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| October 29, 2007, 6:03 pm, *K. Solowoniuk wrote: | |
| 4.Oct.2005 18:41 From: K. Solowoniuk
ksolow@telus.net To: All I'm really starting to gain some appreciation for the early computers, especially when they're still capable of performing all of the necessary tasks that I use my massive and modern desktop pc for. I can't wait to get my hands on one. ~Keep it rolling~ ~kjs~ | |
| October 29, 2007, 6:03 pm, *Saul Bryan wrote: | |
| 12.Sep.2005 5:11 From: Saul Bryan
sbryan1(at)bigpond.net.au To: All Hey, cool site! I wonder about the 8201 - looks quite thick compared to the Model 100. Is it a lot chunkier? I wrote have a model 100 review here if you are interested - http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/sbryan/other/TRS80Model100.html Regards, Saul | |
| October 29, 2007, 6:03 pm, *Peter Rodman wrote: | |
| 9.Aug.2005 15:26 From: Peter Rodman
psrodman@sbcglobal.net To: All Great to see there's a site for these machines. | |
| October 29, 2007, 6:03 pm, *Erwin Franzen wrote: | |
| 2.Aug.2005 14:16 From: Erwin Franzen
e.franzen@laposte.net To: All Thank you for a great site. I got my 8201 in October 1985 and used it extensively for a few years in my job as a journalist at the time. I still play with it occasionally, but your site has inspired me to try new things. I am amazed that the original internal battery is still holding up after 20 years. It's a great machine. I got a cassette tape from NEC in the States once with the "mon823.co" monitor/debugger program, which I was never able to use. I wonder if anybody needs this program - I still have the tape. Best wishes to all. | |
| October 29, 2007, 6:02 pm, *David Szasz wrote: | |
| 15.Jul.2005 5:12 From: David Szasz
dszasz@sbcglobal.net To: Gary I'm glad to see that your DSL problem is resolved and that this website is "up" again. My hat's off to you for supporting the 8201/8300 and NEC community. Thanks! :) | |
| October 29, 2007, 6:02 pm, *David Firth wrote: | |
| 15.Jul.2005 1:19 From: David Firth
djfirth@mindspring.com To: All Another friend of the PC-8201A and PC-8300 community saying hello. | |
| October 29, 2007, 6:02 pm, *Simon Chantrill wrote: | |
| 11.Jun.2005 18:48 From: Simon Chantrill
vk4tsc@optusnet.com.au To: All Very interesting site. Has given me a lot of information for using my 8201A in the field & home. Found my 8201A in the big bin out back of my workplace, back in 2003. Almost missed it because it was covered in dust, leaves & other rubbish. Best thing I've ever found. Congratulations on a very informative website. | |
| October 29, 2007, 6:02 pm, *0wen wrote: | |
| 9.Jun.2005 22:04 From: 0wen
owenmason@gmail.com To: All i just picked up an nec pc-8300 when we cleaned out the old stock room at work. (i'm in telcom) your site has been very helpful in guiding me towards understanding capabilities and shortcomings. thank you. | |
| October 29, 2007, 6:01 pm, *Stephanie Maks wrote: | |
| 4.Apr.2005 8:47 From: Stephanie Maks
To: All Great site, very informative. I've just bought my first NEC (8300) and am awaiting it's arrival, but am a long-time T102 user (bought my first, new from RS in 87). I'm looking forward to playing around with the NEC to see how it differs from the Tandy. Keep up the good work! | |
| October 29, 2007, 6:01 pm, *lous moleman wrote: | |
| 31.Mar.2005 6:56 From: lous moleman
lousmoleman@hotmail.com To: All I have a nec 8201A, but I cannot see on the screen, may be contrast button is down, what can I do about I, i cannot miss the "little one". Regards | |
| October 29, 2007, 6:01 pm, *Jan wrote: | |
| 24.Feb.2005 14:39 From: Jan
comzero@12move.nl To: All Thanks for thr very nice website! It has been very usefull to me. I recently got a model 102 and a NEC and I just love them. I even started programming adventur games in BASIC again, just like in old (C64) times! Greetings from The Netherlands, Jan | |
| October 29, 2007, 6:01 pm, *gweber wrote: | |
| 14.Feb.2005 1:00 From: Gary Weber (Webmaster)
To: Steven Hi Steven. Your very nice collection of NEC computers, parts, and manuals would probably be met with amazing interest if you posted an auction on eBay. I see many NEC computers (and Model 100s for that matter) sell rapidly on that service. Just head to http://www.ebay.com and look into setting up your own account. It's an amazing service as you reach a HUGE audience. Take care, Gary | |
| October 29, 2007, 6:00 pm, *scott woods wrote: | |
