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- From: brain@mail.msen.com (Jim Brain)
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- Subject: Re: RapiDOS Pro Parallel drive system.
- Date: 27 Feb 1996 18:35:11 -0500
- Organization: Brain Innovations, Incorporated
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- In article <825403066@p71.f411.n201.z2.ftn>,
- Pontus Berg <Pontus.Berg@p71.anet.canit.se> wrote:
- >In a message of 25 Feb 96 Corey Stup wrote to All:
- >
- > CS> Does anyone else still use the RapiDOS Pro system? I got mine years ago
- > CS> (in '88 I think) and its still working great to this day.
- >
- > CS> I remember the first time I used it, and loaded 202 blocks in 3
- > CS> seconds. It actually made the 64 a usable machine. Beat the JiffyDOS
- > CS> systems by a landslide.
- >
- >How much hardware is there in this system?
- >
- >I relpacement ROM in the computer and in the drive, plus a parallellcable are
- >obvious new components in the system, but more? A circuit bord in the drive
- >under the CPU? Many components on it? Are they scratched?
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- Big circuit board in the drive under the 6502. You actually left one 6522 out
- of the system.
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- I still use mine on my backup 64...
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- The system was better than JDos, but the support was lousy, and the modem
- port was a no go while using it (before Swiftlink was widely used....)
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- JIm
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- >
- >... MicroSoft, as good as AIDS!
- > (Pontus)
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