There are 7 messages totalling 186 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Mac Modem 2. Hard Drives and RAMLi 3. Hard Drives and RAMLinks (2) 4. Top Desk 5. ANOTHER? apology to Gaelyne (2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 09:01:31 -0400 From: MTC Subject: Re: Mac Modem My experience has been that Mac/PC/Amiga etc. modems are essentially the same, though it is important to have the appropriate interface or cable. Most Mac modems are in fact PC modems with a different cable. I used a PC modem with both my Amiga and C64 with a ConvertaCom adapter, which seems to work just dandy. Ben **************************** No Spam!!!!! *************************** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 16:04:18 -0400 From: Michael Bendure Subject: Re: Hard Drives and RAMLi > Your right, but as an example of the the difference between > 'hard storage'/'permanent storage' and the 'soft storage' > /'violatile storage' that RL provides I think it severed its > purpose. This is true, but I didn't want folks to think that when the power goes out, all is lost. Also, your statement indicated that there was an on/off switch on the RAMLink and that also isn't the case. Also, the RAMLink is alot more stable as far as permanent storage goes, compared to a standard REU. The battery backup and external power supply helps to ensure the retension of the files on the RAMLink. > My dog loves running under my computer desk during > thunderstorms or even just a hard rain and that is almost > as good as a off switch. As long as you had the battery backup and checked your computer at least once a day, you would be safe. I had that problem once myself, only it was my daughter that switched off the ISOBAR. It was the first time I found out how long the battery lasted. hehe Fortunately I do regular backups and didn't loose anything important. Like any device, whether it be permanent or volatile storage, you should always do regular backups.. :) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 16:19:51 -0400 From: Michael Bendure Subject: Re: Hard Drives and RAMLinks > The CMD comes new running from the serial port. > However, you can get a parallel cable for the CMD as well. > The only drawback to running a parallel hard drive, is that you cannot use > something such as the Swiftlink. You can if you run the CMD in parallel. In order to do that, you need a RAMLink, which has two passthrough ports. One of which will support a Swiftlink. This way you have the speed of the Lt. Kernal, the compatibility of the CMD and the ability to run the CMD HD/RAMLink/Swiftlink and even an REU all at the same time. The only thing you'll lacking are the Lt. Kernal utilities. :) > Another thing to think about, is how you are going to use the hard > drive. If you wish to use GEOS a lot, then the CMD is the hard drive for > you. If you want to use CP/M, then the LTK is the hard drive to use. > Neither of these programs will run off the other hard drive. Hmm, I thought the CMD HD did support CP/M. Its just the RAMLink that doesn't support it, or so I thought. > The CMD works well with Maverick, and the LTK has a really fast > copy program called 'Fastcopy'. I love it when I back up my BBS. Hmm, I never use Maverick. I just use fcopy, which with the RAMLink/HD combo, is extremely fast. With the time and date stamping of the CMD, you can also write a backup program that only backups the files that have been updated since your last backup. This is a big time saver, as your only backing up the files that need it, not the whole HD. I would kill for the FIND command and some of the other utilities built into the Lt. K, for the CMD. While the CMD does have a nice wedge and subpartioning, some of the programming utilities on the Lt. Kernal would be a nice addition for the CMD. :) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 15:53:00 EST From: Christopher McLeod Subject: Top Desk I have Top Desk (from Germany) for GEOS and I LOVE IT!! Another commie asked me where he could order a copy for himself, and I realized that I did not have anything that told me the address for Quincy Softworks (which is who distributes it here in the US). I have my original Top Desk disk, but it does not have the address on it. Help! Chris McLeod (of the clan MacLeod) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 15:56:00 EST From: Christopher McLeod Subject: ANOTHER? apology to Gaelyne Yes it's true. I owe Gaelyne a public apology for accidentally making public a person-to-person email (I did not note that fact that it was, indeed, a not-public email). I am in the habit of doing most of my commodore correspondence through this mailing list, so when I found that I needed to apologize to Gaelyne (the 1ST time) I did so through the mailing list -- I made the offense publicly, thus the apology (I (wrongly) figured) should be made publicly, as well. Therefore, I publicly apologize for the public apology that should have been made privately. I apologize for any inconvenience I have caused. Sincerely Chris McLeod (of the clan MacLeod) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 17:17:08 -0400 From: Gaelyne Moranec Subject: Re: ANOTHER? apology to Gaelyne On Thu, 18 Jul 1996, Christopher McLeod wrote: > Yes it's true. I owe Gaelyne a public apology for accidentally making > public a person-to-person email (I did not note that fact that it was, > indeed, a not-public email). > Therefore, I publicly apologize for the public apology that should > have been made privately. ... Snip > I apologize for any inconvenience I have caused. All is forgiven, Chris. Apology accepted. Now lets chat about our Commodores, ok? Are you using a C64 or C128? Cheers, Gaelyne ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 15:05:13 -0600 From: "Tom A. Gislason" Subject: Re: Hard Drives and RAMLinks Michael, I forgot about the Ramlink with the pass thru port, mainly because of the LTK host adapter really hates it. As for running CP/M on the CMD, I have not tried yet (due to time limitations), but I do know that it runs great and fast on the LTK. BTW, both the CMD and LTK's will run in either 6 or 128 mode. Tom Gislason - Sysop - Emergency Call BBS (403)734-2382 (403)934-4756 Pearako Network Node #10 - CommNet Node #10 Internet address: gislason@freenet.calgary.ab.ca FidoNet address: Tom Gislason @ 1:134/281.0 ------------------------------ End of COMMODOR Digest - 17 Jul 1996 to 18 Jul 1996 *************************************************** =END=