| 1.Feb.2005 16:52 From: scott woods
scottw@genevaonline.com To: All I've had an 8201a since about 1985 when I bought it new. I have a couple others and some model1xxs. I have some data I collected on it and a Forth program... Also UR-2 - I don't see anyone talking about it - none of it in front of me but UR-2 has a print formatter, database & some other stuff in the 2nd ROM space. I bought a book on the ROM routines but it has always seemed confused... | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:59 pm, *Steven wrote: | |
| 13.Jan.2005 22:36 From: Steven
sandeduncan@hotmail.com To: All I have 2 NEC PC-8300. Exact same model 2 NEC Pc-8281a Data recorders. Exact same model *One has a k-mart tape in it.* And incredible amount of cords Original Pc-8271A-02 AC Adapter. *in original box* And then just a whole bunch of booklets 2 n82-basic reference card pc-8300 2 Personal Application Kit guide pc-8300 2 user guides pc-8300 2 text manual pc-8300 1 N82- basic Reference Manual pc-8300 2 telcom manual pc-8300 All in very, very good condition. I even got the original registration cards and such Probably the best thing is that everything still works - albeit archaic. I am working right now to get a document written up that shows exactly what I have. I have had it stored for a very long time. any where on the internet that I could sell this? Thanks Steven | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:59 pm, *George Archer wrote: | |
| 17.Dec.2004 21:54 From: George Archer
garcher@wdn.com To: Gary I stumbled on you via a link cited in an IEEE publication: www.snarc.net/ccen.html. I got my NEC 8201 in the Fall of 1984, got a 4 penlight battery pack for the nicads, got the SideBoard adaptor (3-64K bank switiching ROM storage) a bit later and have used the machine for as long as 20 hrs on 4 penlight batteries writing books and doing field research in libraries; file transfers off a NULL modem via Telex 1.0 to a PC's HD. I have the 300 baud modem, all the manuals, and still change the batteries to keep the clock alive. I kept the machine out of nostalgia but now I have hope of being able to use it again. I'd particularly like to have a program to do binary transfers via NUL modem without using a casette tape recorder. If you have a mail list, I'd like to sub to it. | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:58 pm, *gweber wrote: | |
| 26.Nov.2004 15:23 From: Gary Weber (Webmaster)
To: Alex K Hi Alex. Thanks for the information about the mime type problem. I believe I've reworked things such that you should no longer have any problems from Mozilla Firefox. I do want this site to be cross-browser compatible so I appreciate the feedback. Please let me know if there are any more anomolies that I have missed. Take care! | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:58 pm, *Alex K wrote: | |
| 23.Nov.2004 18:56 From: Alex K
To: All What a useful site! The information has been invaluable, but I do have a suggestion: the site is almost unsable when viewed with Mozilla Firefox on Linud systems. Most of the links simply don't work - they prompt to download the file or open in another application. Even though the files are .htm, for some reason the come over as a "type: binary file", and won't be viewed. Again, this site is wonderful. (I just have to surf it through the Google cache :) - Alex | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:57 pm, *gweber wrote: | |
| 20.Nov.2004 23:44 From: Gary Weber (Webmaster)
To: Brian K. Hahn Hi Brian, thanks for your comments! I'd like to return your compliment, as I think you've done a fantastic job on your 8bit-micro.com web site. I am about to become a proud owner of the NEC 8500, the big-brother to your 8401 Starlet. I've just started the 8401 & 8500 file area right here on Web8201. Over time, I will build up more files and technical information for these NEC CP/M machines. Take care, I hope to see you back here... | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:57 pm, *Brian K. Hahn wrote: | |
| 18.Nov.2004 21:58 From: Brian K. Hahn
brian@8bit-micro.com To: All Gary.. your site is excellent! I recently aquired an NEC 8401BM, CP/M laptop. It has Wordstar, Filer and Spreadsheet programs as well as a VT-100 emulator built-in. I find it works very much like my NEC 8300, with the addition of a CP/M drive prompt. It folds much like the Tandy 200, but is a superior unit than the Tandy. I don't see much on the WWW on these machines and was wondering if you were going to includes these units in the future. I think they were also referred to as the NEC Starlight? | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:56 pm, *Matt Hamrick wrote: | |
