Well, hopefully my impression didn’t upset anybody. That was not the intention. I am sure I will get used to it.
As I think I had mentioned before, I was a Commodore kid in the 80s and had never touched or seen an M100 in person. So, I was always used to CRTs or backlit color LCDs. This is new for me. The fact that I have not seen anyone try to backlight or frontlight an M100 tells me that this was not really an issue for most users. And yeah, I noticed that the most comfortable position was actually on my lap looking straight down on the LCD, so it would be perfect for sitting in a comfy chair typing. Scott From: C.Magaret Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2020 4:31 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet / Peg Leggs I can vouch that the original peg legs tilted the M100 at a much greater angle than the built-in angle of the NEC. I know my sanity has been hotly debated (at least by my family), but I guess this makes it official: I must be bonkers, because I enjoy programming directly on this thing. Granted, I usually sit with it in a comfy chair under a nice light, and I still need to jiggle the contrast knob occasionally, but the experience is comfortable enough. The joy I personally get from retro-computing comes from using the devices themselves, not from working through a modern computer as a surrogate, and the M100’s diminutive form factor makes it so practical for this. On the couch, in bed, on the deck, at the dining room table ... I can play with the M100 anywhere. Best, CAM On Dec 30, 2020, at 13:00, John R. Hogerhuis <jho...@pobox.com> wrote: On Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 12:21 PM Scott McDonnell <mcdonnell.j...@comcast.net> wrote: Aluminum laptop stand arrived today. It fits between the rear feet just right. The bottom feet rest right on the aluminum frame. The rubber grips on the stand keep the M100 from moving. It puts the keyboard at a comfortable typing angle. Well, as comfortable as an M100 can get anyway. A little bit taller would probably be perfect. So, maybe you guys will find this interesting or at least amusing hearing a perspective from a newbie to the M100: I can’t imagine myself ever typing a program out on this thing! You can either get the viewing angle just right or the typing angle just right, but so far I have been unable to achieve both. The original purpose of this thing was for journalists to type up their articles. I bet that was just painful. 😊 Never found that to be a problem with good overhead lighting and a M100 or T102. Adjusting the contrast knob has always been enough for me given a flat surface. I've never used the add-on legs. The T200 I have more problem with the viewing angle. The NEC units do incline the display (and keyboard) a bit, but I'm guessing not as much as the peg legs? Don't know how the peg legs or NEC incline compare to your aluminum frame. -- John.
