Re: [M100] Light for using T100?

[Phil Wheeler]

Or an LED headlamp (my favorite for many apps), or 
a clip-on LED lamp running for many hours on small 
batteries.


Phil

On 12/5/16 7:21 PM, Brian White wrote:

http://www.hammacher.com/Product/79720

On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 9:19 PM, Josh Malone 
> wrote:


Won't help with a Z88 - but couldn't we take
5Vdc from some available port and use it to
run a low-power LED gooseneck light? The
bar-code reader port looks like a good
candidate to me. Nice DB9->USB A dongle and
you can plug in whatever light you want,
provided the M100 can supply the current.
I'm too tired to read from the schematic
what the power supply to that port is, but
I'll bet it could spare a few hundred
milliwatts for an LED.

-Josh

On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Alex ...
mailto:abortretryf...@gmail.com>> wrote:

I think the lack of any sort of
backlight is one of the #1 reasons why I
rarely use my T102... :/

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 11:43 PM, Russ
Oechslin mailto:russ51...@earthlink.net>> wrote:

There are several booklamps that
clamp on to a book cover. Perhaps
you could adapt one. We're in the
Midwest and Menards -- a
Wisconsin-based Home Depot like
store -- often gives them away free
after rebate, WITH batteries included!


At 10:10 PM 9/7/2016, you wrote:



Hi guys,
Have any of you come up with a
decent solution to having to use
the computer in less than ideal
lighting situations?
Perhaps a portable lamp of some sort?
I'd love to hear what you guys have
come up with. I'm using a Z88 and
the screen is even more difficult
to read and I really need a solution.
Thanks, Louis 



Russ Oechslin




-- 
Disclaimer: Any resemblance between the

above views and those of my employer, my
terminal, or the view out my window are
purely coincidental.  Any resemblance
between the above and my own views is
non-deterministic.  The question of the
existence of views in the absence of
anyone to hold them is left as an
exercise for the reader.
The question of the existence of the
reader is left as an exercise for the
second god coefficient.  (A discussion
of non-orthogonal, non-integral
polytheism is beyond the scope of this
article.) Thanks /usr/games/fortune

Re: [M100] Light for using T100?

[Brian White]

http://www.hammacher.com/Product/79720

On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 9:19 PM, Josh Malone  wrote:

> Won't help with a Z88 - but couldn't we take 5Vdc from some available port
> and use it to run a low-power LED gooseneck light? The bar-code reader port
> looks like a good candidate to me. Nice DB9->USB A dongle and you can plug
> in whatever light you want, provided the M100 can supply the current. I'm
> too tired to read from the schematic what the power supply to that port is,
> but I'll bet it could spare a few hundred milliwatts for an LED.
>
> -Josh
>
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Alex ...  wrote:
>
>> I think the lack of any sort of backlight is one of the #1 reasons why I
>> rarely use my T102... :/
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 11:43 PM, Russ Oechslin 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> There are several booklamps that clamp on to a book cover. Perhaps you
>>> could adapt one. We're in the Midwest and Menards -- a Wisconsin-based Home
>>> Depot like store -- often gives them away free after rebate, WITH batteries
>>> included!
>>>
>>>
>>> At 10:10 PM 9/7/2016, you wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi guys,
>>> Have any of you come up with a decent solution to having to use the
>>> computer in less than ideal lighting situations?
>>> Perhaps a portable lamp of some sort?
>>> I'd love to hear what you guys have come up with. I'm using a Z88 and
>>> the screen is even more difficult to read and I really need a solution.
>>> Thanks, Louis
>>>
>>>
>>> Russ Oechslin
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Disclaimer: Any resemblance between the above views and those of my
>> employer, my terminal, or the view out my window are purely coincidental.
>> Any resemblance between the above and my own views is non-deterministic.
>> The question of the existence of views in the absence of anyone to hold
>> them is left as an exercise for the reader.
>> The question of the existence of the reader is left as an exercise for
>> the second god coefficient.  (A discussion of non-orthogonal, non-integral
>> polytheism is beyond the scope of this article.) Thanks /usr/games/fortune
>>
>
>

Re: [M100] Light for using T100?

