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************ ╘OPIC 1 ╙UN ┴UG 05, 1990 ├128-┬╔╠╠ AT 11:16 ┼─╘ ╙UB: ╫ELCOME, ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS! ╞OR OUR ╞LAG╙HIP ═EMBERS, ─R. ┼VIL LABS HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE ╨RODUCT ╙UPPORT FOR THEIR MANY INTERESTING DEVICES. 2 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 1 ═ESSAGE 1 ╙UN ┴UG 05, 1990 ├128-┬╔╠╠ AT 11:16 ┼─╘ ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS IS BEING REPRESENTED BY ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN, HERE, ON ╟┼NIE. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 1 ═ESSAGE 2 ═ON ┴UG 06, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 22:00 ╨─╘ ╘HANKS, ┬ILL! ╫E'RE GLAD TO BE HERE. ╠ET'S GET SOME GOOD DISCUSSIONS GOING! ╔ WILL CHECK THIS AREA *AT LEAST* ONCE A WEEK. ╔ WOULD LIKE TO CHECK IN EVERY EVENING, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE POSSIBLE :-). ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 2 ╙UN ┴UG 05, 1990 ├128-┬╔╠╠ AT 11:18 ┼─╘ ╙UB: ╙╫-232 ╔┼┼┼/╚ARD ─RIVE ├OMPATIBILITY ┴REA FOR DISCUSSION, ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT THIS NEW DEVICE FOR THE ╘ELECOMMUNICATION ╒SERS OF ├┬═ 'PUTERS. 4 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 1 ╙UN ┴UG 05, 1990 ├128-┬╔╠╠ AT 11:21 ┼─╘ ╙EVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED (OR ARE THINKING ABOUT PURCHASING) A ╙WIFT╠INKHAVE INQUIRED ABOUT ╔┼┼┼ COMPATIBILITY. ╔'LL HAVE TO ADMIT THIS CAUGHT US OFF GUARD BECAUSE NONE OF THE DEVELOPERS (SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE) USE ╔┼┼┼ DRIVES AT THIS POINT. ╔ FOUND OUT THAT A FRIEND OF MINE HAS ABOUT EVERY ╔┼┼┼ INTERFACE EVER MADE :-) SO ╔ PAID HIM A VISIT TO CHECK OUT COMPATIBILITY. ┬ASICALLY, THE ╙WIFT╠INK WILL WORK WITH ABOUT ANY ╔┼┼┼ INTERFACE, BUT THERE ARE SOME ISSUES: 1) ╘HERE ARE ONLY TWO LOCATIONS IN ╔/╧ MEMORY AVAILABLE IN WHICH CARTS FOR THE ├-64/128 CAN BE MAPPED: $─┼00 (╔/╧ 1) AND $─╞00 (╔/╧ 2). ╫E SHIP ALL ╙WIFT╠INKS TO LIVE AT $─┼00 SINCE ALL OF ├┬═'S ╥┼╒S LIVE AT $─╞00. ─URING TESTING, ╔ FOUND THAT SOME ╔┼┼┼ INTEFACES LIVE AT $─╞00 (MEANING THE ╙WIFT╠INK IS COMPATIBLE BY DEFAULT) ┬╒╘ THAT SOME LIVE AT $─┼00. ╞ORTUNATELY, THE ╙WIFT╠INK'S MEMORY ADDRESS CAN BE CHANGED VIA A JUMPER ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD FROM $─┼00 TO $─╞00. (─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS SHOULD MAKE THIS MOD FOR YOU, SHOULD YOU NEED IT, TO PREVENT VOIDING YOUR WARRANTY!) ╤UICK╙ILVER 128 (╙KYLES) IS ONE OF THE INTERFACES THAT LIVES AT $─┼00. ╬OTE THAT THE ╙WIFT╠INK-232 DOESN'T CONTAIN ╥╧═S OR ANY OTHER CODE THAT COULD EFFECT COMPATIBILITY WITH ╥╧═ UPGRADES OR REPLACEMENTS-- ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THE ╙╠ AND SOME OTHER DEVICE AREN'T COMPETING FOR THE SAME LOCATION IN ╔/╧ MEMORY. 2) ╘HE OTHER HALF OF THE EQUATION IS SOFTWARE. ╔F YOU CHANGE THE ADDRESS FROM $─┼00 TO $─╞00, THE SOFTWARE HAS TO KNOW ABOUT IT SO THAT IT CAN TALK TO THE ╙WIFT╠INK. ╘HIS IS WHERE THE RUB IS CURRENTLY... ONLY ONE PROGRAM (OUR SIMPLE ╞╘╨ PROGRAM) IS CONFIGURABLE TO WORK WITH A ╙╠ AT BOTH $─┼00 AND $─╞00. ╫E ENCOURAGED ALL OF OUR DEVELOPERS TO SUPPORT BOTH LOCATIONS, BUT ╔ THINK THEY DIDN'T SEE THE NEED, ORIGINALLY. ╚OWEVER, WITH THE NUMBER OF INQUIRIES ABOUT ╔┼┼┼ COMPATIBILITY, ╔ THINK THAT WE WILL SEE SUPPORT FOR $─╞00 SOON. (┬Y THE WAY, ALL OF THE ABOVE APPLIES TO HARD DRIVE COMPATIBILITY. ╫E ARE STILL TRYING TO GET DEFINITIVE TESTING RESULTS WITH THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL AND THE ├═─ DRIVE.) ╘HERE IS ONE PROGRAM WHICH WILL NOT BE ADAPTED TO WORK WITH ╔┼┼┼ INTERFACES AT THIS TIME-- ─ESTERM 128. ═ATT ─ESMOND, THE AUTHOR, DOES NOT USE ┴╬┘ OF THE ╥╧═S INSIDE THE 128-- ─╘ RUNS IN AN ALL-╥┴═ CONFIGURATION. ═ATT REWROTE ALL THE ╔/╧ ROUTINES FOR INCREASED SPEED AND FUNCTIONALITY, BUT THAT MEANS THAT CARTS WHICH HAVE A SUBSTITUTE ╥╧═ (I.E. MOST ╔┼┼┼ INTERFACES) ARE NOT COMPATIBLE. ╤UESTIONS? ├OMMENTS? ----------- ╘HIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN FORWARDED ╓╔┴ ┼MAIL TO THIS AREA, AND IS AUTHORED BY ╦ENT ╙. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 2 ╙UN ┴UG 05, 1990 ┼─.