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From: jamesb@bushido.uucp (Jim Harvey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Commodore 64 EMulator Cable
Message-ID: <1990Jul16.121404.3272@bushido.uucp>
Date: 16 Jul 90 12:14:04 GMT
References: <11254@hydra.gatech.EDU> <279@cbmger.UUCP>
Organization: Bushido Systems of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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In article <279@cbmger.UUCP> peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes:
>In article <11254@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt4662b@prism.gatech.EDU (BRANHAM,JOSEPH FRANKLIN) writes:
>>Just curious, but someone posted that go-64 and the Commodore Emulator II
>>use only a cable to the parallel port to connect up a 1541 drive. I was
>>just curious if anyone knew how they got a CABLE to handle the change over
>>to the 64's deranged serial port.
>
>It only *LOOKS* like a simple cable. Really it has some (little)
>interface electronics built in (line drivers,...).
>-- 
>Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel      //     E-Mail to 
>Commodore Frankfurt, Germany      \X/      rutgers!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk

There is nothing electronic in the Emulator II cable.  I have one of these and 
have used the included "Transfer" program quite a lot (the emulator itself
is a nice curiosity but little more).  "Transfer" works with amiga drives both 5 1/4 and 3 1/2 as well, but I don't trust the Amiga writing to anything but a
genuine 1541.  The program also handles the conversion from ASCII to PET 
Half-ASCII as well, and is useful for this task by itself.


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