Jeff,
Sorry I’m late on this email. mComm for Android requires the following. OTG cable to go from the phone to your USB to 9 pin adapter. FTDI (or other) USB to Serial adapter. DP9 to DB25 adapter with full handshaking. The manual I put up for the Windows version has a diagram of the cable but I think Brian did a bunch of testing on some off the shelf cables. I use two thin adapters. The first is a db9 to db9 null modem adapter and the second is a db9 to db25 adapter. It’s nice and small, though I do wish I could find one thin adapter with the exact pinout but I gave up looking after a year. I mount the db9 to db25 on all of my machines with screws. Then I just press the db9 cable on when I need it. Kurt From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Gonzales Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2017 10:09 AM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Any writers still using an M100? What hardware is necessary to use mComm with an Android phone? On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Frederick Whitaker <rrtfw6...@charter.net <mailto:rrtfw6...@charter.net> > wrote: I often use my Model 100 for journaling. I have also used it for writing articles for my blog, and I used it for my first published book. I ran into an interesting problem with my journaling, it was concerned with file names. With the Model 100 the file name is limited to six characters, and the first character must be a letter - it cannot be a number. Since I created a new file every day on my Model 100, for my journal entry, I wanted to have file names that were unique and descriptive. I chose to use two characters from the month, two numbers from the day, and two numbers from the year. A journal entry for today would be OC1127, October 11, 2017. I was criticized for using characters, when I shared this on the list, since everyone who commented thought I was stupid not to use all letters. Apparently they had never tried to create a file name on the Model 100 using all letters. The value of using the model 100 for journaling is to be able to transfer copies to your main computer, and to some form of backup. I use a NADSBOX, which I was fortunate enough to be able to get when they were being produced. I hope that there will be more of them available in the future, but I know that producing them at a cheap price is not possible. I salute all them men who have contributed things like this to the group. New ideas seem to be flowering every day. Fred Whitaker On 11/4/2017 10:11 PM, Daryn Hanright wrote: I love using on my 102 for updating my Daily Journal. Am actually currently sitting on my porch under our sun shade. It's a great device for doing that stuff. It's super light, does what it does. The keyboard is the best I have ever used, and I can see the screen easily. And it's pretty painless transferring the Doc to either my Android phone (mComm) or Ubuntu laptop (dlplus). I'd be gutted if I suddenly couldn't use it. It's the most practical bit of tech I have ever owned. Daryn On Nov 5, 2017 12:00 PM, "Mike Stein" <mhs.st...@gmail.com <mailto:mhs.st...@gmail.com> > wrote: ----- Original Message ----- From: Mitch Parker To: m...@bitchin100.com <mailto:m...@bitchin100.com> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2017 8:52 PM Subject: Re: [M100] Any writers still using an M100? > Hello, > I do know Evan. I've met him several times and can tell you several things: > 1. He is a journalist. He does a lot of writing for TechRepublic these days > and has written for several other sites and magazines in the past. -- He is and does; he's also a co-founder and director of the Vintage Computer Federation, an umbrella group for the Vintage Computer Forum and the VCF conferences, both valuable resources for the vintage computer community. But as we see more and more these days, journalists can not always be relied upon to present unbiased or even necessarily accurate information... He's also opinionated to the point of being rude and insulting. According to him, folks like Fred are "a bunch of old cranks, one or two of which call themselves writers and still use a Model 100" -- > 2. If there is anyone that can credibly make that statement, it would be > him. -- I think the people on this list who actually own and use one of the M100 class of computers are much better qualified to comment. -- Doesn't change that the m100 does a lot and there may be a few people still using theirs. -- "may be"?!? If you follow this list at all then you'd know that there are indeed quite a few people using theirs and prepared to invest time and/or money to make them even more useful while retaining the features that make them unique. >From my reply to Evan: "How many modern computers have a full size regular keyboard in a tablet format with a display that's clearly legible in bright sunlight, instant on, cheap batteries that last for days and can be replaced in seconds, etc. ?" m >Mitch ----------------------- On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 6:58 PM Fred Whitaker <rr...@hotmail.com <mailto:rr...@hotmail.com> > wrote: The Model 100 keyboard is the quality that has kept me using mine. I do have other devices but I prefer it for my writing. It is still as usable as it always has been. With the addition of REX and Quattro it is even more usable that it was. Fred Whitaker From: Bill Loguidice Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 6:36 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com <mailto:m...@bitchin100.com> Subject: Re: [M100] Any writers still using an M100? I would imagine few use it for serious writing anymore. Modern laptops have pretty good battery life (10 hours+) and are pretty portable, as well as have all the modern conveniences and connectivity that you generally need these days. There are also plenty of distraction-free and purpose built apps/software, obviously. I reviewed one of the modern options, the Freewrite, earlier this year: http://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/2017/02/27/review-astrohaus-freewrite-smart-typewriter-distraction-free-writing-device/ It's effective, but pricey. The main advantage that it has over the M100 series is that you don't have to do anything special to make it work within modern workflows. In many ways, it's actually more limited than the M100 series, though, and is really just a smart typewriter (and that's all it really claims to be). I've certainly entertained the idea of using one of my M100 series systems for my professional writing activities - or even some leisure stuff - but it would be more as a novelty these days than something that I feel would enhance my productivity (and maybe even the opposite). With that said, in many ways, there really is no true modern equivalent to what the M100 series can do. Considering all the ways we can work now, something like that is probably not needed, but it's still interesting to note. -Bill ================================================ Bill Loguidice | About me and other ways to get in touch ================================================ On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 6:10 PM, John R. Hogerhuis <jho...@pobox.com <mailto:jho...@pobox.com> > wrote: On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 2:51 PM Mike Stein <mhs.st...@gmail.com <mailto:mhs.st...@gmail.com> > wrote: I thought some of you might be amused by this reply to a post I made in a CCtalk mailing list thread discussing the best device for undistracted writing with a good keyboard, display and battery life: FWIW, Evan is a well-known figure in the vintage computer community. m Well sounded like he was debunking a specific bit of old wrong news. Reality is people do write with it. Not sure in what numbers. Sports writer story... never heard of it. — John.
