For #septandy 2023, I'm bringing my Tandy Model 100 into the 21st century by taking it online! In this video, I show you how I connected it to the Internet, and how you can do the same for under $10.
The small 8 line screen on the M100 isn't all that great for playing BBS games, so we'll also do a mod that will let me use the MVT100 terminal at the same time as the WiFi modem, enabling online access with a full 80 x 25 line display.
Links Mentioned in this Video:
- Zimodem: github.com/bozimmerman/Zimodem
- RetroCampus BBS: bbs.retrocampus.com
- The Cave BBS: cavebbs.com
- ESP8266 MCU (Amazon): www.amazon.com/ESP8266-Intern...
- RS232 to TTL level shifter (Amazon): www.amazon.com/HiLetgo-MAX323...
- SILabs VCP Driver: www.silabs.com/developers/usb...
- MVT100 Adapter (Ordering Information): bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?...
- Arduino IDE: www.arduino.cc/en/software
28 сен 2023