┬┼╠╠ [* SYSOP *] AT 19:57 ┼─╘ ╔ WILL START WORKING ON SOME SUPPORT FOR THIS NEXT WEEK ╦ENT. ╔ ALREADY SPOKE TO ┬ILL ABOUT HOW ╔ AM GOING TO DO IT. ╔ NOTICE YOU DIDN'T MENTION 1] THAT $─700 WAS MENTIONED IN YOU R SPEC SHEETS (WILL THIS WORK ON THE ├64, AND 2] THAT $─╞00 WILL CAUSE CONTENTION WITH AN ╥┼╒. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 3 ═ON ┴UG 06, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 21:45 ╨─╘ ╚I ┼D-- ┘ES, YOU'RE QUITE RIGHT, $─700 IS ANOTHER POSSIBILITY. ╘HIS ADDRESS IS ONLY AVAILABLE, THOUGH, ON ├-128S (BUT IN ALL MODES). ├┬═ CHANGED THE HARDWARE SO THAT ALL 16 PAGES OF ╔/╧ MEMORY ARE DECODED, SO THAT THEY COULD ACCOMMODATE EXTRA DEVICES, LIKE THE 8563 ╓─├, ETC. ╘HIS AREA CONTAINS ╙╔─ CHIP REGISTER IMAGES ON ALL ├-64S AND IS NOT USABLE (BUT, AGAIN, IS USABLE ON A ├-128 IN ├-64 MODE). ╔ WOULD SAY THAT ├-64 MODE DEVELOPERS WILL NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT $─700. ┘ES, MOVING THE ╙╠ (OR ANYTHING) TO $─╞00 WILL CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH THE ╥┼╒. ╬OT AN OPTIMAL SITUATION... BUT IT SEEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE WHO USE ╔┼┼┼ INTERFACES ARE USED TO SOME INCOMPATIBILITIES ANYWAY! :-) ╧NE NEAT THING IS THAT WHEN ├═─ RELEASES THEIR ╥┴═╠INK, ONE WILL SUPPOSEDLY BE ABLE TO HAVE DEVICES AT BOTH $─┼00 AND $─╞00, AS WELL AS AN ╥┼╒! ╔T SOUNDS LIKE "MAGIC" TO ME! :-) ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 4 ╘UE ┴UG 07, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 20:24 ╨─╘ ═ORE ON $─700-- ╘HE REASON IT'S NOT AVAILABLE ON A ├-64 IS THAT ├┬═ DECIDED TO DECODE THE $─000 MEMORY IN 1╦ (4 PAGE) CHUNKS, WHICH SAVES A LITTLE MONEY (FEWER COMPONENTS) OVER DECODING ALL 16 256-BYTE PAGES. ┴T THE TIME THE ├-64 WAS DESIGNED, THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH DEVICES NEEDING ╔/╧ MEMORY TO WARRANT FULL DECODING. ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 3 ╫ED ═AY 02, 1990 ╫├.├╧╠┼═┴╬ [*╙YSOP*] (╞ORWARDED) ╙UB: ╬┼╫!!! ╒┴╥╘ ├ARTRIDGE FOR THE 64/128! ╔NTRODUCING ╙WIFTLINK-232, A BRAND NEW ╒┴╥╘ CARTRIDGE BY ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABRATORIES. 2 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 3 ═ESSAGE 1 ╫ED ═AY 02, 1990 ╫├.├╧╠┼═┴╬ [*╙YSOP*] (╞ORWARDED) ╙WIFT╠INK-232 ╘HE ├OMMODORE 64 AND 128 ARE TWO OF THE BEST VALUES IN 8-BIT COMPUTERS TODAY. ┬UT LET'S FACE IT: THEY WEREN'T ENGINEERED TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE RECENT REVOLUTION IN HIGH-SPEED TELECOMMUNICATIONS. ╫HILE PRICES CONTINUE TO DROP ON 2400, 9600, AN 19200 BPS MODEMS, ├OMMODORE OWNERS SEEM TO BE STUCK IN THE SLOW LANE. ╙OME ENTERPRISING SOFTWARE ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUSH THE 64 TO 2400 BPS - BUT ONLY WITH A 40-COLUMN DISPLAY AND NOT ALWAYS RELIABLY. ╔F YOU NEEDED 80 COLUMNS OR IF YOU'RE FACED WITH NOISY PHONE LINES, YOU'VE BEEN OUT OF LUCK. ╘HE ├-128 CAN GO SOMEWHAT FASTER, BUT RELIABILITY CAN BE A PROBLEM ABOVE 2400 BPS. ┴ND WHAT ABOUT ├╨/═? ┴ PALTRY 1200 BPS IS ALL THAT IT'S BEEN ABLE TO MANAGE. ╔S THERE ANY REASON WHY YOUR ├64/128 HAS TO BE SO ╨OKEY WHEN IT COMES TO SERIAL COMMUNICATION? ╬OT ANY MORE! ╙WIFT╠INK-232 IS YOUR TICKET TO 9600 BPS, 19,200 BPS, AND BEYOND! ╔N ONE SMALL CARTRIDGE WE HAVE ADDED THE FUNCTIONALITY THAT ├┬═ LEFT OUT OF THE ├-64/128 SO YOU CAN BRING YOUR MACHINE INTO THE '90S. ╚ERE ARE SOME OF THE GREAT FEATURES: + ╙UPER-QUICK SPEEDS! ╙WIFT╠INK-232 CAN ACCELERATE YOUR ├-64 OR ├-128 TO INTERFACE WITH THE FASTEST MODEMS: 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, EVEN 38,400 BPS! + ╞REE TERMINAL SOFTWARE INCLUDED! ╙WIFT╠INK-232 COMES WITH ALL THE SOFTWARE YOU'LL NEED TO COMMUNICATE AT WARP SPEEDS: ─ESTERM 128 (├-128), ╘ERMINAL ╧NE (├-64), ╤-╘ERM (├╨/═) AND OTHERS. + ├OMPACT DESIGN: ╙WIFT╠INK-232 IS THE SIZE OF A STANDARD ├-64/128 CARTRIDGE (2 5/8" X 3 1/2") AND PLUGS INTO YOUR COMPUTER'S EXPANSION (CARTRIDGE) PORT. + ╔NDUSTRY-STANDARD INTERFACE: ╙WIFT╠INK-232 HAS AN "╔┬═-┴╘" STYLE ─┬-9 SERIAL CONNECTOR SO YOU CAN CONNECT IT TO ANY STANDARD MODEM/NETWORK LINK QUICKLY AND ECONOMICALLY. + ╞LEXIBILITY: ╙WIFT╠INK-232 CAN BE CONFIGURED TO LIVE AT DIFFERENT ADDRESSES IN MEMORY TO ENSURE IT WON'T INTERFERE WITH OTHER CARTRIDGES YOU MAY OWN + ├OMPATIBILITY: ╙WIFT╠INK-232 IS COMPLETELY COMPATIBLE WITH ALL OF ├┬═'S ╥┴═ ┼XPANSION ╒NITS. + ╒SE IN ANY MODE! ╙WIFT╠INK-232 CAN BE USED WITH A ├-64 OR ├-128 IN ├-64, ├-128, AND ├╨/═ MODES. + ├OMMERCIAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE