[M100] Newbie Question

[Nick Shaner]

hi guys,

hope you all are doing great. I just picked up a model T for doing some free-lance writing because of the excellent keyboard-- though I LOVE classic computing I am primarily a writer. I stumbled upon this video on transferring files via Virtual T

which seems like the least complicated process other than acquiring a "NAD box". But the video shows transfer of a .ba program TO the model T, instead of transferring a .do file to Virtual T. I have the null modem cable and even the usb converter as in this video, but i also discovered the laptop I am planning on using (Windows XP) has a Com Port. Can someone kindly walk me through the process of transferring my document to a windows computer in The Simplest Terms possible? Though my very first computer was a Tandy desktop I just missed the learning curve for mastering Basic.

Thanks,
Nick

[Josh Malone]

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[Peter Vollan]

FYI I use dlplus on Linux Mint.
On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 at 11:51, Daryl Tester

Hi Nick!
It's a tricky process, hence hard to simplify (and I haven't
done it for a while, plus about to board a plane and head back
to Australia), but what's the reason for uploading *to*
Virtual T?
Welcome, and cheers.

Post by Nick Shaner
hi guys,
hope you all are doing great. I just picked up a model T for doing some
free-lance writing because of the excellent keyboard-- though I LOVE
classic computing I am primarily a writer. I stumbled upon this video on
transferring files via Virtual T http://youtu.be/jBCshRbrHO8 which
seems like the least complicated process other than acquiring a "NAD
box". But the video shows transfer of a .ba program TO the model T,
instead of transferring a .do file to Virtual T. I have the null modem
cable and even the usb converter as in this video, but i also discovered
the laptop I am planning on using (Windows XP) has a Com Port. Can
someone kindly walk me through the process of transferring my document
to a windows computer in The Simplest Terms possible? Though my very
first computer was a Tandy desktop I just missed the learning curve for
mastering Basic.
Thanks,
Nick

[Nick Shaner]

thanks for the advice so far you guys! There is really no reason I need to use Virtual T I just assumed transfers between the actual m-100 and the virtual T emulator would be rather straight forward from what I had watched in the video I linked. Once again I am a complete novice so I understand that the learning curve is going to be pretty steep for me. Would using hyperterminal be another option worth pursuing or will the laddiealpha route be simpler? I am coming from typing on an alphasmart and think that the m100 keyboard and ruggedness of the unit is far worth the extra trouble for text transfers.

Post by Peter Vollan
FYI I use dlplus on Linux Mint.
On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 at 11:51, Daryl Tester

Hi Nick!
It's a tricky process, hence hard to simplify (and I haven't
done it for a while, plus about to board a plane and head back
to Australia), but what's the reason for uploading *to*
Virtual T?
Welcome, and cheers.

Post by Nick Shaner
hi guys,
hope you all are doing great. I just picked up a model T for doing some
free-lance writing because of the excellent keyboard-- though I LOVE
classic computing I am primarily a writer. I stumbled upon this video on
transferring files via Virtual T http://youtu.be/jBCshRbrHO8 which
seems like the least complicated process other than acquiring a "NAD
box". But the video shows transfer of a .ba program TO the model T,
instead of transferring a .do file to Virtual T. I have the null modem
cable and even the usb converter as in this video, but i also discovered
the laptop I am planning on using (Windows XP) has a Com Port. Can
someone kindly walk me through the process of transferring my document
to a windows computer in The Simplest Terms possible? Though my very
first computer was a Tandy desktop I just missed the learning curve for
mastering Basic.
Thanks,
Nick

[Josh Malone]

Post by Nick Shaner
thanks for the advice so far you guys! There is really no reason I need to use Virtual T I just assumed transfers between the actual m-100 and the virtual T emulator would be rather straight forward from what I had watched in the video I linked. Once again I am a complete novice so I understand that the learning curve is going to be pretty steep for me. Would using hyperterminal be another option worth pursuing or will the laddiealpha route be simpler? I am coming from typing on an alphasmart and think that the m100 keyboard and ruggedness of the unit is far worth the extra trouble for text transfers.

Depends. If you have a DOS on your M100, then a TPDD emu (laddiealpha,
mcomm) is the easiest. If you don't have a DOS, then a straight test
upload to a terminal program saves you the RAM in your M100. Absolute
easiest option is to get TS-DOS in ROM -- usually with a REX module --
and then use a TPDD emu to transfer files from TS-DOS on the 100.
That's what I do. REX will set you back ~$65, but it also effectively
increases the storage capacity of your 100 by 16-fold since it allows
you to save RAM images to flash and swap between them on the fly.

-Josh

[Nick Shaner]

and safe travels!

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Post by Peter Vollan
FYI I use dlplus on Linux Mint.
On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 at 11:51, Daryl Tester

Hi Nick!
It's a tricky process, hence hard to simplify (and I haven't
done it for a while, plus about to board a plane and head back
to Australia), but what's the reason for uploading *to*
Virtual T?
Welcome, and cheers.

Post by Nick Shaner
hi guys,
hope you all are doing great. I just picked up a model T for doing some
free-lance writing because of the excellent keyboard-- though I LOVE
classic computing I am primarily a writer. I stumbled upon this video on
transferring files via Virtual T http://youtu.be/jBCshRbrHO8 which
seems like the least complicated process other than acquiring a "NAD
box". But the video shows transfer of a .ba program TO the model T,
instead of transferring a .do file to Virtual T. I have the null modem
cable and even the usb converter as in this video, but i also discovered
the laptop I am planning on using (Windows XP) has a Com Port. Can
someone kindly walk me through the process of transferring my document
to a windows computer in The Simplest Terms possible? Though my very
first computer was a Tandy desktop I just missed the learning curve for
mastering Basic.
Thanks,
Nick