Re: [M100] 100/102 to USB?

2019-03-20 Thread John Graf
I have one or two serial to USB cables, but I can’t find a “Terminal” app like there used to be on the older Macs, complete with the comm settings. I’ve found one that doesn’t work on my newer Mac OS, though it apparently does on some older style machines with early OS 10 versions. The only Ter

Re: [M100] Dust Covers

2019-02-08 Thread John Graf
Without actually pulling out my M100 to check, here’s an idea: I do some woodworking around the house and my first thought was a wood cover is easy. Either thin plywood or MDF, with a rail around the outer edge and across the top of the keyboard to lift it from the keys. If I were making one for

Re: [M100] A great Tandy 102 story

2018-12-10 Thread John Graf
Great story! Thanks. > On Dec 10, 2018, at 7:51 PM, Mitch Parker wrote: > > Good evening, > > Today I had to give a presentation to my daughter's early childhood education > class on "What Does Daddy Do?". I talked about working with computers, and > keeping computers safe for the people tha

Re: [M100] Another eBay Alert

2017-09-05 Thread John Graf
Oh yes, I remember the day I bought the second Selectric for the newspaper. But before that, I discovered word processing on the Coleco Adam. I used my father-in-law’s Adam to write up my business plan before buying the newspaper. Was its spreadsheet called Multiplan? Can’t remember. Word proce

Re: [M100] Another eBay Alert

2017-09-05 Thread John Graf
Careful there, Mr. Gardner, with the age related dig Oh, and what was it we were talking about anyway? > On Sep 5, 2017, at 3:35 PM, John Gardner wrote: > > Oh well - If you're old enough to remember this stuff, > > you're probably too old... "8(

Re: [M100] Another eBay Alert

2017-09-05 Thread John Graf
Why is the return key different color than the rest of the keys? Is it not original, or were return keys different color in the “older” days?

Re: [M100] Rick Hanson

2016-12-08 Thread John Graf
A positive legacy. Well done, Rick. And well done, too, Brian. Thanks for helping us remember. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - John > On Dec 8, 2016, at 5:05 AM, Brian Brindle wrote: > > When I was a boy there was a guy would go along the streets of the > neighborhood asking if anyone knew

Re: [M100] M100-Related Items for Sale

2016-11-18 Thread John Graf
Thanks. John > On Nov 18, 2016, at 2:27 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: > > Torrance, to be specific. > > But please email replies to me at my email address. w7ox at socal dot rr dot > com > > Phil > > On 11/18/16 12:25 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: >> >>

Re: [M100] M100-Related Items for Sale

2016-11-18 Thread John Graf
Phil, What part of the world do you live in? Thanks, John > On Nov 18, 2016, at 1:13 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: > > M100 Folks, > > I have some items I need to pass on to someone that will use them and I'm so > out of the M100 community these days that I'm not sure what the best approach > is

Re: [M100] Question

2015-11-24 Thread John Graf
NADS box, and a couple of other solutions, which escape my memory. If you haven't already, check out Club100.org. - - - - - - - - - - John Graf > On Nov 24, 2015, at 9:46 PM, benjamin.vanderf...@gmail.com wrote: > I was wondering what is the easiest possible way for someone with very lit

Re: [M100] Recent article about Model 100 posted on Ars Technica

2015-07-21 Thread John Graf
Not likely a tip, just a memory: In the “old days” back when I was using the M100 in my newspaper business, the MacPlus and Mac Se printer cable to the Apple pin printer, which we used to print address labels to mail the paper, was a null modem cable. We simply reversed the cable — unplugged it