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From: halp@TCGOULD.TN.CORNELL.EDU ("Bruce P. Halpern")
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Subject: Re: PC Transporter
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Date: 21 Feb 89 13:20:40 GMT
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I have an Applied Engineering PC Transporter with 768K RAM and a 8087-2
math co-processor in an enhanced Apple //e. An AE 5.25 single drive 
IBM Format 360K drive system and a Mac 3.5 drive are connected to the
PCT. The //e has an Epson APL card running a Citizen 120D printer, a
Apple 128K 80 column card, a AE TimeMaster II clock, Apple Super Serial
Card for modem, and an Apple controller running two Apple Disk II 5.25
drives. An Apple monochrome monitor is used.

In IBM mode, the Citizen 120D thinks it's an IBM printer, while the
Apple monitor gives CGA displays. IBM BASIC will not execute, but
GWBASIC and Microsoft QuickBASIC will. I used IBM DOS 3.3. WordPerfect
4.2 and 5.0, SigmaPlot, Microsoft Chart, Systat, all work nicely. The
3.5 drive reads and writes IBM stuff. Software provided with the PCT
converts between IBM text files and Apple // ProDOS text files.

In Apple mode, all peripherals work as Apple // peripherals. The 
memory on the PCT prpvides 768K in Apple mode (fully populated 
PCT), 640K in IBM mode. I don't know of any way to increase RAM
beyond 640K in IBM mode. A hard disk can apparently be used, but I
don't have one.

For my purposes, this set-up works fine. However, If one has the space
for several systems, or wants a portable system, a Toshiba 1000 would
be about the same total cost as the PCT, 287, and Mac drive (or perhaps
a little less).

****DISCLAMER: My comments, etc., are my own shakey opinions ********



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