> I didn't think anyone else was actually trying them out. BKW - I just assumed the MountT was wildly popular based on how simple and awesome it was. I'm genuinely jealous that I didn't think of it.. I'll be honest, there is something in my training/experience that was like DO NOT HOOK THINGS UP WITHOUT BUFFERING/PROTECTION/ETC! Then you go and pop a USB jack on the BC port and the world didn't end and it's worked great.
I'm a daily carrier of my Model-T, I write a lot but 90% of what I do with it is useless tinkering to make it do stuff similar to what my phone and readily available laptop can do. In fact, in most instances my laptop is hooked up and running to debug the thing that isn't working right on the M100. That being said, the PDDuino provided weeks of endless debugging entertainment. I checked out your latest code for it recently with the new main loop and it works very well now and is my "daily-driver" for storage. I very much respect all of you guys who can not only do this stuff but document it where others can play along. I seem to fail miserably at that. I do have a current project in the works that I hope to change that with.. We will see. After 20+ years of using M100s I stumbled on an M102 cheap and snatched it up. I worked at Radio Shack back in the 90s as a teen and remember lusting after the discontinued M102 but hadn't touched one since then. I much prefer the size/weight and keyboard to my M100. I also like the system bus being accessible like it is so built a little jig for my project. I followed your example and added a USB port to it to power my PDDuino, once I get a real board made for it I'll get the right length USB cord and it will look as awesome as the M100 does with the MountT, but here it is: http://niedobry.com/mod100/images/bus_jig.jpg Brian On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 4:08 AM Brian K. White <b.kenyo...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 7/9/21 4:21 PM, Peter Vollan wrote: > > You'll have to explain what that is past the printer and serial ports. > https://github.com/bkw777/MounT > https://github.com/bkw777/BCR_Breakout > https://github.com/bkw777/PDDuino > > I didn't think anyone else was actually trying them out. > > -- > bkw > > > > On Fri, 9 Jul 2021 at 13:01, Brian Brindle <bbrin...@gmail.com > > <mailto:bbrin...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > I found this thing called a "Laptop Foot" at the checkout of my > > local Barnes and Noble the other day. I am slightly embarrassed to > > admit that I paid $12 for it but also I've been very happy with how > > it works so... > > > > It's just the one wedge, you pop it under the back of the M100 and > > it just sort of tripods. It's very stable, no rocking or anything > > and has it at a decent angle for me. I find it easier to keep up > > with and quicker to deploy than my plastic feet. > > > > Quick Amazon search for "Laptop Foot" or Universal Laptop/Notebook > > stands will reveal 4-packs available from $10-$13 but totally lacks > > the instant gratification I received for 4x the price, not to > > mention the blank look from my SO as I ran from the checkout to the > > Starbucks inside, ripped my rubberized wedge from its box and > > plopped my M102 on it happily exclaiming "Hu?! HU?!! Awesome right?!" > > > > She didn't respond, likely because it was too awesome for her to > > handle. Anyway, I thought you guys would appreciate it. > > > > Behold - the M100 foot! > > > > http://niedobry.com/mod100/images/ < > http://niedobry.com/mod100/images/> > > > > > > Brian > > > > > -- > bkw >
