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Casio info sources -- WAS: Casio PIM to PC cable

From: davidr@wv.mentorg.com (David Ransier)
Date: 1995/11/01

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In article <46peu6$jti@castle.nando.net>, brusseed@nando.net (Dan Brussee) writes:
|> I have a 64K Casio PIM that I want to connect to a PC. I have seen or
|> heard of software to do this (would appreciate suggestions) but I
|> really want a cable to do the connection.
|>
|> Casio wants over 100 bucks for the thing last time I checked. Anyone
|> know how to create one of these beasts or have a line on some cheep
|> ones? I dont want to pay as much as the unit itself just to back it up
|> to my PC!!!!
|>
|> TIA,
|> Dan Brussee
|>

Below is some contact information I found recently.  You'll notice near the
bottom Elek Tek sells a BOSS to Serial cable for $41+.  If the SUN has a serial
port, then this cable should work.  (I chose to buy the cable/software from
Polaris, but haven't recieved it yet.)

For software, I've seen references to a UNIX transfer program that specifically
interfaces the BOSS Scedule into UNIX Calendar, but I don't know what else it
will do.

There was quite a bit of info on the FTP and WEB sites. A lot of duplication
also.

Good luck,
David Ransier

Here is the list of usefule info others sent:

Casio mailing list:
    send mail to: open ftp.microsoft.com
    no subject:
    message:      join Boss-L
                      quit

FTP site:
    ftp.cts.com /pub/mikey/boss
    this site has other schematics (yours seems best so far)
    plus a DOS and Windows interface program, plus older digests
    from the above mail list.

WEB sites:
    Traveling Software
    http://www.travsoft.com

    Elek Tek
    http://www.elektek.com

    U of Waterloo Comp Sci Club
    http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/u/wwiewior/CASIO/casio.html
    This seems to have the same schematics you have, plus some of the info
    found at the above FTP site.

Useful Phone numbers:
    Casio (800) 634-1895

    Traveling Software (800) 343-8080
    Prices as of 10/24/95  PC-Link (DOS) $99.95 (inc cable)
                           cable only    $79.95

    Polaris Software (800) 722-5728
    Prices as of 10/24/95  Windows-Link $89.95 + $8 ship (inc cable)
                           cable-only not available

    Elek Tek (800) 395-1000
    Prices as of 10/24/95  cable only $41.95

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               Office: (503) 685-1528      them. I own them. They're not my
               Fax:    (503) 685-7704      employers, and you can't have them.
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Title:		CasioBoss - backup/restore CASIO BOSS data
Version:	2.0
Entered-date:	October 26, 1995
Description:	It is a package ported from DOS to allow communication to
		the CASIO series of hand-held organizers.
Keywords:	CASIO casio BOSS PDA organizer device driver
Author:		ad828@freenet.carleton.ca (Jamal Hadi Salim)
Maintained-by:	ad828@freenet.carleton.ca (Jamal Hadi Salim)
Primary-site:	sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux/apps
		60kB casio-2.0.tar.gz
		1kB casio.lsm
Alternate-site:	tsx-11.mit.edu /pub/linux/binaries/casio-2.0.tar.gz
Platform:	A cable to hookup the casio to the PC's serial port.
Copying-policy:	Freely distributable/useable
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