I like using my M100 for word processing, but the 32k ram limit, even
with my Rex, is a bit of a pain. Keeping the versions of files I have on
my PC in sync with my M100 is an additional pain.
So it occurred to me to look for a text editor / word processor for
Windows that could be accessed from my M100 via terminal emulation.
My research pointed me at vi (of which I'm not terribly fond) and emacs
(which I've used and liked) as possible text editors useable via
console. Curiously, I typed "vi" in a command prompt on my PC, and vi
fired up (but the help files appear to be missing/unreachable).
Then it occurred to me that I could plug in a bluetooth module to my PC,
and maybe connect to vi using my BlueM. Haven't tried that yet.
Then I thought about accessing my Windows box over the internet via my
Phone, since I know I can tie into my phone via my BlueM and GetBlue.
I was getting ready to try this (downloading vim for Windows) When I
came across VIM Touch on Google Play. But, I don't know if it's terminal
accessible.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.momodalo.app.vimtouch&hl=en
So, I'm going to try accessing both vi on my Windows box and VIM Touch
on my phone from my M100. if I can get them to run, it's almost as good
as if I got TPDD support going on my phone. In some ways better, as the
files would be using the ram/storage of my pc/phone and leave my M100s
ram space free for other apps and documents.
If / when I have time, I hope someday to do the research to create a set
of apps to run on Android or Windows specifically designed to be
controlled from the Model T. Word processor, email, twitter, irc, maybe
even a google proxy and/or an SMS proxy. I don't expect them to be of
much practical use, but it would still amuse me.
