Model T, it also shows up on the menu. Doesn't it ? How is that done, then ? Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 " @ work( @ @ ) --.ooo--(_)--ooo.--- -Original Message- From: M100

Re: [M100] use of PRINT

I would never use a ‘+’ in a print statement. It is an extra concatenation action, which is unnecessary in a print. Use ; instead. With that in mind, I would write Stephen’s code as followes: 10 PRINTE;"pFile to Convert ";E;"q"; And for George: PRINT CR$;CHR$(Y);CHR$(X); Actually, what does

Re: [M100] supercap

I have some 10+ Model Ts, 100, 102 ,200 ,O.M-10 ,N.8201. But so far, I have never changed the NiCd (?) battery in any of my machines. Now, should I be worried? Most of the machines I have are simply in storage. (cold & dry) Typically, I launch 1 or 2 machines (always the same ones) maybe once

Re: [M100] DVI Operation

A guy walks in to the doctor's office. He says: "Doctor, I have the impression that people are constantly ignoring me." The doctor says: "NEXT!" Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 |\ _,,,--,,_ @ work / ,`.-'`' ._ \-;;, |,4- ) )_.;.( `'-' <---''(_/._)--'(_\_)

Re: [M100] M100 for sale

Looks good. Bit yellow. BC cover still present. Battery compartment cover looks intact. Low serial number? 32 KB Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus / Jan-80@work From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Steven Ranft Sent: donderdag 18 januari 2018 03:37 To:

Re: [M100] BASIC syntax question

I have 2 questions: 1. where is that 10-lines BASIC contest, and can I still enter ? 2. regarding your statement: > My original goal was to implement 2048 on the 100, > which I might still do, just not in 10 lines Implementing 2048 ??? Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus / Jan-80@work

Re: [M100] NADSbox alternative using Raspberry Pi for $35

Wow… Like you can see, that's an old message. Almost 2 years ago, and at that time, I was repeating something that was written months before. Someone (can't remember who) wanted to design a Pi-hat for the hardware, and the Pi itself would - with some clever programming - provide the processing

Re: [M100] List of wanna haves

.. .. (As I'm accessing this list from 2 different locations, .. .. and my yahoo-postings aren't always visible to everyone, .. .. I have repeated the question I send below) I'm sadly enough not that technical, so I can't draw the same conclusion from the link below. Can't that be confirmed from

Re: [M100] List of wanna haves

""""" @ work( @ @ ) --.ooo--(_)--ooo.--- From: VANDEN BOSSCHE JAN Sent: vrijdag 9 februari 2018 09:47 To: 'm...@bitchin100.com' Subject: RE: [M100] List of wanna haves .. .. (As I'm accessing this list from 2 different locations, ..

Re: [M100] List of wanna haves

are necessary. I'm sorry if I sound presumptuous, and I apologise if I impose on people's limited time, but I think this is a project worth pursuing. (And I still didn't get an answer about the experiment I proposed, below.) Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 """"&q

Re: [M100] List of wanna haves

What's so interesting abou an external screen ? I can hook up a HDMI 24" screen to my modern laptop, but you don't see me hauling one around. It is just another thing that makes working on you computers a bit more comfortable when you're not on the move. You only use your Model T when you

Re: [M100] New M100 hardware

Hallo Jeroen, Groetjes uit de lage landen. Ik doe verder in het Engels, dan verstaat iedereen het hier. That is very impressive tinkering. But it is obvious that you also have the technical skills and knowledge to make such things. You want to build a replica of the Model T (not much

Re: [M100] TDock

Why is technology relevant? There have been some examples of connecting technology becoming obsolete istself. The best example is the long line of TPDD-emulators. DOS, PALM, Windows, .NET, Android, ... The technology that is available at that time was used.. By the time that a low-tech solution

[M100] DVI duplication

Hello, Despite that some disagree about using a periferal device, more intelligent than the Model T itself, I do want to continue to see if I can use a Raspberry Pi to act as such. In order to be able to investigate the possibility of the duplication of the DVI video-out function via a

Re: [M100] call for programs and games

Is there enough place in the main ROM to squeeze in TEENY ? Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus / Jan-80@work From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of John R. Hogerhuis Sent: woensdag 12 september 2018 0:45 To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] call for programs

Re: [M100] Rex

Hello David, Glad to see you followed my advice on fb, and connected to the mailing list. Remember, this is an mailing list, so responses come when people open their e-mail, wich limits the speed of answers a bit. But most questions are eventually answered. As far as your questions are

Re: [M100] Rex

. I should receive my M100 tomorrow, I am tracking its every steps from its origin in California, I can't wait! I look forward to learning all that I can from this group and other sources. David On Apr 18, 2018, at 03:28 AM, VANDEN BOSSCHE JAN <jan.vandenboss...@vivaqua.be> wrote: He

Re: [M100] Olivetti M-10's for a new home

FYI: the M-10 uses the same modules als the M100. Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 " @ work( @ @ ) --.ooo--(_)--ooo.--- -Original Message- From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Francesco Messineo Sent: woensdag

