Msg: 4966 *Conference*
02-20-94 11:20:42
From: RICHARD HANSON
To : DAVID DUNAKEY
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #4964 (NEW MEMBER)
---- Welcome aboard, David. We get new members logging on every week from all over the country. You've asked some very good questions that others have asked and answered before. I'll responde... > I HAVE A 100 WITH NO UPGRADES, I WANT TO USE IT AS A DATABASE PRIMARILY. > WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND AS A GOOD, SIMPLE, DATABASE PROGRAM? This is a good place to start. Since database can get a little out of hand, and that most database applications are actually quite simple, I recommend going with CRDFIL on ROM (I will send you a catalog). CRDFIL was developed with flatfile database in mind by an excellent programmer/tech, Tony Anderson. Tony just happends to be the sysop of the Compuserve M100SIG. I sell tony's products. > I ONLY HAVE 24 K. WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND FOR UPGRADES? Start by adding an 8K RAM Module, bringing your 24K Model 100 up to its maximum, 32K. From there you may decide to add nothing, or a disk drive, or a Booster Pak, or both. I have an engineer who manufactures the Model 100 8K RAM for the club (I will send you a catalog). > I KNOW THATS A BIG Q. BUT I'D APPRECIATE A LITTLE ASSIST. No sir, your question is not big to me but it is important. The answers are straight forward and simple. Just buy what I recommend and your desires will be fullfilled, i.e., trust me. > OUR REGULAR COMP IS AN IBM CLONE WITH HARD DISK CD ROM ECT. Excellent! You, and most of the computing world, have a DOS computer. And you're ahead of the others cause you also have a Model 100--a great combination. Add to my recommendations, both CRDFIL-PC, Lapdos II and a CompLink cable. CRDFIL-PC is the compliment to the CRDFIL ROM. Both programs share the same data files. And, to facilitate file transfers between your Model 100 and your DOS computer, Lapdos II is the number one way to go. Lapdos II is excellent for a number of good reasons. It not only trnasfers .DO (ASCII) files, but also .BA (Microsoft tokenized BASIC program files), and .CO (machine language files). Furthremore, file transfers are controlled from the DOS computer side, enabling single and multiple file transfers via the <W>ildcopy command (*.* is default). Lastly, Lapdos II supports the Model 100, 102, 200, NEC PC-8201A, and TPDD and TPDD2 (these are the disk drives available for the Model T computers) via a behind-the-scenes ymodem batch routine that automatically opens the file on the receiving end with the same name as on the sending end. All you have to do is point to the file, hit "C" for copyand hit <enter>. Hope this helps. Thanks for asking. When the catalog arrives you'll be all set to place your order and start putting that Model 100 to work for you. -Rick-