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1. Welcome to the SIO2USB!
1.1.
Shipment
1. A SIO2USB-Interface with attached SIO cable
2. One USB-Stick with software and user manual in electronic form
3. This user manual
4. A supplementary leaflet with warnings
5. A reference card for the SIO2USB-Shell-software
6. A cardboard box
1.2.
Specification
The SIO2USB-Interface is a compact device capable to simulate up to three
disk stations on the user's ATARI™ computer. Instead of real 5
as in former times, the user can load and use disk images in ATR format sto-
red on USB Flash drive in PC-format. Additionally the SIO2USB-Interface con-
tains an internal memory where disk images can also be stored. This memory
should be used for copies only, the work media is the USB Flash drive. The
SIO2USB can operate in High-Speed mode at a transfer rate of 56.000 baud -
long load times are history!
The SIO2USB-Interface is powered from the SIO-Bus - no external supply is
needed. Neither a driver is necessary to be loaded into the ATARI™. The A-
TARI™ computer does not recognize that instead of a real 810, 1050 or XF551
disk station the SIO2USB is working absolutely tranparent. As well a PC is not
needed to make full use of the SIO2USB-Interface.
The selection and exchange of diskettes can be done by using the four buttons
while the built in display shows the disknames or the menue. Alternative to the
use of keys these and other funtions as creating disk images or subdirectories,
delete/rename/copy of images can be done by use of the delivered ATARI™
software.
The software of the SIO2USB-Interface can be updated by using the update
program without additional means. So functional upgrades or bug fixes are
possible without need of special hardware or shipping back the interface.
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