1 Megabyte Per Second Data Transfer Rate, Limited by Drive Access Time (up to a 11 msec hard drive will be limiting)
1 Megabyte of ram partitionable to: (expandable to 16 meg)
For 1 REU, Ramdos built in
Shadowed 1581,1571,or 1541
File shadowing of files on any device on serial bus
Print Spooler with no serial device interference
Up to 256 files open at one time(set up file determines max number)
Any combination of the above
Built in printer interface with programmable printer driver and numerous drivers available. Requires 1 centronics parallel cable (IBM Printer Cable).
Throw out your Xetec GOLD!!!
Use any IBM Compatible internal modem with baud rates up to 19.2 Kbaud (V .32)
Add up to two IBM Compatible drives 3.5,5.25,or 8".
Add IBM XT compatible hardware up to 2 MFM Hard Drives on the installed controller up to 160 megabytes of capacity!
NEED MORE? Then add up to 3 additional hard drive controllers (just plug them in) for a total maxium hard drive capacity of 640 megs. Custom built systems may be constructed on demand with multigigabyte capacities.
Date Time stamping on all files
Directory Trees with directory addressing like MS-DOS
Program start by typing filename at "DAS" prompt
AUTO BOOT C-64
AUTO Configure up to 4 additional drives on the serial bus. Hard drive will automatically configure itself to desired device number from 4-31, reconfigure existing external drives if hardware numbered. Hardware change to 128D will allow auto configure of internal drives.
PERFORM BATCH FILE COMMANDS
AUTO BOOT into "DAS" shell program
AUTO BOOT into "ROM" based languages, the swos will auto boot a file from the hard drive and place in "ROM" instead of basic up to 16k on C64 and 32k on C-128.
AUTO START selected default colors, programs, anything just "BATCH" it through.
Does not come with hard drive, you select from wide selection of IBM compatible hard drives from 20-80 megabytes per drive. Even if you do not choose to use the hard drive option, you still get all the additional capabilities- FAST SERIAL DEVICES, AUTO BOOTING, AUTO CONFIGURE, and RAM DISK at no additional cost. When you can afford the drive, you buy it from the wide variety of IBM compatible drives available.