| 29.Oct.2004 12:03 From: Matt Hamrick
To: All Hey Gary... Thanks for putting this site up. I get a big kick out of seeing these old machines. I worked at PCSG (Later Lucid 3D) for a brief period of time and got to work on Lucid 3D for the poquet and DOS, but the main thing that got me interested in that company was their support for the "close relative" TRS-80 Model 100. If you get a chance, check out my friend Bruce's computer history museum at http://www.digibarn.com/ | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:56 pm, *Richard wrote: | |
| 23.Oct.2004 4:08 From: Richard
r.craven@lycos.co.uk To: All Great site! Found the info very useful! | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:55 pm, *Tim Borden wrote: | |
| .Oct.2004 7:31 From: Tim Borden
ttborden@nethere.com To: All Excellent site! It prompted me to dig the 8201A out of my closet and start using it again. | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:55 pm, *chris wrote: | |
| 7.Oct.2004 2:53 From: chris
chris_wilkins@bonbon.net To: All I have a NEC laptop | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:55 pm, *Charles Borders wrote: | |
| 12.Aug.2004 12:35 From: Charles Borders
da71d@aol.com To: All Many years ago I bought a new PC-8201A at a store close out. I have never really used it and would like to find it a new home that will appreciate it. I have the computer, case, printer with A/C adapter, manuals and cables for all. I'm sure it needs new batteries. Asking $75 plus shipping for all. Please contact me via email if interested. | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:55 pm, *James Gesslgin wrote: | |
| 1.Aug.2004 14:26 From: James Gesslgin
jgessling@yahoo.com To: All Hey, jus tbought a NEC 8201A yesterday in an attache case that somebody had set up. With tape unit, one tape label "FINANCE", something that looks like a 300 baud modem and AC adapter. I bought it ($15) because it looked real simliar to my Tandy 102. Haven't had ti eto check it all out. But, everytime I see it, I start humming. Doot, doot, dowoo doot doot doowoo.. You know, the mission impossitble theme. ToodooWOOO, dodot, dowooooo. Love , Jim | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:55 pm, *Randall Shreve wrote: | |
| 24.Jul.2004 19:28 From: Randall Shreve
ras5563@aol.com To: All Great Site! I just purchased a Model 100 for digital radio use. Thanks for the super info! 73s Randall, KD7PCW | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:54 pm, *Don Watson wrote: | |
| 16.Jul.2004 13:20 From: Don Watson
doneleyw@msn.com To: All I just got a NEC PC-8201A. It has a rechargable NiCd battery pack(PC-8201A-90) with lugs. How in the heck do I recharge this? Just to get it running, could I put together a 4 AA battery pack and plug it in the DC 8.5V connection? I have many AC/DC converters. If I have one between 6 and 8.5, would I be safe in trying one of these? (I will check and adjust the polarity if necessary.) | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:54 pm, *Louis C. Graue wrote: | |
| 4.Jul.2004 10:10 From: Louis C. Graue
graue2@comcast.net To: All I am a Model 100 user and just found your site. Thanks for making it available. Now need to explore it and see what I can find. My old CCR 82 cassett no longer works so wonder what I can buy to replace it and still load files from tape to the Model 100. | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:54 pm, *Boris Gimbarzevsky wrote: | |
| 4.Jul.2004 0:28 From: Boris Gimbarzevsky
To: All Nice site with lots of information. I have an 8201 which I still use at places like the beach where I would never take my regular laptop and as long as I'm not too verbose, my writings will fit into RAM. Good to see that people are still using them and the technical data is something I've been looking for. One minor complaint; your site is only accessible on IE and Mozilla goes into an endless loop trying to render some of the pages. | |
| October 29, 2007, 5:54 pm, *dick feinberg wrote: | |
| 21.Jun.2004 11:19 From: dick feinberg
richardfeinberg@yahoo.com To: All I still use these for income tax programs I wrote in BASIC back in 1983 | |
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