Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!columbia!rutgers!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!IASSNS.BITNET!LYMAN From: LYMAN@IASSNS.BITNET Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: 80 column bds & modems Message-ID: <8701130051.aa02725@SPARK.BRL.ARPA> Date: Tue, 13-Jan-87 00:48:00 EST Article-I.D.: SPARK.8701130051.aa02725 Posted: Tue Jan 13 00:48:00 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 13-Jan-87 23:41:06 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 41 Part of my previous questions about communications have been answered. The majority opinion goes to Softerm II as a terminal emulator. This leaves me with 2 questions, in my quest for networking: 1. Serial cards vs Internal modems. The Apple Super Serial card seems to be the accepted standard. However accepted standards come at a price, and it would entail the purchase of a separate 1200 baud modem (realistically $150 more minimum). How are the Super Serial Clones? I've seen quite a few advertised. Also: What do people know about the Cermetek internal 1200 baud modem (cheapest option I've found in total) and the Prometheus 1200A (I'm not even sure that this works for a II+. Personally my thinking tends towards the internal modems, but I don't know which of them the software supports. 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? While I am willing to put the old board to rest for one that the software will know about I would like if possible to gain something else from a new board as well (many seem to have an extra 64K which would be nice for example). Also I now have to flip a switch to go from 40 columns & graphics to 80 columns. Only 1 output would be a nice feature. Any advice gladly accepted (thanks to those who have already sent some advice) please bear in mind boundary conditions: Apple II+ with 64K and a limited budge t. Thank you, Lyman Hurd (lyman@iassns.bitnet) Institute for Advanced Study Princeton NJ