[M100] Olivetti M-10's for a new home

com] On Behalf Of Stephen Adolph Subject: Re: [M100] Fwd: Re: Olivetti M10 and REX thanks for that info! On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 6:18 AM Georg Käter mailto:georg.kae...@gk-engineering-services.de>> wrote: The KB map in M100/102 ROM … von : VANDEN BOSSCHE JAN mailto:jan.vandenboss...@v

Re: [M100] Olivetti M10 and REX

The M-10 came with several localized keyboards: UK, FR and GE that worked natively. When you wanted to have a FR keyboard on a Model 100, you had to change the keys AND load an option ROM to activate it. (That's why I stuck with QWERTY) The build-in driver of the M-10 in ROM might be what's

Re: [M100] Model 100 power adapter

Yes, it works. Using a USB cable as power supply for a Model T: red wire on the outside, black on the inside. A tablet PS is typically 2000 mAmp, that's no problem. A standard PC's port gives 500 mA maximum: could you 'feed' a M100 from a PC's USB port? Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80

Re: [M100] Tandy 200 azerty rom

> Anyway the "cleanest" way would be a KB patch loaded to RAM. That's exactly what that ROM does. You activate it with a call 63... (something) I live in Belgium, I do have the AZERTY ROM for the Model 102, but I don't know if I have it for the 200. I will check. Where do you live, maybe I can

[M100] TPDD emulator on Arduino

Someone was working on a TPDD emulator on Arduino. Is there any progress? And/Or photos? As I'm starting a course on Arduino programming, I am now even more interested. This could become the cheapest stand-alone TPDD emulator yet. Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 |\ _,,,--,,_ @

Re: [M100] REX in a sub-standard machine

On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 8:15 AM VANDEN BOSSCHE JAN mailto:jan.vandenboss...@vivaqua.be>> wrote: > All it means is - you need to upgrade your RAM, to enjoy the benefits of more > RAM. That's the bottom line, and that's all I need to know. Now, where can I buy another 8 K RAM chip tha

Re: [M100] REX in a sub-standard machine

> All it means is - you need to upgrade your RAM, to enjoy the benefits of more > RAM. That's the bottom line, and that's all I need to know. Now, where can I buy another 8 K RAM chip that fits a Model 102? Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 " @ work( @ @ )

Re: [M100] Printer cable

Typically, when I needed a parallel cable, I went to the electronics shop for the parts and build my own. A ribbon cable, 2 connectors and a vise, a good eye and a stable hand. It wasn't that hard. Jan -Original Message- From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf

Re: [M100] Dust Covers

For the time being: store them upside-down ? Jan Vanden Bossche Service desk DO / Departement Informatietechnologie - VC B3-07 Keizerinlaan 17-19, 1000 Brussel T : 02/518.83.50 GSM: 0476/56.25.76 E-mail : jan.vandenboss...@vivaqua.be

Re: [M100] Dust Covers

With those 'deep' mechanical switches, it probably wasn't… Jan From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of JIM FARLEY Sent: maandag 4 februari 2019 21:49 To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Dust Covers Back in the 'old days', the late 1970s thru early 1990s, at

Re: [M100] 102 LCD part

Does that mean that we can now repair any broken Model 100 or 102 screen ? Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80o__ @ work _,>/´ (*)_\(*)__TdF__ From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Gregory McGill Sent: woensdag 26 juni 2019 23:54 To:

Re: [M100] pi-tpdd

So am I. I'm goiing to give it a try on my Raspberry Pi model B. A very old one, with only (!) 256 MB of RAM. ;-) From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Tom Dison Sent: maandag 4 mei 2020 21:29 To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] pi-tpdd I’m definitely

Re: [M100] European T102 - different!

Yep, that has been documented. And René Rens is from The Netherlands. There, they all use (US) QWERTY. Jan Vanden Bossche VIVAQUA - DOS/DIT - Service desk T : 02/518.83.50 GSM: 0476/56.25.76 From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Josh Malone Sent: donderdag 24

Re: [M100] European T102 - different!

From Belgium, too. (world record holders for running a country without federal gouvernement) I know that the Model 100 had its modem removed when it went on sale in Belgium. I know MY Model 100 has the T102 character set, but I've been saying that for years in this group… The T102 seems to have

Re: [M100] printer music

Like this ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXbP7OkQ8LQ How do you do that? Jan Vanden Bossche VIVAQUA - DO/DIT - Service desk T : 02/518.83.50 GSM: 0476/56.25.76 -Original Message- From: M100 On Behalf Of C.Magaret Sent: woensdag 20 januari 2021 20:48 To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject:

Re: [M100] Help with simple image on M100 screen?

It might be difficult to code, but would a conversion to BMP not be possible? Considering the never-changing nature of the Model T's screen (240x64, monochrome) it shouldn't take too much place. Even if .BMP is a wastefull standard, it would give an easy way to interchange screendumps and logos