LocoLink and the PcW16

John Elliott

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Mar 20, 2002, 3:00:50 PM3/20/02

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One of the things that it says about the PcW16 in all the FAQs is that
it has at least some of LocoLink built in. So this evening I set up a
PcW16 and a PCW9512 side by side, plugged the cables in, booted
LocoLink 2.02 on the 9512, turned on the 16, created a new document, and
selected the "Import" option.

Nothing happened.

Just to check that system was working properly, I connected the 9512
to a PC running LocoScript Professional. LocoLink worked first time.
Back to the PCW16. Nothing.

So what _is_ the story with the PCW16 and LocoLink?

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John Elliott

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Mar 20, 2002, 4:25:09 PM3/20/02

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Oh, and while we're on the LocoLink topic, PCW Plus once reviewed a
program suite called "PCWlink" by Three Inch Software (round about
October 1992, I think). It was supposed to allow you to LocoLink two PCWs,
provided that one was a 9512. Does anyone have a copy of it?

Kevin Thacker

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Mar 21, 2002, 6:13:15 AM3/21/02

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j...@seasip.demon.co.uk (John Elliott) wrote in message news:<1016654448.21051....@news.demon.co.uk>...

> One of the things that it says about the PcW16 in all the FAQs is that
> it has at least some of LocoLink built in. So this evening I set up a
> PcW16 and a PCW9512 side by side, plugged the cables in, booted
> LocoLink 2.02 on the 9512, turned on the 16, created a new document, and
> selected the "Import" option.
>
> Nothing happened.
>
> Just to check that system was working properly, I connected the 9512
> to a PC running LocoScript Professional. LocoLink worked first time.
> Back to the PCW16. Nothing.
>
> So what _is_ the story with the PCW16 and LocoLink?

I know it is in the ROM, and appears to work like any other
filesystem.

Here is a quote:
".... LOCOLINK support. This is
automatically invoked when File Selector is called for IMPORT if CP/M
discs are
permitted and the LocoLink cable is present and able to communicate
with
a remote PcW. "

Some kind of detection is required and then it seems that options will
appear on the file selector where you can choose locolink.

It seems the detection works on a disk change, a CP/M disc should be
in the PCW16 drive, and the locolink should be connected and started.
Possibly as the PcW as the master.

Kev

Howard Fisher

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Mar 22, 2002, 12:22:09 PM3/22/02

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In article <1016654448.21051....@news.demon.co.uk>, John
Elliott <j...@seasip.demon.co.uk> wrote

> One of the things that it says about the PcW16 in all the FAQs is that
>it has at least some of LocoLink built in. So this evening I set up a
>PcW16 and a PCW9512 side by side, plugged the cables in, booted
>LocoLink 2.02 on the 9512, turned on the 16, created a new document, and
>selected the "Import" option.
>
> Nothing happened.
>
> Just to check that system was working properly, I connected the 9512
>to a PC running LocoScript Professional. LocoLink worked first time.
>Back to the PCW16. Nothing.
>
> So what _is_ the story with the PCW16 and LocoLink?
>

I'm speaking from memory here, but I'm pretty sure you need the LocoLink
for Windows PCW disc, not the LocoLink for LocoScript disc.
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Howard Fisher

John Elliott

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Mar 22, 2002, 6:43:41 PM3/22/02

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Howard Fisher <Howar...@Locomotive.com> wrote:
>I'm speaking from memory here, but I'm pretty sure you need the LocoLink
>for Windows PCW disc, not the LocoLink for LocoScript disc.

[looking up from heaps of ROM disassmblies, xanne and xjoyce packet logs,
etc]

Sounds likely. The first packet that the PCW16 sends starts 5A,46,31
where the receiver expects 0B,41,31.

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