[net.micro.cbm] RS232 Interface for C64

clark@ssc-vax.UUCP (Roger Clark Swann) (06/28/84)

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In response to some questions on the net lately about finding

a good RS 232 interface... I came across this ad yesterday..

On page 93 of the JULY issue of RUN magazine is :

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New from Jameco Electronics ... an RS232 Interface for VIC-20

and Commodore 64.    -- Plugs into User Port - Provides Standard

RS232 Signal levels - Uses 6 siganls ( Tranmit, Receive, Clear to

Send, Request to Send, Data set ready, Data Set Ready ).

Part Number JE232CM ______  39.95 

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From the photo, this device appears to have a small DC to DC

converter by MOSTEK on the card to generate the +/- 12V sources.

This product appears to have been built the right way.

	Jameco Electronics
	1355 Shoreway Road
	Belmont, CA   94002

	415 / 592-8097

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If anyone has more information on this item please post it.


	rcs
	ssc-vax!clark

ech@spuxll.UUCP (Ned Horvath) (07/08/84)

Commodore itself markets an RS-232 interface that installs in the user port;
costs on the order of $40, and I have happily used it for 6 months or so
at 1200bd both on a modem and via a null modem connector to a local machine.
The device does NOT come with a terminal emulation program, but there are a
few of those in the public domain.  Note that the Basic interpreter can't
keep up at 1200 -- you need a machine language emulator for that.

=Ned=