hardware@watmath.UUCP (MFCF Hardware Lab) (07/06/85)
I have seen several ads for S.C.R.G. and their products: Switch-A-Slot,
Extend-A-Slot, Paddle-Adapple, QuickLoader and 9-16 Adapter. I was
interested in getting the Switch-A-Slot, a device that lets you choose
between 4 cards, it's a box that sits on/under a disk drive and you just
switch between each card.
My Question is: Has anyone dealt with this company before? Are they reputable?
Has anyone bought this Switch-A-Slot, and if so what are they like??
Is the Apple's Bus, u! capable of handling this?
Any comments would be appreciated as I am looking into buying one this fall,
but I don't want to deal with a bad company, or get a bad product. Thanks.
Andrew Rahme.
hardware@watmathjeffm@mmintl.UUCP (Jeffrey Miller) (07/12/85)
* I bought the Extend-a-slot from SCRG. When I tried it with a PCPI Applicard and tried to boot CP/M it did not work. I then tried it with a Videx Ultra- term and got occasional bad stuff on the screen. I called SCRG and spoke to one of the most reasonable and helpful people I've ever dealt with at a com- pany. He explained that the Extend-a-slot is not recommended for coprocessor cards and some others add-ons. I have not tried it with any other cards, and obviously its length creates too much noise for some card functions. But just on the quality of the response I got (he said I could return it for a complete refund if I wanted), I highly recommend the company. I don't know how long the Apple bus can be extended from a slot, but I see no reason not to try any of their other products. You may be limited as to what cards you can use though. Jeff (203) 522-2116 x257 ************************************************* * Jeff Miller * * Multimate International Corp. * * 52 Oakland Avenue * * East Hartford, CT 06108-9911 * * UUCP: * * ...!seismo!utah-cs!utah-gr!pwa-b!mmintl!jeffm * ************************************************* *