jpser@cup.portal.com (John Paul Serafin) (01/24/91)
Interloop has designed and is now manufacturing an HPIL adapter for
the Atari Portfolio. HPIL printers, disk drives, displays, and
Interloops own stepper motor controller and I/O interface are
supported. Those unfamilliar with HPIL should note that HPIL
devices are connected in a loop, so only one port is needed for up
to dozens of devices without A/B switches or the like. HPIL cables
are much less expensive than other cables and there is no DCE, DTE,
or handshake lines/protocols to worry about and transfer rates are
up to several thousand BYTES per second.
EduCalc will be carrying this product. For information on the
Interloop model #170 HPIL adapter for the Atari Portfolio, contact:
Interloop
706 Charcot Av
San Jose, CA 95131 USA
(408) 922-0520
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Disclaimer: I am not a Portfolio user and I have no affiliation
with Interloop. I do know members of the design team. I have
seen prototypes and the finished product in action at our local
handheld user group meetings.
John Serafin
jpser@cup.portal.com