Has anyone looked the M100/102 from an IP (patent) viewpoint? Most of those may have expired, if not all.
Just wondering how much would a 1:1 re-creation cost today. A group of Russians(?) reverse-engineered a Nintendo GBA, so anything is possible. The M100 keyboard and the display might be very difficult and expensive to get manufactured today. > Steven Ranft <s_ra...@hotmail.com> kirjoitti 14.5.2015 kello 17.09: > > 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-weight > General purpose > At least 15 hours battery life on a charge with normal use > Instant or near-instant ON/OFF > No "heat issues" > UI navigation is easy and efficient without a mouse > The ideal laptop: > Off-the-shelf batteries > Easy access to built-in programming language > No "heat" issues > Full-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 Corrigan > flowcharles...@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. 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