[Josh Malone]

Won't help with a Z88 - but couldn't we take 5Vdc from some available port
and use it to run a low-power LED gooseneck light? The bar-code reader port
looks like a good candidate to me. Nice DB9->USB A dongle and you can plug
in whatever light you want, provided the M100 can supply the current. I'm
too tired to read from the schematic what the power supply to that port is,
but I'll bet it could spare a few hundred milliwatts for an LED.

-Josh

On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Alex ...  wrote:

> I think the lack of any sort of backlight is one of the #1 reasons why I
> rarely use my T102... :/
>
> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 11:43 PM, Russ Oechslin 
> wrote:
>
>> There are several booklamps that clamp on to a book cover. Perhaps you
>> could adapt one. We're in the Midwest and Menards -- a Wisconsin-based Home
>> Depot like store -- often gives them away free after rebate, WITH batteries
>> included!
>>
>>
>> At 10:10 PM 9/7/2016, you wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi guys,
>> Have any of you come up with a decent solution to having to use the
>> computer in less than ideal lighting situations?
>> Perhaps a portable lamp of some sort?
>> I'd love to hear what you guys have come up with. I'm using a Z88 and the
>> screen is even more difficult to read and I really need a solution.
>> Thanks, Louis
>>
>>
>> Russ Oechslin
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Disclaimer: Any resemblance between the above views and those of my
> employer, my terminal, or the view out my window are purely coincidental.
> Any resemblance between the above and my own views is non-deterministic.
> The question of the existence of views in the absence of anyone to hold
> them is left as an exercise for the reader.
> The question of the existence of the reader is left as an exercise for the
> second god coefficient.  (A discussion of non-orthogonal, non-integral
> polytheism is beyond the scope of this article.) Thanks /usr/games/fortune
>

Re: [M100] M100 or M200 to Internet via WiFi

[Lee Kelley]

I recently got a c.h.i.p.  computer from Next Thing.  You can see it at
www.getchip.com.  it seems very promising.

On Monday, December 5, 2016, Howard Pepper  wrote:

> Tom,
>
> Yes, I use it on my LG G4, when the mood strikes me.  I also use
> AndChat for SSH'ing into my other Linux computers at home.
>
> Howard
> AC4FS
>
>
> On 12/05/2016 03:32 PM, Tom Hoppe wrote:
>
> Has anyone played with "Termux" on Android? It is just a Linux bash shell,
> but it has a (maintained) package manager and API into Android to allow
> some very interesting things (sending a text from the command line, taking
> a snapshot, reading the address book). I would really like to run a getty
> session to my M100/BlueM via Bluetooth, but no getty support...yet. This
> could be very interesting someday:
>
> https://termux.com/
>
> https://termux.com/add-on-api.html
>
> Tom Hoppe
> N7WNJ
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 7:14 AM, John R. Hogerhuis  > wrote:
>
>> How about connecting to a raspberry pi 3 via USB serial? It has wifi
>> on-board. Run Getty at 38400 with hardware flow control on the USB serial
>> port. Assemble HTERM for 38400bps and run it on model t. Then you would
>> need to get connected to wifi. You could use a command line wifi client to
>> connect to wifi. Then use w3m command line web browser to log in to the
>> access point. If you use a smart phone with hotspot you could avoid some of
>> that since you could use its wifi and there is no login. I have even seen a
>> cellular modem "hat" for rpi so you could go completely cellular and make
>> it very turnkey, work everywhere. The bandwidth usage of an all text system
>> would be extremely low so you could get data service very cheap... a pay as
>> you go plan. Like gousmobile or h2owireless. -- John.
>>
>
>
>

-- 
*"I will never in my lifetime make a film that cannot be seen by the whole
family"*  Arther P. Jacobs

Re: [M100] M100 or M200 to Internet via WiFi

[Howard Pepper]

Tom,

Yes, I use it on my LG G4, when the mood strikes me.  I also use
AndChat for SSH'ing into my other Linux computers at home.