SUPPORT: ╘HE AUTHORS OF ─IALOGUE 128, GEO╘ERM (├64 AND ├128) AND ┬ELL╘ERM (├64) HAVE PLEDGED SUPPORT FOR ╙WIFT╠INK-232 IN THE NEXT RELEASES OF THEIR PRODUCTS. ╙WIFT╠INK-232 IS NOT JUST FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS. ╘HIS CARTRIDGE CAN LINK YOUR ├64/128 AND ANY ╔┬═ ╨├ (OR COMPATIBLE), ┴MIGA, OR ═ACINTOSH TOGETHER FOR SUPER- FAST FILE TRANSFERS VIA A "NULL-MODEM" CONNECTION. ┘OU NO LONGER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOW TO EXCHANGE FILES WITH YOUR SECOND COMPUTER IF IT'S NOT A ├- 64 OR ├-128. ┬EST OF ALL, YOU CAN GET ALL OF THIS POWER WITHOUT DRAINING YOUR WALLET-- ╙WIFT╠INK-232 IS PRICED AT A VERY-AFFORDABLE $29.95 (CABLE EXTRA). ╔N FACT, ╙╫IFT╠INK-232 IS A BETTER VALUE THAN MANY OF THE TRADITIONAL, SLOW ╥╙-232 INTERFACES FOR THE ├-64/128'S USER PORT! ╧RDER YOUR ╙WIFT╠INK-232 TODAY AND ROCKET YOUR ├-64 OR ├-128 INTO THE '90S! ╬OTE: ╙WIFT╠INK-232 IS *NOT* DESIGNED TO WORK WITH ANY MODEM THAT PLUGS DIRECTLY INTO THE ├-64/128'S USER PORT. ╔T *IS* DESIGNED TO WORK WITH ANY ╚AYES-COMPATIBLE MODEM AND MANY OTHERS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ╨LEASE SEND ME ( ) ╙WIFT╠INK-232 CARTRIDGES AND SOFTWARE AT $29.95 EACH POSTAGE PAID. ╨LEASE INCLUDE A 10 FT. SHIELDED CABLE TO CONNECT THE CARTRIDGE TO MY MODEM ($5.50 EACH). ╬OTE: ╘HIS CABLE IS ─┬-9 FEMALE TO ─┬-25 MA╠E AND IS *NOT* AVAILABLE WITHOUT CARTRIDGE PURCHASE. ╔ HAVE ENCLOSED A CHECK OR MONEY ORDER FOR ( . ). ╫ASHINGTON RESIDENTS: PLEASE ADD 8.1% SALES TAX TO YOUR ORDERS. ┴LL FUNDS MUST BE ╒.╙. ╨LEASE MAKE YOUR ORDER PAYABLE TO ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABORATORIES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ╙END THIS ORDER FORM AND YOUR PAYMENT ╘O: ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABORATORIES ╨.╧. ┬OX 3432 ╥EDMOND, ╫┴ 98073-3432 ╨LEASE ALLOW 4-6 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY. ┴LL ORDERS ARE SHIPPED VIA FIRST ├LASS ═AIL. ├OPYRIGHT (C) 1990 ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABORATORIES. ┴LL ╥IGHTS ╥ESERVED. ┴MIGA (R) IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ├OMMODORE ┬USINESS ═ACHINES, ╔NC. ╔┬═(R) IS REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ╔NTERNATIONAL ┬USINESS ═ACHINES ├ORPORATION. ═ACINTOSH (R) IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ┴PPLE ├OMPUTER, ╔NC. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 3 ═ESSAGE 2 ╙AT ╩UN 09, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╚I! ╘HANKS, ┬ILL, FOR POSTING OUR PROMO. ╩UST WANTED TO LET YOU-ALL OUT THERE KNOW THAT WE NOW HAVE AN OFFICIAL PRESENCE ON ╟┼NIE. ╧UR ╙WIFT╠INK CART WILL BE SHIPPING IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS. ╙EVERAL PEOPLE WHO FREQUENT ╟┼NIE HAVE LALREADY PLACED ORDERS -- THANKS, FOLKS! ╔F ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CARTRIDGE OR ANYTHING RELATED TO IT, FEEL FREE TO POST HERE. ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 4 ╫ED ╩UL 18, 1990 ╚.╚┼╥═┴╬1 (╞ORWARDED) ╙UB: ╙WIFT╠INK-232 ┴LL ABOUT THE ╙WIFT╠INK. 32 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 1 ╫ED ╩UL 18, 1990 ╚.╚┼╥═┴╬1 (╞ORWARDED) ╙WIFT╠INK ARRIVED TODAY. ╘HE PACKAGE ╔ GOT INCLUDES A WELL CONSTRUCTED ╙WIFT╠INK ┴├╔┴ CARTRIDGE, WELL WORTH THE PRICE, PLUS THE INTER-CONNECT CABLE, WHICH ALONE WOULD NORMALLY COST _MORE_ THAN THE PACKAGE. ┴LSO INCLUDED ARE VERY CLEARLY WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION, A DISCOUNT COUPON FOR THE PURCHASE OF ─IALOGUE 128, INFORMATION (AND FREE OFFER TO THE FIRST 30 CALLERS) FOR ┬ELL╘ERM V5.1, (FOR THE 64), AND FINALLY TWO FULL 5 1/4" DISKS. ╧NE DISK HAS ─ESTERM 128, V2.0, CONFIGURED FOR ╙WIFT╠INK, AND ╙WIFT╠INK ╞╘╨, A 64 MODE TERM FOR NULL MODEM TRANSFERRING, WITH AN EXTENSIVE MANUAL ON ONE SIDE, AND THE ─ES╘ERM 128 MANUAL, FOR HARD COPY PRINTOUT ON THE OTHER. ╘HE SECOND DISK HAS ╤-╘ERM V4.2G ON ONE SIDE (IN ├╨/═ MODE), AND ╘ERMINAL ╧NE V8.16, IN ├┬═ MODE AND FOR THE 64, ON THE OTHER SIDE. ┴LSO, A SPECIAL SOFTWARE DOC FILE IS INCLUDED, WHICH DESCRIBES THE USAGE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT POSSIBLE TERMS WITH ╙WIFT╠INK. ┴ND JUST IN CASE THE SELECTION OF _SIX_ DIFFERENT TERMS THAT _NOW_ RUN WITH ╙WIFT╠INK, ISN'T ENOUGH, A PARAGRAPH LISTS MORE THAT WILL SOON ACCOMODATE ╙WIFT╠INK. ╔ DON'T THINK ANYONE WILL MIND IF ╔ QUOTE THAT PART: ╫ORK IS PROGRESSING ON ╬OVA╘ERM (├-64), ├-64/128 ╦ERMIT, GEO╘ERM 64 AND GEO╘ERM 128, ╫IZARD (FOR ╟┼NIE), ╦ERMIT-80 (├╨/═), ├OLOR 64 ┬┬╙, AND ├-╬ET ┬┬╙. ╙O, IT APPEARS THERE WILL ALSO BE AT LEAST TWO BBS'S RUNNING WITH ╙WIFT╠INK. ╧NE THING ╔ CAN'T FIGURE OUT ABOUT THE INTRO NOTES, IS ─ES╘ERM'S 57,600 BPS OPTION, SINCE ╙WIFT╠INK WILL ACCOMODATE "ONLY" UP TO 38,400 BPS. :) ╚OWIE ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 2 ╘HU ╩UL 19, 1990 ┼─.