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- THE LOADSTAR HOME TOWER
-
- by Dave Moorman
-
- When you receive this issue, the
- LOADSTAR Home Tower is officially
- ready for orders! We have worked like
- crazy to get this product up and
- running throughout the summer -- and
- we are ready to Rock and Roll!
-
- There are two ways to get a Home
- Tower.
-
- 1) Get the whole kit and cabootal
- from us:
-
- * PC Tower (the hardware) with
- At least 2 Gigabytes Hard Drive
- CD-ROM drive
- 3.5 inch Floppy Disk Drive
- and Plenty of RAM
-
- * A XE1541 Cable
-
- * 64HDD (the PC software)
-
- * 64HDriver (the C= software)
-
- * The COMPLEAT LOADSTAR CD-ROM
-
- all loaded, configured, tested and
- ready to use. Just plug it to your
- C-64/128's Serial chain and you are
- ready to go.
-
- The price is $200 plus Shipping and
- Handling. Send a $50 deposit. We will
- call you with the shipping cost.
- Please allow 6 weeks for delivery.
-
-
- 2) Get the small stuff from us:
-
- * The XE1541 Cable
-
- * 64HDD (the PC software)
-
- * 64HDriver (the C= software)
-
- * The COMPLEAT LOADSTAR CD-ROM
-
- * A fully automated Boot Disk
-
- You will need to find/use your own
- PC, which must have at least 1 Gig of
- Hard Drive space, a 3.5 inch Floppy
- Disk Drive, and a CD-ROM Drive.
-
- You will then connect the cable, put
- the CD-ROM in the Drive, put the Boot
- Disk in the 3.5 inch drive, and power
- up the PC. In a bit, you will hear a
- beep. Remove the 3.5 inch disk and
- reset the PC. You are ready to go!
-
- The price for the Home Tower Software
- Kit is $65, which includes S/H. If you
- have an XE1541 Cable, the Software
- Only is just $50, including S/H.
-
- Note: Some PC's will need an X1541
- Cable. If you get the cable from us,
- we will gladly swap with you if
- necessary.
-
-
- As you can see, if you want a
- worry-free, already configured and
- tested device, we are glad to do it
- for you. If you have a PC or can get
- one on the cheap (get a 80486 66 Mhz
- or better processor, with MS-DOS
- installed), then you can save some
- bucks. Putting together LOADSTAR Home
- Towers could be a good project for
- clubs or individuals in large market
- areas.
-
-
- I have had a good question asked:
- Will the LS Home Tower work with a
- C-128. The answer is YES! The Tower
- itself will work with any C= computer
- that uses the serial bus.
-
- However, at this time, 64HDriver,
- the program that automatically
- configures the Tower to the devices on
- your serial bus and lets you browse
- through the Tower, is C-64 only. C-128
- users can use 64HDriver to locate and
- "attach" Tower disk images to the C=,
- then reset and use 128 mode to load
- and run 128 programs. (We are
- interested in a 128HDriver that does
- everything in 80 column mode. Anyone
- want a real challenge?)
-
-
- Last but not least, I plan to be
- at the 2002 Chicago Expo to (most
- importantly!) Meet YOU! I will also
- show off the Tower, sell software, and
- take orders.
-
- Hope to see you there!
-
- DMM
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