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From: jlord@WATDCS.UWATERLOO.CA (ORD JL, PHYSICS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: some questions
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Date: 19 Jul 89 16:54:34 GMT
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      We  have several questions about using a mega-ST,  and  hope
that someone out there may be able to help us.

      First,  it has been rumored that one can 'get at' the bus of
the  mega fairly easily.   Does anyone know how this  is  actually
done?   We  are currently using the cartridge port for  input  and
output  of digital data on a 1040-ST;  however,  we also  use  the
cartridge   port  for  fast  (cartridge)  BASIC.    It   is   thus
inconvenient  to constantly switch back and forth between the  two
cartridge inputs.  We are upgrading to a mega and now is the  time
to  bypass  the  cartridge  for  data  I/O.    We  need   specific
information regarding how this is done, including pin connections,
etc.   It would be wonderful if we could buy something that  would
just plug in.

       Second,  the software package CALAMUS is supposed to  store
graphics in vector mode.   Does anyone have any idea of the format
of these graphics files?

       While we are on the subject of graphics,  we have a LOT  of
out own software that is written to drive HP plotters in HPGL.  Is
there any (easy) way to take an HPGL output file and either output
it to the Atari laser printer or to convert it into another format
that  can  be output?   Is there any way to  (easily)  modify  our
plotter programs to output graphs on the Atari laser printer?

      Thanks for the help.
                              D. De Smet

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                 aka.   JLORD at watdcs.uwaterloo.ca