Re: What to do with my old //c ?

[mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov (Mark Manning)]

Your first question really should be: Where can I get a cheap second
disk drive?

In answer to that I would respond - look around the pawn shops in
your area and look for exchange type places or used computer type
places.  I have found a store here in Houston where they are
selling 3.5" disk drives for $99.00.  They are Apple Computer 3.5"
beige and platinum disk drives. :)

THEN you can ask the other questions.  Why?  Because working with a
single disk drive IS THE PITS!  Especially if it is the old 5.25"
//c type of computer.  I've got one - I KNOW how hard it is to work
with that! :)

1. Hyper C is good.  Astec C is good.  But both require quite a bit
   of disk space.  If you have the 5.25" drive you won't be able to
   use either of them.  In fact, there isn't a C compiler which will
   work on a //c if you only have a 5.25" disk drive.  There just
   isn't enough space for the compiler and the linker and the object
   files and the libraries and your code.  If you have a //c with the
   3.5" disk drive, then you should be able to get by.  But two drives
   are still better. :)

2. What you want is what is called a "NULL MODEM CABLE".  This basically
   means an rs-232c cable where the pins (usually 2 & 4) have not been
   reversed.  You would plug this into the rs-232c outlet (the serial
   port) on your IBM and into the same port on the //c.  OR!  If you want
   to spend some bucks, you go buy a null modem cable made for the //c
   and you plug it into the modem port on the //c.  Then you need a
   modem program for both the IBM and the //c.  Bring them both up, tell
   them to go off-hook, and have fun.

Later dude! :)

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