jem97@leah.Albany.Edu (Jim Mower) (02/09/89)
Although I will be eternally grateful to the kermit developers for supporting 80 column output on the C64, my eyes grow weary. I would like to add a Batteries Included 80-column card but I need to know a few things: Where is it sold? I have scanned Compute's Gazette and Run with no luck. Is it compatible with Fast Load? Will my wife say "The screen doesn't look any different. Why is it so expensive?" Thanks for any information. Jim Mower, Dept. of Geography and Planning University at Albany jem97@leah.albany.edu (internet) jem97@albny1vx (bitnet)
jgreco@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Joe Greco) (02/09/89)
In comp.sys.cbm article <1547@leah.Albany.Edu>, jem97@leah.albany.edu.UUCP (Jim Mower) wrote: ]Although I will be eternally grateful to the kermit developers for ]supporting 80 column output on the C64, my eyes grow weary. I would Common complaint. :-) And their 80 column drivers are some of the nicest I've seen.... ]like to add a Batteries Included 80-column card but I need to know a few ]things: Where is it sold? I have scanned Compute's Gazette and Run Batteries Included, as I recall, was bought by Electronic Arts. The hardware products that B.I. once created are no longer in production. This is a great loss.... this machine I am on uses a B.I. BusCard II and a B.I.-80. Nice combo. You will have to buy used (recommended price is $30-$50). ]with no luck. Is it compatible with Fast Load? Will my wife say "The Nope. It takes up the Cartridge Port. It also re-arranges the internal memory map of the 64. You lose 8K of BASIC space and gain some marginal BASIC 4.0 commands (adequate for serial, but not for real IEEE drives). This means that it will not work with (a) large generic BASIC programs, (b) hybrid programs that do not expect 8K to be "missing," (c) most commercial programs. It WILL work with (a) Kermit 2.1+, (b) earlier PaperClips, (c) your own BASIC programs, (d) BobsTerm Pro 64 (NOT in 80, BobsTerm ignores the card but WORKS). ]screen doesn't look any different. Why is it so expensive?" Thanks for ]any information. It won't look too different 'till activated. Then you get a crisp B&W text display. Note: You need a MONITOR (preferably not color) to make best use of the card. The Kermit VT100 emulation works GREAT at 1200 baud with a B.I. card, but the card cannot display all the attributes possible on the hi-res screen. Still, the emulation is better than some TERMINALS at school. The hassles of plugging/unplugging are WELL worth the money if you make any use of Unix systems. Want more info? E-Mail me. I'll be very happy to ignore you. :-) -- jgreco@csd4.milw.wisc.edu Joe Greco at FidoNet 1:154/200 USnail: 9905 W Montana Ave PunterNet Node 30 or 31 West Allis, WI 53227-3329 "These aren't anybody's opinions." Voice: 414/321-6184 Data: 414/321-9287 (Happy Hacker's BBS)