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- From: lhinckley@bix.com (lhinckley)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: LinkIt! works
- Date: 23 Mar 1996 05:05:04 GMT
- Organization: BIX
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- Dieter Zander (dzander@csc.umd.edu) wrote:
- : Hello,
- : Does anybody have something positive to say about LinkIt! ?
- : I purchased LinkIt! directly from the co. for U.S.$59.95.
- : It came in a package labeled "Special Version".
- : I did not order any "Special Version".
- : Inside it tells you they are having production problems with
- : their Parallel cable that is supposed to have special electronic
- : circuits and that meanwhile you should use the included Serial cable.
- : They included a sticker on the registration card that promises
- : a "FREE" (?) Parallel cable when (?) that becomes available.
- : So far I have only been able to transfer files fom the AMIGA 2500
- : to various PC's.
- : Any attempt to transfer files from the PC's to the AMIGA freezes
- : both computers up - usually after about 4kbytes.
- : (Also the software does not include any program to convert GIF files
- : to something my Amiga would recognise like JPEG, Raw etc..)
- : Does anybody have any good experiences to report with that company
- : or have I been had? I noticed that there were never any postings about
- : LinkIt in any of the Amiga related newsgroups.
- : Thanks for any informative reply, dzander@umd5.umd.edu
-
- : P.S. I did contact them through their e-mail address about these problems.
-
- I have LinkIt! purchased at the Toronto show. I learned that you
- _must_ save a default configuration file and reboot for it to work!
- Of course, you must have both machines' ports running at the same
- speed as well.
-
- When I called them for help, they called back from Canada to NYC in
- response, and were very helpful. Here is much more attention than one
- really should expect on a $60 retail program. Having said that, I was
- told that the parallel cables will be shipped as soon as they have p
- production and that the speed will of course be much faster than on
- the serial port. The cable will prolly be a dongle as well.
-
- LinkIt! is a regular feature on my desk, connecting a DEC workstation
- and an Amiga 4000. As I said, serial transfer is slow, but it works
- just fine.
-
- Livingston Hinckley, AMUSE-NY (lhinckley@un.org)
-