Yeah I found 3 off the shelf cables so far that do everything in one pre-made part with no adapters needed. Unless you count the usb adapter.
-- bkw On Nov 8, 2017 9:25 PM, "Kurt McCullum" <kurt.mccul...@att.net> wrote: > 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> > 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> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mitch Parker > To: 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> 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 > 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> > wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 2:51 PM Mike Stein <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. > > > > >
