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| From: Chicken (all posts)
Date: 1998-07-01
Subject: Hey CROWN...
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How's going?
> Parallel connected drives was quite common, but I guess as the scene
> changed some knowledge was lost also. It's quite simple, in the 1541
> there is a free parallel port which is not used normally, all you have
> to do is put an extra connector on your 1541 and lead the port lines
> into that. On the Plus4 there is a 6529 parallel port which is available
> in the User Port. You have to connect the two port with a cable and thats
> all.
Well, I knew the basics... (Actually, the 1541 is an degraded 2031
drive... I heard CBM did that 'cause back in the old days there was only one supplier for the IEEE cables. CBM didn't want to be depending on that manufacturer!) Still, I don't even have a solder, leave alone hardware experience... Well, I can handle my glue gun :)
> With the C16 it is a bit different, as there is no 6529 is available
> in it. Our solution was to put a 8255 into the C16. For a better
> description and other C16 alternatives check Levente's CLINK, there is a
> very good doc in it about these things.
Where can I find it?
> Pigmy wrote a lot of parallel copier, loader, and even saver progys.
> The fastest copier was either 9sec or 15sec (I don't remember exactly).
> The disk changes took more time, than the actual reading and writings!!!
> Hmmm, it doesn't had a 256k version, but as I'm thinking about it
> that could make it much faster.
Talking about "disk changes"... I coded a small routy which checks the drive (kinda like on AMIGA) for a disk change. (You don't have to press space or something to continue copying...) I always wanted to include that one in a copy program... Of course I never did! Though, I never saw a copy program with that feature!
> Strange... I had never got a problem like this... Of course
> are always used either Pigmy's or my programs to copy... :)
PIGMY's 1551 Backup bugged every once in a while... Even the corrected version. Still, he's one of my HEROs :)
> >The Problem is, people ususally
> >want around 120 DM for a 1551. I'm living on a rather limited budget
> 120DM ??? That's a lot. For this you can get a complete config here,
> Plus4+drive+joy+disks!!!
Well, in Germany also... but only including a 1541 drive... NEVER a fuckin' 1551...
> To Levente (where to buy 1551 tip) (sorry this will be hungarian)
The following passage has been CENSORED by the "Comittee for Avoiding Twisted Tongues in the None-Hungarian Population"!
> >Was heißt Sonnenuntergang auf finnisch?
> >Hellsinki!
> :)))
Hey CROWN, your German seems pretty good! Still, the joke is not worth three smiles!
> >Eleven American soldiers are raping a German girl. She screams: "Nein,
> >nein!" Two soldiers leave...
> :)))))))))))))
Yeah, that one is much better... Though the topic is not that funny!
> >problem of the plus/4 scene was also that almost nobody ever said a word
> >about appreciation... If you get no response you'll quit coding! Anyway, I
> >think we could make it cool again!
> I got it... You remember the postcard with Eddie? :-)
I wonder who send that postcard? ;)
Want another one? I think somewhere hidden in the darkest corner of my drawer there's still an Eddie waiting for his fate... What's your snail-mail address nowadays? Still, those postcards didn't stop you from quiting... Well, since you are back, you are forgiven!
> I also got some cool postcards from Holland.
I guess, those were pretty CHEESY ones! Boy, I'm so funny today!
Well, I can't be at the party in Budapest :( I really would like to meet some Hungarian babes... ah... slip of the tongue... people in person!
Anyway, if someone will be in BERLIN this weekend: There'll be a major party at the INSTITUTE for HISTORY of ART! It's a summer and farewell party `cause the institute will move... Anyway, Friday night, the institute will be CHICK CENTRAL!
OK guyz... later,
CHICKEN
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