Howard
AC4FS


On 12/05/2016 03:32 PM, Tom Hoppe wrote:
> Has anyone played with "Termux" on Android? It is just a Linux bash
> shell, but it has a (maintained) package manager and API into Android
> to allow some very interesting things (sending a text from the command
> line, taking a snapshot, reading the address book). I would really
> like to run a getty session to my M100/BlueM via Bluetooth, but no
> getty support...yet. This could be very interesting someday:
>
> https://termux.com/
>
> https://termux.com/add-on-api.html
>
> Tom Hoppe
> N7WNJ
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 7:14 AM, John R. Hogerhuis  > wrote:
>
> How about connecting to a raspberry pi 3 via USB serial? It has
> wifi on-board. Run Getty at 38400 with hardware flow control on
> the USB serial port. Assemble HTERM for 38400bps and run it on
> model t. Then you would need to get connected to wifi. You could
> use a command line wifi client to connect to wifi. Then use w3m
> command line web browser to log in to the access point. If you use
> a smart phone with hotspot you could avoid some of that since you
> could use its wifi and there is no login. I have even seen a
> cellular modem "hat" for rpi so you could go completely cellular
> and make it very turnkey, work everywhere. The bandwidth usage of
> an all text system would be extremely low so you could get data
> service very cheap... a pay as you go plan. Like gousmobile or
> h2owireless. -- John.
>
>

Re: [M100] Light for using T100?

[Alex ...]

I think the lack of any sort of backlight is one of the #1 reasons why I
rarely use my T102... :/

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 11:43 PM, Russ Oechslin 
wrote:

> There are several booklamps that clamp on to a book cover. Perhaps you
> could adapt one. We're in the Midwest and Menards -- a Wisconsin-based Home
> Depot like store -- often gives them away free after rebate, WITH batteries
> included!
>
>
> At 10:10 PM 9/7/2016, you wrote:
>
>
> Hi guys,
> Have any of you come up with a decent solution to having to use the
> computer in less than ideal lighting situations?
> Perhaps a portable lamp of some sort?
> I'd love to hear what you guys have come up with. I'm using a Z88 and the
> screen is even more difficult to read and I really need a solution.
> Thanks, Louis
>
>
> Russ Oechslin
>



-- 
Disclaimer: Any resemblance between the above views and those of my
employer, my terminal, or the view out my window are purely coincidental.
Any resemblance between the above and my own views is non-deterministic.
The question of the existence of views in the absence of anyone to hold
them is left as an exercise for the reader.
The question of the existence of the reader is left as an exercise for the
second god coefficient.  (A discussion of non-orthogonal, non-integral
polytheism is beyond the scope of this article.) Thanks /usr/games/fortune

Re: [M100] M100 or M200 to Internet via WiFi

[Tom Hoppe]

Has anyone played with "Termux" on Android? It is just a Linux bash shell,
but it has a (maintained) package manager and API into Android to allow
some very interesting things (sending a text from the command line, taking
a snapshot, reading the address book). I would really like to run a getty
session to my M100/BlueM via Bluetooth, but no getty support...yet. This
could be very interesting someday:

https://termux.com/

https://termux.com/add-on-api.html

Tom Hoppe
N7WNJ


On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 7:14 AM, John R. Hogerhuis  wrote:

> How about connecting to a raspberry pi 3 via USB serial?
>
> It has wifi on-board.
>
> Run Getty at 38400 with hardware flow control on the USB serial port.
> Assemble HTERM for 38400bps and run it on model t.
>
> Then you would need to get connected to wifi. You could use a command line
> wifi client to connect to wifi. Then use w3m command line web browser to
> log in to the access point.
>
> If you use a smart phone with hotspot you could avoid some of that since
> you could use its wifi and there is no login.
>
> I have even seen a cellular modem "hat" for rpi so you could go completely
> cellular and make it very turnkey, work everywhere. The bandwidth usage of
> an all text system would be extremely low so you could get data service
> very cheap... a pay as you go plan. Like gousmobile or h2owireless.
>
> -- John.
>

Re: [M100] M100 or M200 to Internet via WiFi

[John R. Hogerhuis]

How about connecting to a raspberry pi 3 via USB serial?

It has wifi on-board.