┬┼╠╠ [* SYSOP *] (╞ORWARDED) ╔ CAN'T BE CERTAIN HERE, BUT ╔ THINK THAT 57600 FIGURE WAS OBTAINED USING THE ╚┴╥╘ CARTRIDGE, ANOTHER ╒┴╥╘ CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 3 ╞RI ┴UG 03, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╚I ALL-- ┘EP, THE 57.6 ╦B OPTION IS FOR THE ╚┴╥╘... RUMOR HAS IT THOUGH THAT DEVELOPERS ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT AT HIGH SPEEDS... ╘HANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS, ╚OWARD! ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 4 ╞RI ┴UG 03, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╫E HAVE A DEVELOPER'S KIT AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SUPPORT THE CART. ┬ECAUSE WE HAVE RATHER LIMITED SUPPORT RESOURCES, WE HAVEN'T PUBLISHED SAMPLE CODE, ETC.-- WE ARE GOING FOR A FEW QUALITY IMPLEMENTATIONS AT THIS POINT. ╫E FEEL THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HELP DEVELOPERS WHEN THEY HAVE QUESTIONS, AND IF THE SOURCE CODE WAS IN THE HANDS OF EVERY "HIGH SCHOOL HACKER", WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT. :-) ┴LSO, TO OBTAIN A DEVELOPER'S KIT CURRENTLY, ONE NEEDS TO SIGN A NON- DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT. ╔F ANYONE IS SERIOUSLY INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE ╙WIFT╠INK-232 IN THEIR SOFTWARE, PLEASE CONTACT ─╥.┼╓╔╠. ╘HE AMOUNT OF CODE IS SMALL (<200 BYTES) BUT THE PAYOFF IS BIG! :-) ┘ES, IT IS POSSIBLE TO SUPPORT THREE ╙WIFT╠INKS, ONE EACH AT $─7, $─┼, & $─╞. ┴NYONE CARE TO GIVE THIS A TRY? ┴ MULTI-LINE ┬┬╙ FOR THE ├-128 WOULD BE REALLY COOL! ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 5 ╙AT ┴UG 04, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╩UST TO CLARIFY A EARLIER COMMENT: ╔ AM *NOT* TRYING TO DEGRADE THE ╚┴╥╘ BY SPREADING RUMORS ABOUT POSSIBLE PROBLEMS AT HIGH SPEEDS. ╔ WAS JUST COMMENTING ON THE STATE OF THINGS... WE HAVE HAD OUR PROBLEMS TOO, TO BE SURE (LIKE PROBLEMS WITH ╔┼┼┼ COMPATIBILITY-- SEE THE NEW ─R. ┼VIL BOARD HERE FOR A DISCUSSION [SHOULD BE CAT. 13]). ╦ENT ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 6 ╙AT ╩UL 21, 1990 ─.╚┴╥╦╬┼╙╙ (╞ORWARDED) ╔F ─R. ┼VIL VISITS HERE ╔ HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ╙WIFTLINK 232. ╫ILL YOU BE POSTING PROGRAMMING NOTES AND OR MAYBE A LITTLE SOURCE CODE FOR THIS GREAT DEVICE. ╔ RECEIVED MINE LAST WEEK AND IT IS AWESOME!!! ╔ NOTICED THAT YOU CAN CONFIGURE THEM FOR THREE DIFFERENT MEMORY LOCATIONS, DOES THIS MEAN THAT MAYBE WITH A MULTI-SLOT EXPANDER, THREE ╙WIFTLINKS, AND SOME PROGRAMMING MAGIC IT MAYBE POSSIBLE ON A 128 TO SUPPORT THREE MODEMS AT SAY 1200 OR MAYBE 2400 BAUD? ╘HIS WOULD BE A GREAT THING FOR ┬┬╙'S. OR MAYBE A SMALL NETWORK. ╘HAT IS ALL FOR NOW. ╘HANK YOU FOR THIS ╟REAT PRODUCT!! -=< ─ON ╚ARKNESS >=- ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 7 ╙UN ╩UL 22, 1990 ┼─.┬┼╠╠ [* SYSOP *] (╞ORWARDED) ─ON: ╬ICE THINKING. ╔ MOVED YOUR MESSAGE OVER HERE TO ╙WIFT╠INK-232 TERRITORY. ╔ WORKED WITH THE CARTRIDGE TO GET ┬ELL ╘ERM TO TALK TO IT. ╙O DID ┬ILL ├OLEMAN. ╫HAT YOU SUGGEST, TO *═┼* SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD WORK ON THE ├128, BUT YOU WOULD LOST ANY ╥┼╒ SUPPORT USING THE $─╞00 LINE (EXCEPT WITH ─═┴'S OF COURSE). ╔ AM INTERESTED IN AN ANSWER FROM ─R. ┼ MYSELF, ALTHO ╔ WOULD NOT USE IT. ╘HERE IS A LOT OF PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE WITH THIS CARTRIDGE HERE ON ╟┼NIE. ╔F THERE IS ANYTHING SPECIFIC YOU WANT TO KNOW, JUST ASK. ╔ AM SURE YOU WILL GET RELIABLE INFORMATION QUICKLY. ─IDN'T YOU GET SOME SAMPLE SOURCE CODE W/YOUR CART? ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 8 ╞RI ┴UG 03, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╠ET'S MOVE THIS DISCUSSION OVER TO TOPIC 31! ╙ORRY ╔ DIDN'T SEE THAT SOMEONE HAD A QUESTION HERE EARLIER... ╦ENT ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 9 ╙UN ┴UG 05, 1990 ┼─.