binder@asd.dec.com (NOW willya gimme some fightin' room?) (11/20/86)
Sending this via comp.sys.apple in hopes it'll be gatewayed across to info-apple - BRL.ARPA isn't accepting mail from the DEC Enet at present. > Recently I bought the Veiwmaster 80 card induced by their claim of being > AppleWriter ][ compatable. When it didn't work with the word processer I > called them up and they said that there was a public domain pre-boot disk > (AW-000) to fix this problem... Byte-Ex sells the disk for 25.00 $ but I > think that this is a heavy price to pay to get the Viewmaster 80 to work > with the Applewriter ][. Does anyone have any suggestions? (besides getting > a ][ e) > > Craig Roll I've got the same version of AppleWriter ][, and a Viewmaster-80, and I had the same problem. The only 80-column card that is automatically AW compatible is the M&R Enterprises Sup'R'Term. Of the few other cards that will work with AW at all, every one takes a preboot. I agree that $25.00 is a high price, but I think it's worth it to get AW in 80 columns. My suggestion is to take your lumps. Spend the bucks and buy the preboot - you'll be glad you did. And be glad they told you about it - when I bought my Viewmaster, they told me to buy the Videx preboot, which was also $25.00, and which is copy-protected. I get the shakes when I have to buy protected software... You can recoup half of your investment by buying the preboot and making me a working copy of the disk and its documentation. I'll pay you $13.50 for it - $12.50 for the program and $1.00 for the disk you put it on. It's PD, so you won't violate anyone's copyrights, and you'll get half your money back. Cheers, Dick Binder (The Stainless Steel Rat) DEC Enet: ASD::BINDER UUCP: { decvax, allegra, ucbvax... }!decwrl!asd.dec.com!binder ARPA: binder%asd.DEC@decwrl.ARPA Landline: (603) 881-2775 workdays