Re: [M100] On-device file conversion?

My solution is to use the M100 to write on a remote server. I have one of those battery-powered Wifi things attached to the RS-232 port, and telnet into a $6/month DigitalOcean Linux VM. With the correct termcap, the Nano text processor works great on an M100. I use USB battery about the size

Re: [M100] View-80 and escape codes

I have my termcap file on my remote machine set to send certain escape codes for clearing the screen and such when I'm logged in. It works fine in plain vanilla Telcom — Lynx, Nano, and other programs display as expected. Switch to View-80, and it doesn't work. No cursor movements. No scree

[M100] View-80 and escape codes

I've done some testing, and examined the data with View-80's Snoopy mode, and it turns out that View-80 doesn't handle escape codes. Anything that's not bog-standard ASCII gets thrown out. No screen clear codes, no cursor movement codes, etc… Does anyone know of a Model 100 terminal program th

[M100] Printer port clamp

I was in the book store yesterday and picked up one of those little battery-powered lights that clip onto a book. Not the ones with the giant, scary clamps, but one with a smaller, dainty clip. I thought I might have it do double-duty illuminating an M100 screen from above, but there doesn't

[M100] Option ROM long-term storage

After 35 years, I recently pulled the Associated Press option ROM out of my Model 100 to make room for a TS-DOS ROM. Since the chances of finding a replacement are pretty close to zero, what is the best way to wrap it up for long-term storage? Right now, I have it in one of those anti-static ba

[M100] Saving problem

Recently, I've started having trouble saving documents from TEXT. When I press F3 to save the file, it asks for a name. I supply a name like A.DO. But then the Model 100 tries to save it somewhere other than the built-in memory. I can hear a relay inside the machine triggering repeatedly, a

Re: [M100] TS-DOS Option ROM

No, there isn't an ordering link on the Rex page. Clicking on "Ordering information" just brings you to a page that lists prices and methods of payment. Perhaps it's my fault for not knowing that "twospruces / gmail" after the sign-off was supposed to be an e-mail address, and that I'm suppo

Re: [M100] TS-DOS Option ROM

I thought about the REX#, but it looks discontinued. There aren't any links on that page to order anything, and no contact information. Not even a name. Super sketchy. If I was going to get a REX, I'd get the CP/M version, as I'm a CP/M enthusiast. But $100 is more than I can do this close

[M100] TS-DOS Option ROM

Does anyone know if TS-DOS option ROMS are still being sold anywhere? I'd like to use one with TPDD Backpack. All the online searches point to the Bitchin' 100 web site, which doesn't appear to have been updated in 15 years.

Re: [M100] Modems and the modern world

odern world > Date: October 12, 2022 at 2:41:57 PM CDT > To: m...@bitchin100.com <mailto:m...@bitchin100.com> > > > link? > > > On Wed, 12 Oct 2022 at 11:54, Wayne Lorentz <mailto:wa...@lorentz.me>> wrote: > It is possible to dial DTMF from a Model 100, with

Re: [M100] Modems and the modern world

It is possible to dial DTMF from a Model 100, with a little help. My wife has a rotary phone, and bought a little line-powered box that translates pulses into Touch Tones. I think she paid about $20 for it from a guy in Australia who makes them. Seems to work well.

[M100] Programs from books and magazines without typing

I was looking at some of the books people have listed here recently, and some of the type-in programs are interesting. If you remember the old days of typing in programs from the back of magazines, you remember that it could be very tedious, which is why there were lots of utilities to help wi

Re: [M100] Books in 2022

For those of you who don’t have access to venjai’s personal G: hard drive, I found most of what he listed on archive.org in multiple formats: https://ia601309.us.archive.org/17/items/25GamesForYourTrs80Model100/25%20games%20for%20your%20trs-80%20model%20100.pdf https://archive.org/details/44Prog

[M100] Associated Press Option ROM

Here’s what was may have been in the Option ROM socket: http://wayne.lorentz.me/computers/trs-80/this_trs-80/ There were other systems available, but the AP one was the most popular. I dated a newspaper reporter from your region (differen

[M100] TRS-80 Model 100 termcap

Recently on this list, someone asked about a termcap definition for the Model 100. I’ve been cobbling together bits and pieces over the years, and this is what I use to telnet into my Mac media server, and from there ssh, gopher, and lynx out into the world. If you’re going to use a Mac as a m

Re: [M100] European T102 - different!

Maybe the difference is in the modulation of the modem. I remember my early modems had a switch to change them from Bell 212A to Baudot. 212A was the American standard, and I think Baudot was British.

Re: [M100] WTB: NASDBox

Thanks for the advice, John. Unfortunately, I'm looking for something better than an Android device. Too many wires, and too much complication. And I liked that the NASDBox ran of off AA batteries, so I don't have to think about whether the Android device is charged or not. I guess I was loo

[M100] WTB: NASDBox

Does anyone know where I can buy a NASDBox? The Club100 web page for it states that orders are no longer being taken. But the page also indicates that it was last updated in 2011. Does anyone know if someone else has taken up this project in the last nine years, or is it abandoned?

[M100] The Holy Grail: Mikrokolor Color Interface on Ebay

> > Ok you guys, here it is. Of course it does not come with software but > you're smart enough to reverse engineer? > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mikrokolor-Color-Interface-for-a-TRS-80-RARE/143255136222?hash=item215aabe7de:g:4LkAAOSwMrJc3X97&frcectupt=true This may be the first time in history

Re: [M100] M100 Digest, Vol 99, Issue 13

This is a long read, but once you wade through all the personal anecdotes, there’s a lot of interesting information about how reporters used the Model 100 back in the day. http://wayne.lorentz.me/This_TRS-80/ I’ll post it to the Facebook group once Facebook is back online.

Re: [M100] M100 Digest, Vol 99, Issue 5

Yep. Gorilla Banana was a real low-end dot matrix printer. I think it was Epson compatible. Lots of “tech” companies named themselves after animals back then. Elephant Memory Systems made floppy disks. There was also a CP/M machine maker named Zebra. > On Mar 5, 2019, at 1:38 PM, m100-requ

[M100] Current (2018) RAM/RAM disk options

Can anyone give a brief overview of the current state of RAM expansion and RAM disk options for the 100? All of the information I see online is at least a decade old. I’m especially interested to learn if there are any ways to add storage to the system expansion bus on the bottom. My option RO

[M100] Loading binary files

I recently broke out my old AP-issued Model 100 and have been tinkering with it. I have it hooked up to my computer via a null modem and am able to transfer BASIC files to it. But I'm stumped about how to move a binary file. In my old BBSing days, you just used a file transfer program, like the