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Subject: Re: 80 column bds & modems
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Date: Tue, 13-Jan-87 14:10:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 13 14:10:00 1987
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Lyman Hurd (lyman@iassns.bitnet) asks:

> 1. Serial cards vs Internal modems.
> 
> Personally my thinking tends towards the internal modems, but I don't know
> which of them the software supports.

Internal modems are usable in an Apple only.  If you should ever change to
(heaven forbid!) an IBM, your investment would be worthless.  Also, an 
internal modem can't drive a serial printer, which most daisywheels are.  A 
serial card serves both the line and the printer functions, especially if you 
get one like the Apple SSC, which can be reprogrammed online.

> 2. 80 column boards. 
> 
>    It seems that my Sup'R'Terminal board is a bit of a dinosaur.  Does any
> other board use the shift key wired to game port hack?...

The Applied Engineering Viewmaster-80 is fully Videx compatible (works with 
almost *everything*) and offers an increased set of functions including a
softswitch to select what video you get.  It doesn't have extra RAM.  It does
use the shift key mod.  I put one in the ][+ that I gave to my son when I
bought a //e, and the AE card works flawlessly.  I used it mostly for
WordStar.  The AE card's video is noticeably better than that of the //e
80-column card. 

Cheers,
Dick Binder   (The Stainless Steel Rat)

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