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From: scott@max.u.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: SWIFTLINK-232 (new product info)
Message-ID: <13698.263f5a30@max.u.washington.edu>
Date: 3 May 90 05:07:44 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle WA
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I just became aware of an new product for the C64 and C128 from
Dr. Evils Laboratory (you know the people who brought you the highly
acclaimed KERMIT V2.2 terminal program and the sid-stereo cartridge)
that many of you might be very interested.  This time, their new
release is an RS-232 interface called SwiftLink-232.  This RS-232
interface allows a "proud" owner of of a C64 or a C128 to use with the
fastest modems around and yet to come.  Unlike most RS-232 interfaces
which uses the slow user-port for transmitting data, SwiftLink-232
uses the expansion port (or cartridge port) thus allowing to achieve
the very fast data transfer.
 
Here are some other specs:
 
SwiftLink-232 can accelerate your C-64 or C-128 to interface with the
fastest modems: 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, even 38,400 bps!
 
Terminal software included! SwiftLink-232 comes with all the software
you'll need to communicate at warp speeds: Desterm 128 (C-128),
Terminal One (C-64), Q-Term (CP/M) and others.
 
Industry-standard interface: SwiftLink-232 has an "IBM-AT" style DB-9
serial connector so you can connect it to any standard modem or
network link quickly and economically.
 
Flexibility: SwiftLink-232 can be configured to "live" at different
addresses in memory to ensure that it won't interfere with other
cartridges you may own.
 
Compatibility: SwiftLink-232 is completely compatible with all of
CBM's RAM Expansion Units....(Does this means that one can plug in a
REU and SwiftLink-232 both at the same time?)
 
Use in any mode! SwiftLink-232 can be used with a C-64 or C-128 in
C-64, C-128, and CP/M modes.
 
Commercial telecommunications software support: The authors of
Dialogue 128 (C-128) and BellTerm (C-64) have pledged support for
SwiftLink-232 in the next releases of their products.
 
SwiftLink-232 is not just for telecommunications.  This cartridge can
link your C-64/128 and any IBM PC (or compatible), Amiga, or Macintosh
together for super fast file transfer via a "null-modem" connection.
 
SwiftLink-232 is priced at $29.95 (a very competitive price, I think).
 
 
 
Note: SwiftLink-232 is *not* designed to work with any modem that
plugs directly into the C-64/128's user port.  It is designed to work
with any Hayes Compatible modem...(but then, to achieve a baud rate
higher than 2400 you almost have to get a standard Hayes compatible modem,
since there isn't any modem that directly plugs into the C-64/C128).
 
 
 
For more info contact Kent Sullivan at:
 
E-mail address:
microsoft!kentsu@beaver.cs.washington.edu
 
US-Mail-Address:
Dr. Evil Laboratories
P.O. Box 3432
Redmond, WA. 98073-3432
 
 
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Sincerely,
Scott K. Stephen
 
P.S.  I am in no way associated with the above company.