Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!world!decwrl!sdd.hp.com!hplabs!hpcc05!hpcuhb!hpda!hpcupt1!hprnd!hprpcd!!stan From: stan@hprpcd.HP.COM (Stan Witherspoon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds Subject: Re: Atari Portfolio (was Re: Casio Boss models) Message-ID: <18110005@hprpcd.HP.COM> Date: 9 Nov 90 01:34:25 GMT References: Organization: HP, Systems Technology Div., Roseville, Ca. Lines: 30 The cheapest way I know of to get info back and forth from a PC to a Portfolio is to get the parallel port. It lists for $59 (shop around) and includes software for the PC (the software for the Portfolio is in ROM. It is not very fast (~ 300 baud) but then you don't have that much memory anyway. It does NOT come with a cable. Go down to RADIO SHACK and get a couple of feet of 25 conductor ribbon cable and two DB 25 connectors (make sure you get the right sexes! I think 2 Males will work, but check the back of your PC). Get the kind that are designed for use with ribbon cable (Insulation Displacement Connectors or IDC) if you are not fond of soldering. This should set you back ~$7. Put the ribbon cable in the slot in the connector and press the connector closed with a vise. put the other end in the other connector making sure that the connectors are on the same side of the cable and the "D" shape is facing the same way on both connectors. Mash the connector closed. Now go read the instruction manual, hook up your PC and the Portfolio and go to it! Stan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Stan Witherspoon ~ Disclaimer ~ ~ Systems Technology Division ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Hewlett Packard Company ~ These are my ~ ~ 8010 Foothills Blvd. ~ personal opinions ~ ~ Roseville Ca. 95678 ~ and do not represent ~ ~ Phone: (916) 785-5071 ~ the views of anyone ~ ~ RF: N6SCE ~ or anything else ~ ~ Email: ucbvax!hplabs!hprpcd!stan ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~