Run Getty at 38400 with hardware flow control on the USB serial port.
Assemble HTERM for 38400bps and run it on model t.

Then you would need to get connected to wifi. You could use a command line
wifi client to connect to wifi. Then use w3m command line web browser to
log in to the access point.

If you use a smart phone with hotspot you could avoid some of that since
you could use its wifi and there is no login.

I have even seen a cellular modem "hat" for rpi so you could go completely
cellular and make it very turnkey, work everywhere. The bandwidth usage of
an all text system would be extremely low so you could get data service
very cheap... a pay as you go plan. Like gousmobile or h2owireless.

-- John.

Re: [M100] M100 or M200 to Internet via WiFi

[Kurt McCullum]

Anthony,
Modems are a hit or miss affair at this point because the phone companies have 
mostly gone to digital lines which messes with the modem signals. Some digital 
services work great, some don't work at all. And if you are calling a modem 
that is also on a digital service, then you have two different carries both 
compressing the signal. The days of plain old telephone service have sadly past.
As far as getting your Model T on the internet, there are a couple of options. 
I looked into the Lantronix UDS-10. Great little device and I almost bought 
one. That will allow telnet connections through your Model-T. The downside is 
you have to have a wired connection and power.
Second option is mComm. There is an Android and Microsoft Windows version and 
they do work a little differently. The Android version works almost identical 
to the Lantronix device. Load it onto your phone, attach the USB to serial 
cable and turn on the 'Modem' service. Then you can telnet to a BBS with 'ATDT 
url:port'. The windows version is a little different but I think you said you 
have a Mac so I won't go into that, but it's in the manual.
If you want to connect to a BBS from a coffee shop, the Android version is your 
best bet.
Others may know of another way to do this. It's a very helpful list.
The Android version also supports SSL connections with 'ATDS' instead of ATDT. 
That allows for connecting to mail servers. I wrote a little sendmail program 
to do this but I have not uploaded it yet. It's a hoot to send an email from a 
30+ year old computer.
Kurt
 

On Monday, December 5, 2016 5:18 AM, Anthony Coghlan  
wrote:
 

 Hello, everyone, and hope you’re all well wherever you are in the world.  Been 
a long time since I’ve chimed in, and my last time, I had e-mail issues at the 
same time and didn’t get to respond timely - which probably made me seem 
terribly unappreciative and rude.  So, I apologize for that.  I follow with 
great interest and find the discussions here immensely interesting and helpful. 
 I have so many questions that you’ll have to forgive the long train of thought 
below…  Feel free to address any part of it.
Like many of us, I would love to use my Model 100 (or newly acquired Model 200) 
to connect to the Internet, preferably wirelessly.  I know this topic has come 
up numerous times over the years, but new and inexpensive technologies arise 
regularly to supplement tried and true methods and perhaps achieve more than 
was possible before, at least at modest cost.  Wanted to get thoughts on a 
couple of options.
First, what I have and haven’t been able to do:*  At home, have been able to 
connect to various dial-up BBS through an old Hayes Accura 2400, including 
Simnet which aims to be a dialup Telnet gateway. Some luck, but not a lot of 
experimentation yet. Oddly, haven’t been able to just connect through the 
built-in 300 baud modem;  always seems to end up disconnecting before I can do 
much.  Maybe 300 baud is too slow for these BBS, and I get kicked off or don’t 
manage to negotiate the connection correctly?
*  Have been able to connect through Bluetooth and serial cable to my 2009 iMac 
which in turn is connected to my home WiFi.  However, I want to be able to roam 
around the house connected by WiFi to various Telnet sites, or hunker down in 
the local coffee shop and do the same if possible.  I don’t want to use the 
Mx00 just as a keyboard to my iMac. 
Now the many questions:(1) Assuming I were to connect in the typical coffee 
shop, could I even log in to “accept” their connection, since most public 
places offering free WiFi require clicking on an option in a Web page?
(2) Lantronix UDS-10 or UDS-200 (twin port) as serial modem, then maybe an 
Ethernet WiFi link:  has anyone done it this way?  Seems like a lot of gadgets 
(and somewhat pricey) to get this to work, though I like what I’ve seen of the 
UDS-10’s capabilities for connecting to Ethernet.
(3) Lantronix WiBox or similar:  has anyone connected Mx00 to the Internet this 
way?  Relatively higher cost (and harder to find).
(4) Arduino-intended options: e.g., ESP8266 Web Server Serial ESP-13E Shield 
Wifi Board for Arduino 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/192043176247?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l5999&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI192043176247.N36.S1.R1.TR3
or even just ESP-01 Serial Wi-Fi Wireless Module + Adapter Module Compatible 
for 
Arduinohttp://www.ebay.com/itm/15232943?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
I like Arduino and experiment with it regularly, but is there any reason 
(voltage levels, interfacing, etc.) that the Arduino would need to be involved 
with these options, or could one interface a Mx00 directly to these and 
configure the connection to work (perhaps needing to set parameters on the 
board first through a “modern” PC, but then just connecting the Mx00)?
Thanks - greatly appreciate any thoughts on this topic…
Best wishes,Anthony