┬┼╠╠ [* SYSOP *] (╞ORWARDED) ╘HE LAST 3 MESSAGES WERE MOVED HERE AS REQUESTED (AND ╔'LL PROBABLY END UP IN THE WOODSHED FOR MOVING THEM AGAIN) BUT THIS STUFF IS KIND OF MOMENTOUS ::: HE RATIONALIZED ::: AND BEARS REPEATING. ╘HE VERY POSSIBILITY OF A MULTI-LINE ├128 ┬┬╙ IS ╔╬├╥┼─╔┬╠┼ NEWS. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 10 ╘UE ┴UG 07, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 20:17 ╨─╘ ═ORE ON WHY $─700 ISN'T AVAILABLE ON A ├-64 FOR ╔/╧ DEVICES: ├┬═, AS A COST- SAVING MEASURE, DECIDED TO DECODE THE $─000 AREA IN 1╦ (4-PAGE) SEGMENTS--IT REQUIRES FEWER COMPONENTS. ┴ND AT THAT TIME, THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH DEVICES NEEDING THAT MEMORY TO WARRANT DECODING ALL 16 256- BYTE PAGES,. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 11 ╞RI ╙EP 21, 1990 ─╔╟╔╘┴╠.─┴┌┼ AT 19:31 ═─╘ ╚I! ╔ RECENTLY PURCHASED A ╙WIFTLINK CARTRIDGE AND AM HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH IT. ╔ HAVE BEEN USING A ╧MNITRONIX ─ELUXE ╥╙-232 INTERFACE WITH A ╥┼┴╠ ╚AYES ╙MARTMODEM 1200 FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. ╔ STARTED USING ─ESTERM V2.00 WHEN IT WAS RELEASED LAST MONTH AND DECIDED TO GET A W╙WIFTLINK BECAUSE ╔ AM PLANNING ON UPGRADING TO A FASTER MODEM (9600). ╞IRST OFF, AFTER HOOKING UP THE ╙WIFTLINK, ANYTHING THAT MY MODEM TRIED ESENDING TO THE TERMINAL (╥ESPONSE CODES, ECHOING CHARACTERS ╔ TYPED) WOULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THE TERMINAL. ╔ TALKED TO ═ATTHEW ─ESMOND (AUTHOR OF ─ESTERM) AND HE MENTIONED THAT THE FIRST ╙WIFTLINK CARTRIDGE HE RECEIVED HAD HIS PROBLEM AS WELL. ╠ATER, ─R.┼VIL ╠ABS SENT HIM AN UPDATED MODEM WITH THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. ═ATT SUGGESTED ╔ TRY FORCING ├ARRIER ─ETECT ON THE MODEM TO GET THE ╙WIFTLINK TO ACCEPT THE MODEM RESPONSE CODES. ╔ HAVE DONE THIS AND NOW THE RESPONSE CODES ARE MAKING IT BACK TO THE TERMINAL. ╔ STILL HAVE ONE PROBLEM THAT MAKES THE ╙WIFTLINK VERY UNSATISFACTORY. ╔T ACTS LIKE IT CAN'T KEEP UP WITH 1200 BAUD!!! ╫HEN ╔'M LOGGED ON TO ╙┬┬╙'S, ╔ EITHER LOSE CHARACTERS WHEN READING MESSAGES OR THE TERMINAL SEEMS TO BE SENDING ╪╧╞╞/╪╧╬'S SO IT CAN KEEP UP WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ╫HEN USING THE ╧MNITRONIX INTERFACE, ╔ HAD ╬╧ PROBLEMS WHAT-SO-EVER. ╔ AM WONDERING IF MY ╙WIFTLINK CARTRIDGE IS DEFECTIVE (ALSO ╔ DO NOT LIKE KEEPING THE ├─ FORCED ON) OR IF THE ╙WIFTLINK COMMUNICATION ROUTINES BUILT INTO ─ESTERM V2.00 ARE THE CAUSE. ╚AS THIS HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE AND DOES ─R.┼VIL ╠ABS HAVE A SOLUTION FOR ME? ╔ MAY HAVE TO RETURN THE CARTRIDGE AND GO BACK TO THE ╧MNITRONIX... ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 12 ╞RI ╙EP 21, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 21:44 ╨─╘ ┬ILL, ┘OUR SITUATION IS VERY STRANGE INDEED. ╫E HAVE REPLIED TO YOUR QUESTIONS VIA ╞IDONET. ┬UT TO RECAP, THE ╚AYES 1200 MAY HAVE THE ─╙╥ AND ─├─ LINES TIED TOGETHER INTERNALLY, WHICH IS IN VIOLATION OF THE ╥╙-232 STANDARD. ╘HE ╨╨╔ ╨═ 2400╙┴ MODEM HAS THIS PROBLEM, AND THE SYMPTOMS SOUND SIMILAR TO THE ONES YOU ARE EXPERIENCING. ╚OWEVER, ╔ DON'T MUCH AT ALL ABOUT HOW THE ORIGINAL ╚AYES 1200 WAS WIRED UP AND HAVE NEVER USED ONE. ┘OU CAN TRY CUTTING THE ─╙╥ JUMPER ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ╙╠'S CIRCUIT BOARD TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. ├UTTING THE JUMPER WON'T ADVERSELY AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE CARTRIDGE. ╔ CAN'T UNDERSTAND *AT ALL* WHY YOU ARE EXPERIENCING SUCH THROUGHPUT PROBLEMS EITHER. ╠ET ME ASSURE YOU THAT THE ╙WIFT╠INK MAKES IT AT LEAST 10 ╘╔═┼╙ ┼┴╙╔┼╥ FOR YOUR COMPUTER TO KEEP UP WITH DATA ARRIVING FROM THE MODEM. ╙WIFT╠INK DEVELOPERS WHO ARE MEMBERS HERE (SUCH AS ┬ILL ├OLEMAN OR ┼D ┬ELL) CAN CONFIRM HOW MUCH BETTER THE ╙WIFT╠INK MAKES THINGS... ╔ USE ─ES╘ERM WITH THE ╙WIFT╠INK DAILY AND HAVE GREAT LUCK WITH IT. ╚AVE YOU TRIED ANY OF THE OTHER SOFTWARE PROVIDED WITH THE ╙WIFT╠INK? ╨LEASE STAY IN TOUCH ABOUT HOW THE PROBLEMS YOU ARE HAVING PROGRESS. ╔ WILL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO GET THE ╙WIFT╠INK WORKING FOR YOU. ╦ENT ╨.╙. ╘HERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE ╒.╙. ═AIL ABUSED THE PACKAGE WE SENT YOU UNDULY... ALL CARTS ARE TESTED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SHIPMENT SO ╔ KNOW THEY LEAVE HERE IN 100% WORKING ORDER (╔ TEST THEM MYSELF USING A 38,400 BPS NULL MODEM LINK!). ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 13 ╙AT ╙EP 22, 1990 ┼─.┬┼╠╠ AT 04:00 ┼─╘ ╔ CAN CHIME IN HERE ABOUT THE ╙WIFT╠INK. ╔ USE IT EVERY DAY WITH MY 2400 ╙UPRA, AND IT WORKS MOST EXCELLENTLY. ╔T HAS LIKEWISE BEEN TESTED WITH A NULL MODEM AND CLONE AT 38,400 BAUD, AND ╔ AM TALKING ├64 HERE. ╘HE ROUTINES THAT ╔ WAS PROVIDED WERE CHANGED PRECIOUS LITTLE, AND ╔ DOUBT THAT ═ATT'S ARE CAUSING YOUR PROBLEMS. ╒NFORTUNATELY, ╔ HAVE NOTHING BUT A TESTIMONIAL FOR THE ╙WIFT╠INK CARTRIDGE. ╚OPE YOU FIND THE PROBLEM. ╧H, AND ╔ FORCE MY CARRIER TO FOLLOW THE COMPUTER, USING THE ┴╘ &├1 COMMAND. ╧F COURSE THIS WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH LOSING CHARACTERS THOUGH. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 14 ╙AT ╙EP 22, 1990 ├128-┬╔╠╠ AT 12:53 ┼─╘ ╔ ALSO HAVE USED THE ╙WIFT╠INK ├ARTRIDGE FROM 1200 TO 38.4 WITH A ├- 128 AND A ├-64 WITH VERY FEW PROBLEMS. ╩UST FOR A STAB IN THE DARK, WHAT ARE THE DIP SWITCH SETTINGS ON THE ╚AYES? ┴ FRIEND OF MINE SAYS THAT HIS WORKS GOOD WITH #3 AND #8 IN THE DOWN POSITION. ╔ HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THESE ARE FOR, AND IF MY FRIEND CAN FIND HIS ╚AYES BOOK, WILL POST THE INFO HERE. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 15 ╙AT ╙EP 29, 1990 ─╔╟╔╘┴╠.─┴┌┼ AT 22:04 ═─╘ ╚I! ╘HANKS TO YOU ALL FOR THE RESPONSES SO FAR! ╔T'S GREAT TO HAVE SUCH GOOD SUPPORT FROM A COMPANY. ╔ AM GOING TO DO SOME EXPERIMENTING AND SEE WHAT ╔ CAN COME UP WITH. ╔ HAVE ACCESS TO AN ┴─├ 1200 AND WILL SEE HOW THE CARTRIDGE WORKS WITH IT. ╔ HAVE RECENTLY LOST ┬╧╘╚ OF MY ╞IDONET ACCESS POINTS HERE IN ╧RANGE ├OUNTY, ├AL. (┬OTH ┬┬╙'S WENT DOWN THE SAME DAY). ─OES ANYONE KNOW OF ANY BOARDS IN THE 818, 213, OR 714 AREA CODES THAT CARRY ╞IDONET BESIDES ─ATA ╙HACK AND ╘ERRY'S ╨LACE (WHICH BOTH JUST WENT DOWN)... PERFERABLY IN THE 714 AREA CODE??? ╔ WILL POST ANOTHER MESSAGE HERE AFTER ╔ HAVE PLAYED AROUND WITH THE OOTHER MODEM. ╘HANKS, ┬ILL ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 16 ╙AT ╙EP 29, 1990 ─╔╟╔╘┴╠.─┴┌┼ AT 22:26 ═─╘ ╧H, BY THE WAY, THE ─╔╨ SWITCHES ON THE ╚AYES ╙MARTMODEM 1200 ARE: ╙WITCH ═EANING 1: ─OWN = ╔GNORE ─╘╥ 2: ╒P = ╫ORD ╥ESULT ├ODES ─ISPLAYED 3: ─OWN = ╥ESULT ├ODES ╙ENT 4: ╒P = ├HARACTERS ECHOED IN COMMAND MODE 5: ─OWN = ┴UTO-ANSWER DISABLED 6: ─OWN = ╥╙-232C ├ARRIER ─ETECT ┴LWAYS ╧N 7: ╒P = ╙INGLE LINE ╥╩-11 PHONE JACK 8: ─OWN = ┼NABLES ├OMMANDS 9: ╒P = ├OMPATIBLE WITH ┬ELL 103/212A MODEMS 10: ╒P = ═ODEM RESET WHEN TURNED ON ╘HESE ARE THE FACTORY SETTINGS. ╘HE ONLY DIFFERENCES ╔ HAVE TO THESE SETTINGS ARE: 1: ╒P = ╒SE ─╘╥ ╨RIOR TO USING ╙WIFTLINK, ╔ HAD SWITCH 6 IN THE ╒P POSITION. ═AYBE SOME OF THIS INFORMATION WILL HELP... ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 17 ╙AT ╧CT 27, 1990 ╓╧┘┴╟┼╥-1 [╟ARY ╓] AT 21:36 ┼╙╘ ╦ENT, ╞IRST OFF ╔ WANT TO THANK ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS FOR SUCH A FINE PRODUCT IN THE ╙WIFTLINK ├ARTRIDGE. ╔ FINALY RECIEVED MY 2400 MODEM THE OTHER DAY AFTER A MONTH OF HASSLES FROM THE MAIL ORDER FIRM THAT ╔ BOUGHT IT FROM. ( IF ONLY THEIR SERVICE WAS HALF AS GOOD AS YOURS :( ) ┴NYWAY, ╔ TRIED IT USING ╬OVATERM9.1 AS THE TERM PROGRAM AND THE RESULTS WERE OUTSTANDING. ╔ WAS WONDERING IF ╔ COULD GET SOME DEVELOPMENTAL INFO FOR IT. ╔ WROTE A TERM FOR THE +/4 (WHICH USED THE 6551 ┴├╔┴ CHIP FOR IT'S USER PORT) ABOUT A YEAR AGO CALLED ╨LUSTERM. ╔ HAD BEEN THINKING OF PORTING IT OVER TO THE 64 FOR A WHILE NOW. ╫ITH ╙WIFTLINK ON MY DESK, ╔ AM SURE THAT ╔ WANT TO DO IT NOW. ╘HIS TERM HAD TO USE AN INTERUPT WEDGE BECAUSE OF A BUG IN THE +/4'S OPERATING SYSTEM THAT PREVENTED THE TRANSFER OF A BINARY ZERO. ╙O ╔ WOULD THINK THAT OTHER THAN ADJUSTING THE LOCATION OF THE ┴├╔┴ ╔/╧ IN MY SOURCE CODE THE CONVERSION OF THIS PART OF ╨LUSTERM SHOULD GO REAL SMOOTH. ╘HE MONKEY WRENCH IS THAT ╔ WILL ALSO BE WANTING THIS CONVERSION TO SUPPORT MY ┬╔-80 COL CONVERTER AT THE SAME TIME. ╔ HATE SOFTWARE 80 COL EMULATION. (MY EYES GET SORE AFTER 5 MINUTES OF THEM) ╘HE ┬╔-80 USES ONE OF THE ╔/╧ PORTS (╔ THINK IT'S $─┼00 BUT ╔ WILL HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT) AND IT WEDGES IN SOME ADDITIONAL ╥╧═ FOR ┬ASIC 4.0 . ╚AVE ANY THOUGHTS OR SUGGESTIONS ON THIS ONE ? ╟ARY ╓ ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 18 ╙UN ╧CT 28, 1990 ─╔╟╔╘┴╠.