Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!ucbvax!PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU!MQUINN%UTCVM From: MQUINN%UTCVM@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: PC Transporter Message-ID: <9012041752.AA03558@apple.com> Date: 4 Dec 90 14:16:54 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 80 On Mon, 3 Dec 90 23:39:51 GMT Can't touch this... said: >I am considering whether or not to purchase AE's PC Transporter for my >GS and would greatly appreciate it if someone could answer >a few questions about it. > >How fast is it? What's its clock speed? Can it use my GS's memory, >or does it need its own? (whoops! I hit SEND on that last message by mistake. I meant to hit NEW LINE!). It has an 8086 CPU running at 7.6Mhz. The GS's memory cannot be used with it as 'memory', but you can use the GS's control to make a RAMdisk and while you're in ibm mode, you can format that RAMdisk as an MS-DOS RAMdisk. The PCT comes with 768k of RAM already on it. While in IBM mode, you have 640k. While in Apple mode, you can use the PCT's memory as a PRODOS RAMdisk up to 768k. >What kind of graphics does it support (ega,vga,...)? How many colors? CGA only. Here are the CGA modes: -40x25 text -16 colors -80x25 text -16 colors -320x200 resolution graphics -4 colors -4 pallettes of 4 colors -640x200 -black & white only >How easy is it to switch between GS and PC modes? Anything else that >I should know about it? When you're in Apple mode, you have to run a SYS file that starts up the PCT. Whenever you switch from Apple to PCT, you have to reboot the PCT. To switch from PCT to Apple, you hold down the shift key and hit caps lock twice. This brings you the prodos 'bye' thingy. You can also go into the GS's control at ANY time while in PCT mode, but when you quit from the GS's control panel, you pop right back where you left on in the PCT. The PCT has it's own control (Shift+caps lock+caps lock). From there, you can set up which disk drives fall under what letter. You can use any prodos storage device as an ms-dos storage device, but those disks can ONLY be used by a PCT. You can have an ms-dos HD 'partition' ON your ProDOS HD. I've been unable to get mine to format at anything higher than 15.9Megts, but other people have been able to go up to 20megs or even higher. I still don't know how. I haven't had ANY compatibility problems. It's run everything I've ever tested on it: ms-works procomm telix turbo pascal quick c turbo c minihost bbs (OH! I can't get wildcat BBS to run, but I have a friend with a REAL ms-dos machine and he's having the same problems). tons of PD programs >Thanks in advance for any help. I'd much rather learn the answers to >these questions from someone that has used the Transporter before or >is experienced with it than from some semi-knowledgable salesperson. > > > > >-- >=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= >| Basilisk, who is he? Basilisk, what is he? | Ed Jordan | >| Basilisk,Ba-basilisk, where does he come from?| basilisk@cornu.ucsb.edu | >=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= ---------------------------------------- Michael J. Quinn University of Tennessee at Chattanooga BITNET-- mquinn@utcvm pro-line-- mquinn@pro-gsplus.cts.com