   

[M100] M100 or M200 to Internet via WiFi

[Anthony Coghlan]

Hello, everyone, and hope you’re all well wherever you are in the world.  Been 
a long time since I’ve chimed in, and my last time, I had e-mail issues at the 
same time and didn’t get to respond timely - which probably made me seem 
terribly unappreciative and rude.  So, I apologize for that.  I follow with 
great interest and find the discussions here immensely interesting and helpful. 
 I have so many questions that you’ll have to forgive the long train of thought 
below…  Feel free to address any part of it.

Like many of us, I would love to use my Model 100 (or newly acquired Model 200) 
to connect to the Internet, preferably wirelessly.  I know this topic has come 
up numerous times over the years, but new and inexpensive technologies arise 
regularly to supplement tried and true methods and perhaps achieve more than 
was possible before, at least at modest cost.  Wanted to get thoughts on a 
couple of options.

First, what I have and haven’t been able to do:
*  At home, have been able to connect to various dial-up BBS through an old 
Hayes Accura 2400, including Simnet which aims to be a dialup Telnet gateway. 
Some luck, but not a lot of experimentation yet. Oddly, haven’t been able to 
just connect through the built-in 300 baud modem;  always seems to end up 
disconnecting before I can do much.  Maybe 300 baud is too slow for these BBS, 
and I get kicked off or don’t manage to negotiate the connection correctly?

*  Have been able to connect through Bluetooth and serial cable to my 2009 iMac 
which in turn is connected to my home WiFi.  However, I want to be able to roam 
around the house connected by WiFi to various Telnet sites, or hunker down in 
the local coffee shop and do the same if possible.  I don’t want to use the 
Mx00 just as a keyboard to my iMac. 

Now the many questions:
(1) Assuming I were to connect in the typical coffee shop, could I even log in 
to “accept” their connection, since most public places offering free WiFi 
require clicking on an option in a Web page?

(2) Lantronix UDS-10 or UDS-200 (twin port) as serial modem, then maybe an 
Ethernet WiFi link:  has anyone done it this way?  Seems like a lot of gadgets 
(and somewhat pricey) to get this to work, though I like what I’ve seen of the 
UDS-10’s capabilities for connecting to Ethernet.

(3) Lantronix WiBox or similar:  has anyone connected Mx00 to the Internet this 
way?  Relatively higher cost (and harder to find).

(4) Arduino-intended options: e.g., ESP8266 Web Server Serial ESP-13E Shield 
Wifi Board for Arduino 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/192043176247?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l5999&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI192043176247.N36.S1.R1.TR3
 


or even just ESP-01 Serial Wi-Fi Wireless Module + Adapter Module Compatible 
for Arduino
http://www.ebay.com/itm/15232943?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
 


I like Arduino and experiment with it regularly, but is there any reason 
(voltage levels, interfacing, etc.) that the Arduino would need to be involved 
with these options, or could one interface a Mx00 directly to these and 
configure the connection to work (perhaps needing to set parameters on the 
board first through a “modern” PC, but then just connecting the Mx00)?

Thanks - greatly appreciate any thoughts on this topic…

Best wishes,
Anthony