Apple - PC

From: Doug Yowza <yowza_at_yowza.com>
Date: Fri Mar 20 16:30:10 1998

I've already stuck the FAQ on my page, so feel free to send me a copy. It
certainly won't hurt to have more than one mirror if others want to host
it as well.

-- Doug

On Fri, 20 Mar 1998, Bill Whitson wrote:

> If anyone wants to volunteer to store the junk that used to
> be on the classiccmp web site, I'll forward it on. Part of
> it is my little trackstar archive which has some info, drivers,
> pdf file of the TS128 manual, and the little FAQ I wrote for
> the a2 newsgroups a few years back.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Bill Whitson bcw_at_u.washington.edu
> Network Administrator (425) 352-5209
> University of Washington - Bothell Help Desk: 2-5275
>
>
> On Thu, 19 Mar 1998, Roger Merchberger wrote:
>
> zmerch->;-) Clearing the snow from my glasses, I saw Allison J Parent typed:
> zmerch->
> zmerch->>I have one of these. A Diamond Trackstar 128k, has two 65c02s and 128k of
> zmerch->>ram. It can use the standard 360k drives and the apple ones as well.
> zmerch->>What I don't have for it is the software. Looks really neat and useful.
> zmerch->>I don't know if it would work in anything later than an XTclass machine
> zmerch->>and without software it's hard to determine that.
> zmerch->
> zmerch->Again, I'm not an Apple Junkie (but for the record I'm thinking of getting
> zmerch->one of these boards, just for the halibut ;-) but you can buy the TrackStar
> zmerch->E board (Apple 2E board) for $19 + $6 shipping from these guys:
> zmerch->
> zmerch->http://www.ahhz.com/
> zmerch->
> zmerch->I am a potential customer of these guys, but nothing more...
> zmerch->
> zmerch->Also, if you'd like to find out more (including software drivers, Allison)
> zmerch->try here: http://www.ahhz.com/docs/trakstar.htm
> zmerch->
> zmerch->They have a picture, a copy of the TrackStar FAQ, and elsewhere on the site
> zmerch->they say there is the software available for it.... lemme go look....
> zmerch->
> zmerch->http://www.ahhz.com/drivers.htm
> zmerch->
> zmerch->but, alas, they only seem to have the drivers for the E board (size: 169K)...
> zmerch->
> zmerch->Hope this helps,
> zmerch->Roger "Merch" Merchberger
> zmerch->
> zmerch->BTW, as stated on the page (I cannot verify this), it's a dual-processor
> zmerch->board... a 65C02 and a Z80 to run CP/M as well...
> zmerch->--
> zmerch->Roger Merchberger | If at first you don't succeed,
> zmerch->Owner, MerchWare | nuclear warhead disarmament should
> zmerch->zmerch_at_northernway.net | *not* be your first career choice.
> zmerch->
>
Received on Fri Mar 20 1998 - 16:30:10 GMT

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