[comp.sys.ibm.pc] copy to board

pfs@lambda.UUCP (11/23/86)

I just purchased an Epson Equity I. A friend of
mine says that Central Point Software makes a board      
("Copy to PC Option Board?) that is a must.
Does anyone have experience with this product?
Any problems using it with the Epson?
Also, I'd like recommendations on a good surge
protector.

                       Thanx

nobi@mtuxo.UUCP (m.juliar) (11/24/86)

Central Point's Copy Option Board is highly recommended.  It appears
to work on anything except a disk with a laser hole.  (There are
sometimes ways to get around that.)  The board was designed for the
IBM PC, of course, but I have used it only on an AT&T PC 6300.  I
don't know if it works on an Epson machine.  If the Epson is a close
clone, it should work.  Call up Central Point in Oregon and ask them.

berger@clio.UUCP (11/25/86)

I don't know whether the board will work with the Epson:  It should,
but the supplied cables might not be sufficient.  I like the
Copy II PC Board because I have to support a lot of different
disk formats.  The ability to duplicate foreign disks and to
examine disks track by track, and alter data and clock bits,
is pretty useful.

			Mike Berger
			ihnp4!uiucuxc!clio!berger

sampson@smu (11/26/86)

Regarding the Copy Options Board:

I have had one for some time, I did a beta test.  It seems to work
well, and it copies some software that the software copy programs,
such as COPYIIPC will NOT copy.  It makes fast backups and I do
all my copying with it, even if it is just a data disk.  It also
verifies as it copies.

I have used one in a IBM PC and an IBM Portable.  They have a new
half-sized card that will work in a variety of different computers.
I think the main difference is some of the IBM-clones use a different
disk drive cable (without the twist) and thus have slightly different
drive selects.

joel sampson
smu computer science & engineering