#SX-1
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I see the latest SX-1`s have Goldfish the fred fish 0-1000 CD included free.
Also Paravision have taken rdprep of the utils disk. The utils disk is still
not bootable and still no info on pin outs for the external hard drive
connector. Gordon.
Goldfish with the SX-1? Do you know if this offer is available in England?
I think I'm cursed when it comes to the CD-32. I found a shop with just
one SX-1 left on Saturday so I bought it. It didn't come with with any
free CDs, and it doesn't work! When I connect it up my CD-32 won't produce
a picture and the disc doesn't spin. And as for the problems I've had with
incompatible Scart leads…
Peter Wade
Autopiloting from London, England
The people to contact in UK are CD Exchange tel 0603 666202 For the SX-1 with
free Goldfish. Gordon
You know of the communicator?
Hans Keesom Amsterdam
I've heard rumours of it. I think it uses the serial port to link to the
CD32 instead of the expansion connector. The SX-1 converts the CD-32 into
something like an A1200 with a built in CD drive.
Peter Wade
Autopiloting from London, England
To get you fully updated.
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Here is a press release I found.
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EUREKA
Adsteeg 10
6191 PX Beek(L)
The Netherlands
International:
Tel. +31-46370800
Fax. +31-46360188
For immediate release
Commodore's CD32 communicates!
Eureka delivers low-cost CD32 expansion interface.
The Communicator enables CD32 to communicate with other Amiga's.
With the Communicator, you can use CD32 as intelligent CDrom drive.
Control your CD32 from Scala and start Audio or even Mpeg tracks.*
Or View iff aga/pcx/gif and other CD's even on non-aga machines.
* needs Mpeg cartridge.
Uploading and starting programs on the CD32 is possible making CD32 a
powerful stand alone Computer with communication and graphics capacities
far better than CD-I! The Communicator plugs in the keyboard plug and
doesn't occupy the expansion slot.
Intelligent CDrom drive
The CD32 is a state of the art dual speed, multi-session drive.
With the Communicator up- and download files from amiga to CD32 is achieved
with a speed of upto 115200 baud! Because of intelligent multi-tasking,
both the CD32 and amiga can perform other tasks while exchanging data,
the internal logic of the communicator takes care of error correction
and insures error free data transfer.
SCALA, CD32, the Communicator and how they work together.
Scala specially wrote a new EX module for Eureka's Communicator.
With this EX module and the communicator it is now possible to control
both audio CD's and Full motion video CD's (when an MPEG cartridge
is installed), starting audio and Mpeg tracks on CD32 from SCALA on
the remote machine. This makes CD32 a full blown Mpeg player station
for scala. At last full motion video can be played in SCALA by
using the Communicator, the CD32 and the Mpeg cartridge.
The MIDI interface
This popular music interface MIDI is supported.
The Communicator comes with high speed MIDI IN/OUT and TRU plug.
MIDI can be used from the CD32- or the amiga-side.
The Communicator can also be used as stand alone MIDI interface on
the amiga or CD32. Popular programs such as Bars&Pipes, Helm, Scala
and many more can use Midi to control anything from keyboards upto
drum-computers.
Connectivity and safety
The Communicator connects to the CD32 keyboard plug, leaving the expansion
port free for Mpeg cartridges or memory expansion boards and allowing
still the keyboard plug being used (ported tru), all circuits are
protected against wrong connection and static electricity so you can
safely connect and disconnect two machines.
Viewing CD disks
Now you can view IFF (including AGA), PCX, GIF and other
pictures on your CD32 by simply loading the picture CD in your CD32.
You can also copy pictures to your Amiga. Viewing aga pictures can be very
handy when the connected machine is non-aga such as the A500 and A2000.