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Surfing the Internet from My TRS-80 Model 100
- upofadown 11y agoThe T100 strikes me as the complete opposite of the sort of devices people use now. It is entirely optimized for the creation of content. It has a good keyboard but the screen is almost an afterthought. That screen works best in well lit areas (even direct sunlight) where as today most displays work best in dim light. It has a battery life of 20 hours where today a device with 8 hour battery life is considered pretty good.
- gamedna 11y agoEnjoyed the article, but the title was misleading. Should have read as "Surfing the Internet from my Raspberry Pi, using my TRS-80/100 as a terminal"
- salgernon 11y agoWhen each of my daughters turned 10 (within the last 10 years or so) I gave each of them a TRS-80 Model 100 and taught them basic. One really took to it and used it to write software for a science fair project on genetics - the judges were of the right age to appreciate it (although she didn't win anything!) In any case, its a lovely computer with a pixel addressable display, which was perfect for doing newtonian physics demos for extra credit in high school physics... (But they make lousy terminals at 40 col.)
- teh_klev 11y agoFrom last month: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10008198 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10008198