─┴┌┼ AT 19:22 ═╙╘ ╧KAY, ╔ TRIED USING AN ┴─├ 1200 MODEM CONFIGURED THE SAME AS THE ╚AYES ╙MARTMODEM 1200. ╘HE ╙WIFTLINK AND THE ┴─├ MODEM WON'T COMMUNICATE WIWITH EACH OTHER. ╒SING THE ┴─├ MODEM AND A ╧MNITRONIX ─ELUXE ╥╙232 INTERFACE AND EVERYTHING WORKS FINE. ╩UST LIKE USING THE ╚AYES AND THE ╧MNITRONIX. ╔ GUESS ╔'LL JUST HAVE TO SHELF THE ╙WIFTLINK AND CONTINUE USING THE ╧MNITRONIX INTERFACE UNTIL ╔ UPGRADE TO A FASTER MODEM AND THEN MAYBE THE ╙WIFTLINK WILL WORK CORRECTLY WITH IT. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 19 ═ON ╧CT 29, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 00:07 ╨╙╘ ╟ARY: YES, YOU CAN RECEIVE DEVELOPER'S INFO ON THE ╙╠. ┘OU WILL NEED TO SIGN A NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT FIRST, HOWEVER. ╘HE KIT CONTAINS LOTS OF DOCUMENTATION AND FULL SOURCE CODE TO SAMPLE ╔/╧ ROUTINES. ╔'LL SEND A COPY OF THE ╬─┴ FOR YOU TO SIGN THIS WEEK. ╘HE ╙╠ CAN BE JUMPERED TO LIVE AT $─┼00 OR $─╞00 (OR $─700 ON A ├-128). ╔ CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE THE ┬╔-80 LIVES -- MY ─AD HAS MINE. ╥AY ═OODY IS ADDING ╙╠ SUPPORT TO ╦ERMIT V2.2 NOW, WHICH HAS ┬╔- 80 SUPPORT, AND HE INTENDS TO MAKE IT ALL WORK. ┬ILL: SORRY TO HEAR YOU ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH YOUR ╙WIFT╠INK. ╔T SHOULD WORK FINE WITH ┴╠╠ ╚AYES-TYPE MODEMS, EVEN 300 & 1200 BPS. ╫HY DON'T YOU SEND YOUR CART BACK IN AND LET US HAVE A LOOK AT IT? ┘OU COULD LOAN US ONE OF THE MODEMS TOO IF YOU THINK THAT WOULD HELP. ╦ENT ╨.╙. TO ╟ARY: YOU CAN SWITCH OUT ┬┴╙╔├ 4.0 ON THE ┬╔-80... ╥AY DOES IT IN ╦ERMIT. ╠ET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT A COPY OF HIS ┬╔-80 DRIVER. ╦ERMIT IS ╨─ SO ╥AY DOESN'T MIND SHARING THE CODE. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 20 ═ON ╧CT 29, 1990 ╓╧┘┴╟┼╥-1 [╟ARY ╓] AT 06:32 ┼╙╘ ╦ENT, ╔ DID SOME SOME EXPEREMENTING YESTERDAY. ╞IRST ╔ LOOKED AT THE DISASSEMBLY OF THE ROUTINES IN THE ┬╔-80 ╥╧═ FOR SWITCHING IT IN & OUT. ╔T USES $─╞00 FOR IT'S ╔/╧ PORT, SO THERE ISN'T ANY NEED TO CHANGE THE ╙WIFTLINK FROM THE DEFAULT. ╔N THE DOCS FOR ╘ERMINAL ╧NE, THERE WAS SOME INFO THAT SAID THAT THE ┬╔-80 WAS SUPPORTED IN THE ╓╘100 & ╓╘52 MODULES. ╔ TRIED THAT AND IT DID SWITCH THE ┬╔-80 IN WHEN IN TERMINAL MODE. (┴LTHOUGH EVERYTHING WAS IN UPPER CASE/GRAPHICS AND WOULDN'T SWITCH TO TEXT MODE). ╔ CALLED A COUPLE OF BOARDS WITH THE ╙WIFTLINK / ┬╔-80 COMBO AND IT WORKED. ╔ NOW KNOW FOR SURE THAT THIS COMBO WILL WORK AND AM LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING FURTHER WORK ON THIS PROJECT. ┘ES, ╔ WOULD BE INTERESTED IN A COPY OF THE ╦ERMIT. ┴NYTHING THAT HELPS IS WELCOME. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 21 ╙AT ╬OV 03, 1990 ─╔╟╔╘┴╠.─┴┌┼ AT 08:53 ═╙╘ ╔ WILL SEND THE ╙WIFTLINK (AND A MODEM IF POSSIBLE) BACK TO YOU GUYS SO YOYOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT. ╘HANKS FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT! ┬ILL ╟ERRARD ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 22 ╙AT ╬OV 03, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 23:18 ╨╙╘ ╟ARY: ╔'LL CUT OUT THE ┬╔-80 CODE FROM ╦ERMIT AND EMAIL IT TO YOU HERE AS SOON AS ╔ GET A CHANCE. ╔ HAD NO IDEA THAT ╘ERMINAL ╧NE SUPPORTED THE ┬╔-80!! ╔ THOUGHT ╦ERMIT WAS "IT" FOR WIDELY-DISTRIBUTED TERMINAL PGMS. ╟UESS YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY... ┬ILL: ╧K, WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR A PACKAGE FROM YOU. ╦ENT ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 25 ╙UN ╬OV 11, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 00:20 ╨╙╘ ╚ERE'S SOME INFO YOU-ALL MIGHT FIND USEFUL. ╔T'S FROM A MESSAGE THREAD IN THE ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS' SUPPORT AREA ON ╤-╠INK (GASP!): ----- ╙╒┬╩: ╙╠ AND ├BASE 128 (╥1) ╞╥╧═: ╘HOMAS╙36 11/10/90 ╙#: 418437 ╫ELL, ├BASE 128 ┬┬╙ IS RUNNING JUST FINE USING THE ╙╠. ╩UST THOUGHT ╔'D LET EVERYONE KNOW.... ╟REY ╚AWK'S ╠AIR 703-751-2729 -::- ╙╒┬╩: ┬┬╙ ╒PDATE ╞╥╧═: ─R ┼VIL 11/11/90 ╙#: 444982 ╘HANKS FOR THE INFO, ╘OM. ╫E'RE EXCITED THAT ONE OF THE MANY ┬┬╙ PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING ON ╙WIFT╠INK-232 SUPPORT HAS FINISHED! ╔ HAVE CALLED ╟REY╚AWK'S ╠AIR AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING GREAT. ╬OW, IS IT REALLY SMOOTHER WITH THE ╙╠ IN PLACE, OR IS IT JUST MY WISHFUL THINKING? ;-) ╧THER