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| Tandy 102, Radio Shack Model 100, Traveling Software Booster Pak |
| After threatening several times, I finally assembled my collection of favorite, custom Tandy 102 / Radio Shack Model 100 software. The documentation and optimized code are original, but these files all build on the ideas and techniques first shared by contributors to the Club 100 program library, Portable 100 Magazine, and the very talented and prolific programmers of the now-defunct CompuServe Model 100 SIG. Programs are posted in both tokenized BASIC (.BA) and as plain .TXT. View the code from a browser by double-clicking on a .TXT link. Save a tokenized BASIC file to a DeskLink directory by right-clicking a .BA file and saving it as .BA. Documentation is all in plain text .DOC files. Change the file extensions to .DO if you'd rather read them on the M100. Enjoy! |
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| Nostalgia? Not Here! As I write this, a few years into the 21st century, I still use a Model 100 and a Tandy 102 weekly. Why? - Instant-on means working, not (re)booting. - Simple apps deal in plain text. No "conduits," conversions, or extra utilities necessary. - "Information appliance" approach emphasizes tasks, not "flash!" - Huge library of open source software. - Built-in MS BASIC for solutions on-the-fly. - No "Blue Screen of Death" - One-piece design avoids the laptop balancing act. - Full-size, full-travel keyboard. - Standard serial and parallel ports. - Easy-to-read display. - 20 hours on four standard AA batteries. This isn't about nostalgia. My T102 and M100 work alongside much newer hardware, including machines from HP and Palm. I'm hoping I'll eventually be able to retire my twenty-year-old laptops. If only someone would build a worthy successor. |
| Utilities, Applications & Hacks: X10V04.BA X10V04.TXT Docs works with an X10 FireCracker Remote to control your automated home. This version uses a plain-text, predictive interface so you don't need to remember obscure house and unit codes after programming DIGTIM.BA DIGTIM.TXT Big digit digital clock, count up and count down timer. Handy around the kitchen. Bottom menu line turns off for clean display. DIGCLK.BA DIGCLK.TXT Smaller, clock-only version of DIGTIM.BA. Nice digital clock for the living room or den bookshelf. Pressing any key quits to the M100 main menu. LF.BA LF.TXT This tiny utility toggles printer linefeeds on/off. CAUTION�this patch hides code in the F8 function key. Do not redefine the F8 key without first turning off the patch, lest you trigger a cold start! PACKUT.BA PACKUT.TXTDocs This front-end utility makes the M100 ZIP-like program PACK.CO easier to use. SETUP.BA SETUP.TXT Helps you reset date/time/Pwroff/Y2K setting after cold start. Y1K.BA Y1K.TXT<>Docs Simple solution to Y1K menu display on M100 Disk Utilities: TNYUT.BA TNYUT.TXTDocs Helper utility for Ron Weisen's TEENY DOS. Lists files on disk, runs TEENY. SAVE.BA SAVE.TXTDocs Helper utility for Ron Weisen's TEENY DOS. Cursor-select files to save with TINY or TEENY LOAD.BA LOAD.TXTDocs Helper utility for Ron Weisen's TEENY DOS. Disk file directory/batch load utility for TINY or TEENY Traveling Software's Booster Pak: BOOSTER PAK.DOC Description of unit. BPRDSK.DOC A note about Booster Pak file sizes. BASIC.BA BASIC.TXTDocs-- Catch-all Booster Pak utility. BPMEM.BA BPMEM.TXT -- Test Booster Pak memory chips. BPFILE.BA BPFILE.TXT Docs -- Creates catalog of R: drive. EDIT60.BA EDIT60.TXT Docs -- Use UltraScreen with the Booster Pak. Windows/DOS Tools: DESKLINK.BAT My DESKLINK startup file. Link to Desklink/Teeny installer page on Club100.org DETOKE.EXE Converts tokenized .BA file to text TANDY100.ICO Windows M100 icon M100 Listserve: To receive messages from other M100 Mailing List subscribers via email, send an empty email to: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] then send an empty reply to the confirmation message you receive. Links: Club100.org Portable 100 Mag Programs Portable 100 Magazine Archive - download .PDF files or buy the set on CD Pigford.org More X10 Firecracker programs |
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| Digtim.ba screenshot |
| X10V04.ba x10 Firecracker remote |
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| Page Last Updated: August 29, 2004 Email the Author |