Model 2000 ( of the Model T) You are correct, there is a Tandy 2000, but it's not a TRS-80 Model 2000, and not a TPL I refer to the TPL described by Steve Adolf on Bitchin 100: http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=True_Portable_Definition True Portable Definition The minimal definition for true portable laptop is:Light-weightGeneral purposeAt least 15 hours battery life on a charge with normal useInstant or near-instant ON/OFFNo "heat issues"UI navigation is easy and efficient without a mouseThe ideal laptop:Off-the-shelf batteriesEasy access to built-in programming languageNo "heat" issuesFull-travel keyboard I Think those are the PRIMARY design parameters.Adding a LithiumPolymer battery, a mouse pad are EXTRAs.I believe that anything proposed by should be able to use off the shelf batteries, for over 16 hours of normal use per set (Excluding WiFi, BlueTooth and other power hogging functions)It should boot to a MENU driven system that is easy to navigate with the keyboard only. (Mouse would be an enhancement, not a requirement) ALMOST EVERYTHING that has conceptualized my men has been built EVENTUALLY! Perhaps we need to perfect the CONCEPT. If it is good enough, it WILL get built... (eventually) One last thought. Perhaps CLUB 100s concept should not include a main board.Maybe we design a chassis with all our other requirements, and leave a spot for anybody to drop in a proto-type main board. We would just provide a platform for others to fill. THAT would be marketable. AND we could design the default starter main board that is 100% TRS-80 Model 100 compatible! Thanks,Steve
Steve Ranft Savage, MN Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 15:25:29 -0500 From: l...@3footed.com To: m100@lists.bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] $9 Computer This is interesting stuff. I'll keep watching. But realize there was already a Model 2000. On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Flow gmail <flowcharles...@gmail.com> wrote: How about a projection "screen" either directly onto the eyeball a la Google Glasses, or large on any available surface ? This would free up the entire surface for a keyboard and stylus pad. The "Model 1000&1" would be thinner and lighter than a MacAir and be efficient enough for solar power/sponge "battery" recharge. Or, clamshell with keyboard in removable top, like Mac peripheral, and full face touchscreen. Let us know when you have it ready. Or, Gene corriganflowcharles...@gmail.com On May 13, 2015, at 11:46 AM, Steven Ranft <s_ra...@hotmail.com> wrote: I like it: Let's design a Model 2000 I think it should be as high tech as we can make it. It should be ahead of it's time Like the first M 100 was and totally customizable and adaptable. The ROM should be flashable from an SD card. This machine should boot from Flash ROM but be bootable from USB, SD, or network. Perhaps it should have multiple CPUs to allow native DOS, and modern 64 bit OS on the same platform. Making it Open-source would make it much more attractive to a larger audience. I don't know if LCD is the way to go. The Nook and Kindle e-readers have High resolution paper white display that go for days,they also are very readable in all lighting conditions. 1280 x 960 is 4 times the resolution of VGA so it would have excellent DOS graphics. I think a clam-shell design with a 1280 x 960 BW e-reader type display would be my choice. Killer keyboard is a must! It should have USB 3 and SD slots, 3 AAA batteries NOT AA this is the 21 century. Perhaps we could also add a slot for a replaceable Lithium-Polymer flat pack like a cell phone. The charger circuit should auto detect the AAA batteries and if it senses rechargeable, it could trickle charge 3 AAA from a USB charging cable (5 volts) with 4 batteries it wouldn't work. With AAAs it would be thin enough to resemble a net book. Clam shell would protect the screen. WiFi and Bluetooth are battery killers, and should have an auto off in BIOS to turn them off when the unit is unplugged. Steve Ranft Savage, MN From: jan.vandenboss...@vivaqua.be To: m100@lists.bitchin100.com Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 09:11:08 +0000 Subject: Re: [M100] $9 Computer I'm coming back to the dream we sometimes share: re-building the Model T with current technology. 3-D printing gives us the opportunity to (re-)design the case. Cheap computers, like the one below, or a RasPi, could provide the heart. Autoboot an emulation! Does VirtualT on Linux exist yet? Apparently, the type of display of the Model T 240x64 is still made. Eg. from the page http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/240x64-graphic-lcd-display-module.html ... take your pick! The following stands out (size, price, colour, ...) http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/monochrome-STN-graphic-240x64-lcd-display_60110813146.html All we need to find is a keyboard. No numpad! and how to connect the arrow-keys ? And money, of course... Crowdfunding ? Ah, I can dream, can't I ? Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 """"" @ work ( = = ) --------------.ooo--(_)--ooo.--- -----Original Message----- From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Hiraghm Sent: dinsdag 12 mei 2015 18:29 To: m100@lists.bitchin100.com Subject: [M100] $9 Computer ZDnet had this article on this tiny successor (cousin?) to the Raspberry PI. [http://www.vivaqua.be/facebook.png] Rejoignez-nous sur Facebook - Volg ons op Facebook DISCLAIMER Pensez à l'environnement, n'imprimez cette page et ses annexes que si c'est nécessaire. Ce message électronique, y compris ses annexes, est confidentiel et réservé à l’attention de son destinataire. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire de ce message, merci de le détruire et d’en informer l’expéditeur. Toute divulgation, copie ou utilisation de ce mail est dans ce cas interdite. La sécurité et l'exactitude des transmissions de messages électroniques ne peuvent être garanties. Denk aan het milieu; druk deze pagina en de bijlagen alleen af als het nodig is. Dit e-mailbericht (inclusief zijn bijlagen) is vertrouwelijk en is uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde. Als dit bericht niet voor u bestemd is, wordt u verzocht het te wissen en de afzender te informeren. Het is in dat geval niet toegestaan dit bericht te verspreiden, te kopiëren of te gebruiken. We kunnen niet garanderen dat de gegevensoverdracht via het internet veilig en nauwkeurig is. -- "I will never in my lifetime make a film that cannot be seen by the whole family" Arther P. Jacobs