PROGRAMS WHICH ┬┬╙ AUTHORS HAVE SAID WILL SUPPORT THE ╙╠ AT SOME POINT ARE: ├-┬ASE 64, ╔MAGE 64 & 128, ├-╬ET 128 & 64, ─═┬┬╙, ─╘╩┬┬╙, ╔├┼ ┬┬╙, AND ├OLOR 64 ┬┬╙. ╔ MAY HAVE LEFT OUT SOMEONE; THAT'S ALL ╔ CAN REMEMBER NOW. ├-┬ASE 64 IS WELL UNDERWAY, LIKEWISE WITH ├OLOR 64. ╔ AM TOLD THAT SUPPORT FOR ╔MAGE 64 IS COMPLETE, JUST GOING THROUGH TESTING. ╔ DON'T KNOW ABOUT ╔MAGE 128 (ISN'T THIS A BRAND-NEW PROGRAM [I.E., WILL BE A V1.0])? ╘HE ├-╬ET 128 FOLKS HAVE DECIDED TO DELAY SUPPORT AS THEY ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE AS IS. ┴LSO, THEY HAVEN'T HAD MUCH FEEDBACK FROM THEIR SYSOPS REQUESTING ╙╠ SUPPORT. ╔F YOU ARE A ├-╬ET 128 SYSOP AND WANT ╙╠ SUPPORT IN ├-╬ET 128, MAKE SURE YOU TELL ╦EN ╨LETZER AND ╞RANK ╚UNNELL! ╦ENT ╨.╙. ╙O ╘OM, ARE YOU SAVING FOR YOUR 9600 BPS MODEM YET? ;) ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 26 ╙UN ╬OV 11, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 17:46 ╨╙╘ ╔ *KNEW* ╔ WAS FORGETTING SOMEBODY IN MY LIST OF ┬┬╙ PROGRAMS... ┼D ╨ARRY IS WORKING TO ADAPT ┼┬┬╙ TO WORK WITH THE ╙WIFT╠INK. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 27 ╫ED ╬OV 14, 1990 ├.╫┼╠╠╙11 AT 21:48 ┼╙╘ ╚I, ╔ HAVE A QUESTION ON ╙╠ IT CAN'T BE USED WITH MY ├= 1670 MODEM SO DOES ANYONE KNOW OF AN ╔╬┼╪╨┼╙╔╓┼ ╚AYES COMPATIBLE THAT WILL WORK WELL WITH ╙╠. 1200 BAUD IS REALLY GETTING TO SLOW FOR THOSE LARGE FILE TRANSFERS. ╘HANKX : ). ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 28 ╫ED ╬OV 14, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 22:02 ╨╙╘ ╔T'S HARD TO BEAT THE ╙UPRA 2400 FOR A CHEAP, RELIABLE 2400 BPS MODEM. ╔'VE HAD ONE FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS NOW WITH NO PROBLEMS. ╔T'S IN A NICE STURDY (AND SMALL) METAL CASE. ╔F YOU'RE CONSIDERING ═╬╨ ╠EVEL 5 2400 BPS, CHECK OUT THE ╨╨╔ ╨═2400╙┴. ╘HERE'S ARE LOTS OF HAPPY OWNERS OF THIS MODEM TOO. ╦ENT ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 29 ╫ED ╬OV 14, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 22:09 ╨╙╘ ╫HAT EXACTLY IS THE TROUBLE WITH YOUR MODEM AND THE ╙WIFT╠INK-232? (╥E: MESSAGE IN TOPIC 11) ╔ NEED MORE DETAILS AS TO WHAT IS WORKING AND NOT WORKING... ╦ENT ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 30 ═ON ┴PR 08, 1991 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 21:25 ╨─╘ ═YSTERY SOLVED, ╔ THINK. "─IGITAL ─AZE" HAD BEEN HAVING PERSISTENT PROBLEMS USING HIS ╙WIFT╠INK-232 WITH A REAL HONEST-TO-GOSH ╚AYES ╙MARTMODEM 1200. ╙EE PREVIOUS MESSAGE NUMBERS (11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, & 21) IN THIS TOPIC FOR A RECAP. ─IGITAL FINALLY GOT AROUND TO SENDING HIS ╙╠ IN TO US FOR A LOOK-SEE <╟╥╔╬>. ╘HE ╙MARTMODEM 1200 APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ╨╨╔ ╨═2400╙┴-- THE ─╙╥ & ─├─ LINES APPEAR TO BE TIED TOGETHER INTERNALLY, OR SOME SUCH. ╔ MADE THE SAME MODIFICATION TO THE ╙╠ AS ╔ WOULD FOR THE ╨═2400╙┴ (CUTTING A JUMPER) AND THE ╚AYES MAGICALLY STARTED WORKING. ─IGITAL WILL HAVE TO REPORT BACK TO US ON HOW IT WORKS FOR HIM AS SOON AS HE'S HAD A CHANCE TO GIVE IT A WORKOUT. ╦ENT ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 31 ╘UE ┴PR 09, 1991 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 05:29 ┼─╘ ─ID YOU SEE THE OTHER INTERESTING NEWS ABOUT ╚AYES? ╚AYES IS SUEING ALL THE OTHER MODEM MANUFACTORS FOR PATENT VIOLATIONS CONCERNING THEIR ESCAPE CODES TO TAKE A MODEM OFFLINE WITHOUT DISCONNECTING THE MODEM OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. ╠OOKS LIKE ╚AYES MIGHT EVEN WIN. ┴LSO LOOKS LIKE HIGHER MODEM PRICES :-? ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 32 ╫ED ┴PR 10, 1991 ─.╞╔╘╚╔┴╬─┼ AT 00:55 ╨─╘ ╩UST WHAT WE NEED, AND JUST WHEN 9600┬ WAS GETTING DOWN INTO THE '╔ CAN ┴╠═╧╙╘ AFFORD ONE' BRACKET. ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 5 ╙AT ╩UN 09, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╙UB: ╙╔─ ╙YMPHONY ╙TEREO ├ARTRIDGE ╘HOUGHT YOU-ALL OUT THERE MIGHT LIKE A LITTLE INFO ON OUR NEW-DESIGN ╙╔─ ╙YMPHONY ╙TEREO ├ARTRIDGE. 5 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 1 ╙AT ╩UN 09, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╫E HAVE JUST STARTED SHIPPING OUR NEW-DESIGN ╙╔─ ╙YMPHONY ╙TEREO ├ARTRIDGE. ╘HIS NEW CART IS BATTERYLESS (THE ORIGINAL REQUIRED A 9-VOLT BATTERY) AND ALSO HAS NEW CIRCUITRY TO HELP PROTECT THE SENSITIVE ╙╔─ CHIP FROM STATIC DAMAGE AND ╙├╥ LOCKUP.