clwa@me.chalmers.se (12/09/89)
Is there anybody out there that has any indepth information about the Atari Portfolio? I am interested in how to interface with the outside world via serial or parallel communication. If you have any information please let me know, thanks in advance. Claes Walther CLWA@Gamma.Me.Chalmers.Se Chalmers University of Technology G|teborg Sweden ***** We don't do disclaimers in Sweden, we only spell wrong *****
jwt@atari.UUCP (Jim Tittsler) (12/10/89)
clwa@me.chalmers.se writes: >Is there anybody out there that has any indepth information about the >Atari Portfolio? I am interested in how to interface with the outside >world via serial or parallel communication. There are plug on interfaces for both (1) RS-232C serial and (2) parallel printer. In addition, if you were really ambitious, it would be possible to build your own interface for the Portfolio expansion connector. The mechanical details of doing this compactly/sturdily would be the most difficult part of the project. Jim Tittsler, Systems Engineer, Atari Corp. {uunet!portal, ames}!atari!jwt
steveh@abbott.mips.com (Stephen C. Hill) (12/19/89)
With regard to the Atari Portfolio, while I was recovering in the hospital a friend brought one by. It felt good and looked good, but my friend mentioned that the memory was limited to 32k (?). Since most DOS applications usually expect the defacto 640K to be lurking out there, has anyone got any good words about the Portfolio as a "real" computer. I wouldn't need MUCH, but I would like to run my database (AskSam 4.1) and some comm program. How real IS this box? Steve -- Stephen C. Hill, CDP {ames,prls,pyramid,decwrl}!mips!steveh or steveh@mips.com MIPS Computer Systems, 930 Arques, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, (408) 720-2916 Time is Nature's method of keeping us from bumping into ourselves. #include <std_disclaimer.h>