July 1, 2008
Well, today is the day. This is my first truly official Retrochallenge post. I am typing today's post on my Tandy 102. My first thing I did today on my Tandy was to begin work on my first program for the challenge. I can't say much more than that, except that I am getting hung up on some syntax and I'm gonna need to get me a Tandy Basic reference manual or something.
On another note, this post was actually written on my Tandy 102, and then transferred to my Linux laptop for uploading to the net. I used the Linux version of Teeny and Desklink Plus to transfer the file. You can find these programs to download from the Bitchin' 100 website.
I had to build a null modem cable for the job, and fortunately I had some peices of junk laying around to get the job done. My cable is made of a rainbow-colored ribbon cable with a 25-pin male D-Sub connector on one end and a female 9-pin DSub on the other end. I also chopped up a GameBoy game case to make the strain releif, which is held together with scotch tape. Yeah, looks kinda sloppy, but it works and it'll last me until I can buy parts for a "real" cable. I found my schematics on the Club 100 website.
One last thing I discovered upon checking my email- I won my bid on Ebay for a Lantronix MSS-VIA. Just in time for the competition.
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Congrats on the Lantronix, great hardware for retro-users. Looking forward to your Tandy 102 exploits.
Thanks equant. Yeah, I plan on using the MSS-VIA for more than just the Tandy, wait and see...
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