Post by moparram on Nov 15, 2007 23:41:02 GMT -5
I can't believe that it's possible to put a Commodore 64/SX-64 on the internet! By using a simple RS232 interface, a null modem cable, and a PC with internet acess, you can connect to BBS or internet. Oh, and some great software, of course! Leif is awesome, and so is Cameron Kinser and his Hyperlink browser. I'm an ASE certified Master Automotive Technician, but I still get a kick out of tinkering with the Commodore!
As impractical as it seems, I could connect my SX-64 to my old Snap On Mt2500 scanner and get live data from a car's computer on the SX-64 screen (with a terminal emulator). I actually hook mine up to a laptop. The MT2500 has a 40x4 (4lines) LCD. If you hook up a laptop, you get 24 lines of data on your monitor. The baud rate is slow (for older non-backlit scanners like mine), but you're getting 6 times as much data simultaneously displayed on the screen.
As impractical as it seems, I could connect my SX-64 to my old Snap On Mt2500 scanner and get live data from a car's computer on the SX-64 screen (with a terminal emulator). I actually hook mine up to a laptop. The MT2500 has a 40x4 (4lines) LCD. If you hook up a laptop, you get 24 lines of data on your monitor. The baud rate is slow (for older non-backlit scanners like mine), but you're getting 6 times as much data simultaneously displayed on the screen.
