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- From: lawler@aio.jsc.nasa.gov (Dennis Lawler)
- Subject: Re: What's inside Sharp's PC Link (for ZQ*, Wiz.)?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec14.211708.3325@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
- Keywords: reverse-engineer, hack, tech manual
- Organization: NASA Johnson Space Center
- References: <26929@sybase.sybase.com> <2v!rrrm@dixie.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 21:17:08 GMT
- Lines: 37
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- In article <2v!rrrm@dixie.com> jgd@dixie.com (John De Armond) writes:
- >thundt@sybase.com (Thomas Hundt) writes:
- >
- >>Anybody taken apart their PC-to-organizer link?
- >>Anybody got the tech manual for the thing?
- >
- >Yes and yes.
- >
- >>From what I can tell, the Wizard links are the same as the one
- >>for the non-Wizard (ZQxxxx) series. Confirmation, anyone?
- >
- >Yes.
- >
- >>Similar interfaces for typewriters and older pocket computers
- >>(e.g. Sharp 1500/Radio Shack) had level-shifters and a UART.
- >>(These were interfaced via parallel port on the palmtop.) Do the
- >>Wizards et al have a parallel or serial interface? (The Psions
- >>appear just to have level-shifters inside their link.)
- >
- >Level shifters only. No uart
- >
- >>'Course, all this questioning has a point: I'd like to avoid
- >>spending $120 for something I ought to be able to build myself :-)
- >
- >No need to. John Pittman at Marietta Computer Salvage, 404 977 9377
- >has several of the Sharp communication kits he's selling for $15
- >plus actual shipping. New and in the box. I just called him to
- >verify he still has them and the price.
- >
-
- Well, I've been trying for some time to contact Mr. Pittman but the line
- is continuously busy. Soooooo.....is there any other third party dealer
- out there that has a Wizard PC-link communication kit for a more
- reasonable price than $129.99?
-
- later........Dennis
-
-