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#Take my Emplant, Please!

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#104981From: Jonathan HirschmanJun 25, 1993 11:54 PM
Yeah, I'm sick of trying to make the stupid sucker work in my machine… FOR SALE: Emplant/Sybil Combination. Emplant has serial/appletalk ports, no SCSI. Never has fully worked on my A2000, although others have been raving about it. Best offer; no docs (didn't come with any), will download latest version of software for buyer. ALSO for sale: Quantum 210S, the older "black brick" style. Not as nice as the Pro240S that replaced it, but still mighty fast. Again, best offer. Both items in "nearly new" condition; Quantum has been babied, Emplant has been pretty much a slot-warmer for some months 🙂 //Jonathan, \\//via AutoPilot
#105064From: Erik FlomJun 26, 1993 2:43 PM
Jonathan: Would you be interested in trading the Emplant setup for an AMAXII+ setup? I've just gottten a 4000, and I WANT color on my Mac! :^) Erik Flom Erik Flom
#105087From: Mike SchillerJun 26, 1993 5:50 PM
Erik: The first thing you'll want to do if you DO swap you AMaxII+ for his Emplant is to send it back to UU to have the SCSI port (and serial ports if it doesn't have them) added to the card. It'll cost you about $50.00 for the update, but there have been bugs with cards that didn't have all the included options installed. // -Mike Schiller \X/ AMIGA! On AutoPilot in sunny Fort Lauderdale
#105099From: Erik FlomJun 26, 1993 8:31 PM
This one does have the serial ports, but thanks for the tip. I'd probably want the whole enchilada anyway. :^) Erik Flom
#105109From: Jonathan HirschmanJun 26, 1993 10:06 PM
Erik, Sorry, looking for a cash deal. //Jonathan, \\//via AutoPilot
#105094From: Branden BeachyJun 26, 1993 7:29 PM
I'll give you $125 for the Quantum, and I'll pay the shipping. Branden Beachy 72557,107
#105110From: Jonathan HirschmanJun 26, 1993 10:06 PM
Branden, $125? For that price, I'll keep it. //Jonathan, \\//via AuoPilot
#105248From: Scott HaasJun 28, 1993 6:23 AM
Jonathan- Does the Emplant come w/ ROM's? Does it work in a 3000? -SLH
#105256From: Jonathan HirschmanJun 28, 1993 11:03 AM
Scott, 1. Yes, it works in a 3000. If you high density drives, you are guaranteed to be able to read high density mac floppies. 2. No, I'm keeping the ROMS. Sorry. Thanks for the interest, Jonathan
#105330From: SyndesisJun 28, 1993 8:34 PM
"I'm sick of trying to make the stupid sucker work…" Are you a salesman by trade? 🙂
#105367From: Jonathan HirschmanJun 28, 1993 11:51 PM
John, Nope, honest. There is nothing wrong with the board, per se, but it does not seem to like my Amiga setup very much. If you check out the UU BBS, you'll find out that this is not uncommon. It really does not seem to like GVP 3001 accelerators, for whatever reason. Another problem could be my floppies, although they work great with AmigaDOS (no problems *ever*). One is CBM issue, another is an internal AIR drive, but it does not like either one very much. I believe that if I waited long enough, or threw some more money at the thing (get a real Mac drive, or get an HD floppy), it would work great. However, my budget and patience have been exhausted on this project, and I don't like Macs that much, anyway. I've done a fair amount of selling/buying/trading on CIS, and have never been burned, and have never burned anyone. I want any perpective buyer to realize that Emplanting, no matter where the board is coming from, is not a sure thing. //Jonathan, \\//via AutoPilot
#105416From: Don AlderJun 29, 1993 10:20 AM
Just curious YYY you want to keep the roms if you are selling the emplant. DA
#105528From: Jonathan HirschmanJun 29, 1993 11:33 PM
Don, Keeping the ROMS in case a better solution comes along from Readysoft. Since the UU folks are eating a good part of Readysoft's lunch, I expect that they will be comig out with their own color Mac emulator, and it will work *much* better than the Emplant. //Jonathan, \\//via AutoPilot
#105584From: Erik FlomJun 30, 1993 1:53 PM
I just wish they'd tell me whether or not they were coming out with one. I told Raymond at ReadySoft that if he couldn't tell me that they were at least planning on coming out with a color AMAX, I'd e buying an Emplant within the month. Either he's real good about his NDA's, or they've got awhile before it comes out…. Just my meanderings, Erik Flom