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QLINK RELOADED IS GO!
Article by Dave Moorman
Miracles by Jim Brain and Others
Just before mastering this issue,
I sent an email to Jim Brain
concerning QLINK RELOADED, the
greatest C= retro project so far this
millennium. Here's how the
conversation went:
>Jim --
>
>I still have not had time to get
>hooked up, but I am exceedingly
>excited about QLink being back. I
>would like to run an article or two
>in LOADSTAR -- and need some
>authoritative information:
>
>Exactly what does a person need
(hardware wise) to get on QLink?
>
Either:
A) a real 64/128, RS232 user port
adapter (there is a patch for the
SL/T232, but it has a few bugs yet),
a null modem cable, and a
PC/Mac/Linux box
B) Win32 or Linux machine to run VICE
(Or Mac with VirtualPC, or... you
get the idea.)
>What software?
>
The original QLink client disk :-)
>Can LOADSTAR make some of it
>available on our disk? All of it?
>
The disk was freely distributed by
many user groups, and there is a copy
of it that LOADSTAR put on one of
their issues.
>Is there a charge?
>
No, donations are accepted, though.
>I have tried (not hard enough) to
>use the VICE package. It really needs
>to be "one button" easy, for people
>like me.
>
www.quantum-link.org has a unzip and
double-click on .bat file version.
Can't get much easier than that.
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<I did. It WAS that easy. QLINK is >
<alive and running. Not everything is>
<functional yet, but the foundation >
<is there. If you use a PC, try it >
<out! >
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>I really want LOADSTAR to be a
>presence on QLink -- and will donate
>a number of software titles to the
>download area as soon as I can.
>
Well, we're here for you.
>A great big thanks for taking on
>this project. The C= world just keeps
>on getting better because of people
>like you!
>
:-)
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So here is what you need for a real
C-64 set-up:
PC SIDE SOFTWARE:
Software required: TCPSER4j-rc6.0
Requires JAVA
(Available from www.quantumlink.org)
ALTERNATIVE PC SOFTWARE:
You can also use: TCPSER
Use the follow line to start the PC
side:
tcpser -d /dev/ttyS0 -s 1200
-i"e0&k0&c0" -n"5551212=server:port
-tsS
(Available on www.quantumlink.org)
COMMODORE SIDE SOFTWARE:
Software required: Quantumlink.d64
Convert this .d64 to a real disk, and
use the following settings:
Modem:Hayes or Hayes-compatible
Speed:1200 Baud
Dial: Automatic
Phone: Tone
Number: +5551212
Next month, we will put
Quantumlink.d64
on LOADSTAR -- sort of like in the old
days when a QLink disk was bundled
with LS! We will probably mash it all
together in a Wraptor file.
So, telecomputing just got simple,
even for the C-64. The TPCSER software
makes the internet accessable to even
slow-modemed C-64s. I also like the
way a PC is enslaved for the needs of
the C-64 -- and older PCs are now
available for $25-$50, or even free!
DMM