I have used acoustic couplers on my M100 (at a public phone) just to say I've done it.
I'll never do it again :) On Dec 2, 2015 4:08 PM, "Marko Peussa" <marko.peu...@kolumbus.fi> wrote: > Those cables are hard to find. However, a good alternative is to buy a > modem and connect it to the M100 RS-232 port by a RS-232 cable. Plenty of > modems on ebay. > > Note also that M100 screen is rather slow, and going for higher speeds may > mess up the display, although file transfers should be fine. > > Another alternative for the really, really hardcore ones is to use an > acoustic coupler. These are also available on ebay, but they are a bit > expensive. The speed on a coupler is limited to 300 bauds, I think. I have > one but haven't had the time to test it yet. > > Anthony Coghlan <coghl...@gmail.com> kirjoitti 1.12.2015 kello 4.02: > > They seem quite hard to find online. Club 100 lists phone / modem cables > as being available through their catalog ( > http://www.club100.org/catalog.html) for about $10 + shipping. I haven't > ordered one yet myself, though I'd like to do so for similar reasons, as > well as just for the fun of being able to logon to a classic BBS with a > great little machine... Would bring back memories of how blazingly fast I > thought my 9600 baud modem was in grad school. :) > > Best wishes, > Anthony > > > > On Monday, November 30, 2015, <benjamin.vanderf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks for your reply Marko. Since it sounds like I could indeed use the > modem to dial in to transfer files, I tried to look on eBay to see if I > could find a modem cable for sale. However I cannot seem to find one, does > anyone know where I might be able to find one for sale? > > Thanks again for all your help! > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 25, 2015, at 11:23 AM, Marko Peussa <marko.peu...@kolumbus.fi> > wrote: > > > > This would have been my suggestion, too. After all, "Cloud storage" was > available already in the 80's... > > Here's the current dial-up BBS list: > > http://www.telnetbbsguide.com/dialbbs/dialbbs.htm > > I would advise to login first using telnet, with something that supports > VT100 terminal type. Then go to your prerences in the BBS and choose "tty" > as terminal type, and set screen lenght to 16 or so. In this way you can > get rid of all the fancy stuff. Only then dial in with M100 and message > your file to yourself as a private message. Then login back with your > modern computer, or smartphone, by telnet for example. And read your > private message. > > I've had success with Synchronet-based boards, although they do not > support the 40 character line width. Others might work as well. > > > > > > benjamin.vanderf...@gmail.com kirjoitti 25.11.2015 kello 17.37: > > > > Thanks for the reply everyone. Since the computer has a dial up modem > I'm wondering if perhaps there is some kind of service still around in the > states where I could dial in, upload the file, and then retrieve it from my > modern day mac? > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 25, 2015, at 2:07 AM, Doug Jackson <d...@doughq.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Ken, > > > > I hear you loud and clear, and your health is the number one priority - > May I offer a thought. > > > > I would be happy to take the orphans off your hands to make them work > for club members - I know I'm in Australia, but I would be happy to haul > them here, make what I can work, and distribute them (with discounted > shipping) > > > > Just so you are aware, I am the owner of DougsWordClocks.com, and I > have all of the appropriate test equipment and reflow soldering gear to > make it work. > > > > Just a thought :-) > > > > Doug > > > > > > > > On 11/25/2015 6:36 PM, Ken Pettit wrote: > > > > Hey Guys, > > Yeah, I've been in and out of the hospital a lot the past several months > and haven't been spending any time on Club100 (or several other things). > I'm WAY behind on even getting to email. > > NADSBox is basically not being sold any more. I have maybe 13 > enclosures left and a handful of PCBs, but each of them has slight issues > from where the China manufacturer had some yield issues. It would take me > about 5-6 hours minimum each to get those PCBs in a workable state > (assuming I could even get them working). Because of this and the fact > that leaning over a lab bench worsens my angina pain, it isn't likely I > would be able to get more NADSBoxes out anytime in the near future. > > I am thinking about a couple of different replacement devices, though > getting them development poses similar issues as the NADSBox. > > Ken > > On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:24 PM, Michael Caronna <mikecaro...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Is the NADS box still being sold? I sent an enquiry to club100 a while > back but never heard back. > >> -Mike > >> > >> On Wednesday, 25 November 2015, Rob Scrimgeour <aciph...@live.ca> > wrote: > >>> > >>> The absolute easiest way is with a NADS box. > >>> http://www.club100.org/catalog.html > >>> > >>> Rob S > >>> Victoria, BC > >>> Canada > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> >From: John Graf <j...@grafs.us> > >>> Sender: M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> > >>> Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 23:05:46 > >>> To: Model 100 Discussion<m100@lists.bitchin100.com> > >>> Reply-To: Model 100 Discussion <m100@lists.bitchin100.com> > >>> Subject: Re: [M100] Question > >>> > >>> It would be fun to know the modern answer, too. I've tried various > cable converters from serial to USB, without much luck. The last time I > made it work flawlessly was with my Mac SE, using the original Mac pin > printer cable (which was a null modem cable) back in my newspaper days. The > Mac side used Mock Terminal, which we also used to operate our modems. > >>> > >>> My most recent attempt, some years ago, also successful, was with a > serial to USB cable and some version of Z-Term, but on a Mac OS 9 system. > Never could make it work with my OS X machines. Using a Terminal emulator > on OS X I believe is different than the Terminal software resident on the > new Macs. If it can be used as a Comm terminal, I never understood how. > >>> > >>> Truth be known, while it is fun to use the M100, I've gotten to like > my MacBook Pro, on which I run my entire media business, and do all my > writing. I even use my old iPad 2 for things like answering this email, > though the "screen" keyboard it isn't much good beyond the alphabet. Too > many hoops to jump through just to get numbers and other characters. > >>> > >>> The best solution appears to be those developed by several on this > list, like the NADS box, and a couple of other solutions, which escape my > memory. If you haven't already, check out Club100.org. > >>> - - - - - - - - - - > >>> John Graf > >>> > >>> > On Nov 24, 2015, at 9:46 PM, benjamin.vanderf...@gmail.com wrote: > >>> > I was wondering what is the easiest possible way for someone with > very little technical knowledge to export text files from a trs 80 model > 100 to a Mac OS X laptop? Any help would be appreciated, thanks! > > > > > > > > -- > > Kindest Regards, > > > > Doug Jackson > > > > <b>Dougs Word Clocks.com Pty Ltd</b> > > ACN: 159 352 753 > > > > 35 Fred Lane Crescent, Gordon, ACT, 2906, Australia > > > > em: d...@dougswordclocks.com > > ph: 0414 986878 > > web: www.dougswordclocks.com > > > >
