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From: cs4344af@cse.uta.edu (Fuzzy Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Miscellaneous info request
Message-ID: <1991Apr26.055759.7761@cse.uta.edu>
Date: 26 Apr 91 05:57:59 GMT
References: <1991Apr25.023026.7871@rick.cs.ubc.ca>
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In article <1991Apr25.023026.7871@rick.cs.ubc.ca> b5576879@rick.cs.ubc.ca (barry douglas ferg) writes:
>- Most of the time, my C64 is used as a reasonably smart terminal.
>  Unfortunately, I have been unable to find a decent terminal prog for it.
>  I need something that will run at 2400 bps (out of the serial port) with 80
>  cols, VT100 emulation and kermit.

See my other message about Kermit 2.2.  Oh, it can be FTP'd from
milton.u.washington.edu, in the /public/download/c64current directory, I
believe.

>- I've heard a lot about these 'REU's.  (Which I assume stands for RAM
>  Expansion Unit).  Are they still available, and worth buying?  How easy is
>  it to modify them for higher capacity?  Is this even possible with a 64?
>  Are there battery backed up models?  Finally, how easy are they to program?

They are still available, and prices are lower now than they have ever
been.  They come in 128K, 256K, and 512K flavors, and many people have
posted technical specs to upgrade them to 2 Meg.

Software support is limited.  Usually only the most recent software will
acknowledge them.  GEOS uses it to the max, and if you use GEOS at all,
you will find an REU to be extremely useful.

Watch out for GeoRAM, which is a 512K expansion put out by Berkeley
Softworks.  It is cheaper and also expands to 512K but it is NOT
compatible with a real REU, and can only be used by GEOS.

The REU's are easy to program, with simple commands to load, store, and
swap the 64's memory to and from the REU's memory.

>- Finally, I've heard a lot about these "super cartridges" filled with
>  utilities.  Which one do you consider to be the best?

The best is Super Snapshot, V5.  Just read one of their ads.

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