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- From: Patrick Roy Anthony <panthony@hookup.net>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: Followup: LinkIt! works - NOT!
- Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 19:32:52 -0800
- Organization: HookUp Communication Corporation, Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
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- References: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960320191744.15355A-100000@marlowe.umd.edu> <lhinckley.828196782@BIX.com>
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- lhinckley on BIX wrote:
- >
- > d zander <dzander@umd5.umd.edu> writes:
- >
- > >I posted that message w/o realizing I messed up the "Subject :" line.
- > >I didn't get any replies from the LinkIt e-mail address nor from the
- > >newsgroup. The co. in question had full page ads in Amazing Amiga for
- > >a number of months so I supposed that someone else out there in Amiga-
- > >land bought this thing.
- > >So here with that slight correction in the hope someone will answer.
- > >
- > >On 20 Mar 1996, Dieter Zander 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.
- > >
- > >
- > >
- >
- > LinkIt! works just fine. You _MUST_ save a default config file
- > when you first use it and then restart. Also be sure you are
- > using the same port speeds on both the PeeCee and on Amy.
- > Tech help has been excellent, including international callbacks
- > that you would not expect on such an inexpensive program.
- > BTW, the parallel cable is also for copy protection...
- >
- > Livingston Hinckley, AMUSE, NY (home of Amiga-TV)
- > lhinckley@bix.com
-
- I agree ,,, Linkit works fine.
- I have it through a switch box, tieing my 486 & A1200 to my A4000.
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- It's hung a few times when I had Opus running; but no problem with
- workbench ....going in either direction with file exchanges.
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