(c)1990 Golden Triangle, Inc. (c)1990 Wilson Van Alst All rights reserved. Fm: Jeffrey T. Hess To: All I am a lowly, poor graduate student looking for an inexpensive alternative to a portable computer. I heard the model 100 was a possibility. I have a 386 MS-DOS machine in my home. Can the Model 100 and DOS communicate? And does the Model 100 have enough memory for larger amounts of text (10 pages plus?). If you could point me in the right direction I would sure appreciate it. Sincerely, Jeff Hess 70670,3070 - 0 - Fm: PETER ROSS To: Jeffrey T. Hess The M100 is an excellent choice for many people. It's quite capable despite its limitations. As someone who lives in Manhattan, I wouldn't want to carry a $2000 laptop around with me. At $125 or so used, a M100/102 is almost a disposable computer these days. And yes, the M100 and other computers including DOS boxes communicate easily ... even easier with some of the utilities available here for free or commercially elsewhere. Pierre - 0 - Fm: Jeffrey T. Hess To: PETER ROSS Thanks for the Tip Pierre, I sure appreciate it!!! - 0 - Fm: Wilson Van Alst To: Jeffrey T. Hess Jeffrey, To add a bit to what Pierre was saying: several people who ditched their M100's in favor of MS-DOS laptops have =come back= to the original Tandy machines -- because they are so simple, rugged, and easy to care for. A 32K Model 100 will hold more than the 10 pages of text you ask about. And connecting to a PC is really easy. If and when you decide to take the plunge, drop a line and we'll point you toward the software you'll need. Regards, Van - 0 - Fm: mitch Carucci To: Jeffrey T. Hess Jeff, I have a model 100 with Ram expanded to 96K (3 banks of 32K) that I no longer need and am looking to sell. If interested, let me know. - 0 - Fm: Jeffrey T. Hess To: mitch Carucci Mitch, I'm interested!! The memory sounds good, but what about accessories? Do you have the manual? What about the fake-leather case? So many questions and so little time!! Let me know. - 0 - Fm: mitch Carucci To: Jeffrey T. Hess Yes, I have the fake leather case!!! I also have SuperRom, and 96K total Ram (three banks of 32K). As well, the Manual, and a M100 book titled whose name eludes me at the moment. Also, I have the cable to hook into the modem , and a printer cable. I don't think I have the AC adaptor, I might have, but I just have not seen it recently and think I have lost it. They are cheap, however. - 0 - Fm: Tony Anderson To: mitch Carucci I wish you guys would stop calling it a - quote - Fake Leather Case - unquote! Every body knows it's made of naugahyde, and even though the nauga's are not an endangered species, it's become fashionable not to mention them by name lately. I'd much rather everyone called a spade a spade, and a nauga, a nauga. Just because they aren't good eating, and don't smell too good, they aren't going to go away in the near future. Those little rascals can sure reproduce. My old lady says they're kinda cute, but difficult to toilet train. So let's get away from - quote - Fake - unquote, and call it what it really is --- Genuine Imitation Vinyl. So much for my two cents worth... - 0 - Fm: Bill Brandon To: Tony Anderson rof,l! Reminds me of what guitar players call the shiny, iridescent plastic used on some pickguards and for inlays on cheap axes: Mother of Toilet Seat. Bill - 0 - Fm: Tony Anderson To: Bill Brandon I love it! - 0 - Fm: Jeffrey T. Hess To: mitch Carucci Dear Mitch, Wow!!! Love that Nauga. Okay, I'm very interested, (but disappointed about the power cord). But we need to talk price? Can you give me a figure? Thanks for all your help!! Appreciate it! Long live the Naugas!!! - 0 - Fm: Jim Samuel To: Tony Anderson Tony....the other day I was out with my M100 in its naugahyde case and some animal rights activists threw paint at me. They said that 20 naugas died for my case alone and I should be ashamed of myself for carrying it. - 0 - Fm: Tony Anderson To: Jim Samuel Gee, Jim, I don't know what to tell you. Those fanatics are everywhere! And your's must have been made in an off year. Mine looks like it was made from two very narrow nauga's, and one wide, fat, long one. And obviously, they came from the Tandy Farm - the brand mark is still on the hide of the fat one. - 0 - Fm: RANDY HESS To: Tony Anderson I believe I read somewhere that genetic engineering has created a rectanguler nauga that sheds a suitably sized skin each year. The only documented drawback seems to be that their preferred diet is leather. - 0 - Fm: mitch Carucci To: Jim Samuel I should have read your message before I left mine. But it does seem that tghe Nauga activists are getting out of hand in all parts of the country! - 0 - Fm: mitch Carucci To: Tony Anderson Contrary to your comments, Naugas are good to eat. They are tough, I agree, but the flavor is mild, not unlike alligator. In addition, Naugas are low in fat, and high in essential Omega 3 oils. - 0 - Fm: Tony Anderson To: RANDY HESS That's interesting. I recall that there were a few news reports a couple of years back that they were trying to develop square fruits and vegetables, which would allow them to be packed