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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
- Subject: Re: Networking 8bits with the cartridge port
- Message-ID: <1992Sep1.163124.12469@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>
- From: rlcollins@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Ryan 'Gozar' Collins)
- Date: 1 Sep 92 16:31:24 -0500
- Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"
- Lines: 40
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- [This is from Jeff Potter. He accidently sent it as a mail message
- instead of posting it.]
-
- In article <1992Aug31.112615.12434@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> you write:
- |>
- |> Well, with all this extra 8-bit equipment around, I was thinking of
- |> trying to do some projects with them, ut the first thing I would like to
- |> be able to do is to have a simple networking scheme, not requiring a
- |> disk drive for each one.
- |>
-
- The networking scheme you seem to describe sounds a lot like The Multiplexer
- offered by Computer Software Services (CSS). It consists of a collection
- of cartridge interface boards, allowing up to 8 Ataris to access the same
- drives and printers, and to talk to each other. Drop a line to Bob Puff
- or Chris Freemesser (sp?) for more info.
-
- BTW: the "Maze of Agdagon" networking scheme is not based on this device.
-
- Also: Jeff McWilliams: the "OS in EPROMs selected by switch" idea sounds a
- lot like the US+ OS Upgrade also by CSS. The upgrade gives an XL/XE the
- old 800 OS, the XL OS, or a third OS which allows Ultra Speed serial I/O
- (with the proper disk drive) and bunches of keyboard-controlled modes.
- Works real nice, too....
-
- --
- Jeff Potter
- ....potter@sunny0.dab.ge.com
- ....74030.2020@compuserve.com
- --
-
- Later.......
-
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