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From: SLSW2@cc.usu.edu (Roger Ivie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Atari Portfolio
Message-ID: <29661@cc.usu.edu>
Date: 6 Aug 90 23:03:17 GMT
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In article <139802@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>, hercules@hera.Eng.Sun.COM (Jonathan Simonoff) writes:
> The Good Guys has a full page add today for a Portfolio
> for $398, including a "parellel interface for connection
> to a PC" and a 32K memory storage card.  They also have
> an Optional Utility Card or Financial Card Portfolio for
> $89 each.
> 
> First, how are these prices?

Seem good to me. I bought my Portfolio for $399 about Christmas and had
to pay extra for the parallel port.

> 
> Second, I have a Mac, not a PC, so I don't have a normal
> parellel port.  Can I still upload from a Portfolio to my
> Mac?  Do I need to buy a serial port option or something
> like that?

Atari does not provide software to use the serial port for downloading
and uploading stuff. So you'll have to find a friend with a PC that you
can use to get the serial port transfer software that can talk to your
mac to the Atari.
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