Subj : Re: TRS-80 CCR-82 Tape Pl
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : Daniel
Date : Sat May 02 2020 10:33:00

-=> Kurt Weiske wrote to Daniel <=-

 -=> Daniel wrote to All <=-

 Da> In an effort to complete my TRS-80 Model 200 rig, I ordered a cassette
 Da> recorder off ebay for a good price. Said it was needing new belts. No
 Da> problemo, I'm a tapehead.

 KW> Good luck with that. Those are a lot of fun; I had a model 102 for a
 KW> while, but the = key broke and wasn't much use after that -- and I
 KW> wasn't up to fixing the key back then.

Cool yeah

 KW> There's a new device that's roughly the same form factor called a
 KW> FreeWrite - it's got mechanical keys and a tiny screen, and just does
 KW> word processing. Apparently writers who want a distration-free tool can
 KW> use it to write without the distractions of the internet.

Never heard of it, will look it up.

 KW> I'd like to go to a coffee shop (when they open again) and whip out my
 KW> m100 onto the table and start writing my novel with it.

I like taking my 200 to a bench on my green belt with a cigar and compose my
phlog entries.

 KW> Personally, I'd like an old DOS laptop with VDE, if I could find one
 KW> with a decent screen and a good battery.

Anything older than a pentium is expensive. 486's are going for crazy stacks
right now. You can typically find them in pretty good condition but be warned
the batteries would need to be replaced. You can usually find vendors who'll
make batteries for old laptops if you look hard enough. Just be sure you have a
battery lined up before buying an old laptop.

I have a pentium 90 laptop that I got for coding purposes, I was going to slap
a headless linux distro and code in emacs. They tried to fix the laptop before
I got it. It's in a drawer in a file cabinet in pieces waiting until I get
replacement parts for it. I'm glad it wasn't expensive.

Be careful what you get.


.... Daniel Traechin
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