and shipped better. But I had no idea the square-heads had gotten to genetically engineering real, live nauga's. By the way, what family of animals does the nauga properly belong in? Is it mammal, or cold-blooded? It certainly makes fine leather for general purpose use. Sorry to hear that their preferred diet is leather. Is that domestic or imported? - 0 - Fm: Tony Anderson To: mitch Carucci Well, you must use some sort of sauce. Or cook them in some special manner. I've never seen any restaurants offer a decent nauga on their menu. And of course, all the better restaurants avoid them - except, of course, those who go for exotic entree's, like buffalo burgers... Just what part of the buffalo goes into those burgers, by the way? All in all, more appetizing than goat's eyes, I guess. But then I hear goats eyes are a delicacy in certain Arab countries... in some, even nauga's might be appreciated; dipped in squid ink, or ambergris. I once tried a bread, made out of smashed weed tops and Herb's. ... They didn't say Herb's what! Might have been his old shoes, for all I know! - 0 - Fm: Jim Scheef [FUSE Forum] To: mitch Carucci Mitch, Glad to hear you like naugas. Us nauga farmers have been suffering of late due to the economy and all. Lately I've had to suppliment my nauga herd with qualms. Fortunatly naugas and qualms get along fine in the same pastures. I expect qualms to become big in the market because of all the people I hear saying that so-and-so ain't got no qualms. As the economy turns up I expect a big market! Jim - 0 - Fm: C. Davey Utter To: Tony Anderson It's not goat's EYES that are the delicacy! Look, lower. ...Dave - 0 - Fm: Tony Anderson To: C. Davey Utter Well, that's what they call them. (grin) - 0 - Fm: Jim Samuel To: Tony Anderson Tony...I don't know why everyone gets so upset about the way naugas are treated. What people do to ramas is even worse. Why, on my way home from work today I saw places set up where you can "Paint-A-Rama", "Bowl-A-Rama", "Brake-A-Rama" and worse. Once in Nashville, I even saw a shop where you could "Elvis-A-Rama." Imagine, a poor little rama in a sequinned jump suit....mind-boggling, isn't it? - 0 - Fm: Tony Anderson To: Jim Samuel Yes indeed. That, and "Thons"... You see them everywhere, too. Tape- a-Thon (which, I guess is where you go in and apply tape to a Thon); Bowl-a-Thon's, (where, I guess, you go in and actually use a Thon as a bowling ball); Skate-a-Thon's, (where they make those poor little Thon's put on teeny-tiny roller-skate's)! It's a shame. - 0 - Fm: C. Davey Utter To: Tony Anderson Grin...is right. ...Dave - 0 - Fm: Alan Rowberg To: C. Davey Utter Errr, I have been gone a few days and seem to have lost my way. Can someone direct me back to the M100 forum? All this gourmet cooking and Nauga farming has me confused. - 0 - Fm: C. Davey Utter To: Alan Rowberg Me too! It's way out of hand for such a subdued and dignified forum. ...Dave - 0 - Fm: Jim Scheef [FUSE Forum] To: Tony Anderson Gee, Mitch, many restraunts have Nauga on their menus - the covers are often made of nauga.... Jim - 0 - Fm: Tony Anderson To: Jim Scheef [FUSE Forum] Ooo ... Ooo... Aside from your missing your target, and sending Mitch's message to me, That's good! I never thought of it that way. There must be a LOT of restaurants that have nauga's on the menu. (grin) - 0 - Fm: mitch Carucci To: Tony Anderson The key is that you have to pound the Nauga to tenderize it. Then marinate, bread and fry it. Some good hot sauce, like McCutcheons should be served with them. Thats all, too much fooling around, and you lose the unique nauga flavor. As to Buffalo, that is an entirely different subject, that is probably best not gone into here, but Buffalo is now being seriously farmed as its meat IS low in Cholesterol, and has the average fat content of Turkey, and the flavor of beef. It is a bit expensive right now, but with more and more farmers going into raising Buffalo, perhaps the price will come down. There are more Buffalo in this country today than at any time since the great herds. They are really making a comeback! - 0 - Fm: mitch Carucci To: Jim Scheef [FUSE Forum] I understand that qualms take at least three years to get to market size. Those farmers betterr get cracking. - 0 - Fm: Tony Anderson To: mitch Carucci On the preparation of nauga's, I had heard that they make a very fine stew... First you tenderize and saute the nauga meat, then combine it with potatoes, carrots, onions, and other vegetables of your choosing, simmer it for hours over a slow flame, then remove the nauga and eat the rest. - 0 - Fm: Larry Reyka To: Wilson Van Alst Some of us never really left. We just made some room for our MS-DOS machines and continued to use the M100 in the areas where it shines! - 0 - Starting message #: 38869 Starting date: 03-Jan-92 13:05:25 Participants: Jeffrey T. Hess 70670,3070 PETER ROSS 72027,3653 Wilson Van Alst 76576,2735 mitch Carucci 72756,442 Tony Anderson 76703,4062 Bill Brandon 76701,256 Jim Samuel 70640,754 RANDY HESS 73267,552 Jim Scheef [FUSE Forum] 76702,1654 C. Davey Utter 70055,522 Alan Rowberg 76703,4421 Larry Reyka 72516,475