[QCWA] Fw: microlog air-1

[Jeffrey D Angus]

Larry McCalvy wrote:

> Gary do you know what the Microlog AIR-1 does? Is it on a 5 1/4 inch
> disc or tape?

Neither, it's a cartridge you plug into the back of the C-64.

From: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/2604

"The decoding algorithms and digital filtering used at Microlog are the best
in the business. These are pre-DSP, so it was all machine code processing
in real time. Even though it was running at the snails pace clock of a 
couple
Mhz, they were very effective in copying both RTTY and hand sent CW.
The only down side is that they're not produced any more and that they
only fit the obsolete Commodore C-64 computer. I have run side by side
comparisons with just about every competitor at the time and can state
that the little AIR-1 will outperform them all. It's performance is all 
due to
the programming ability of the guys at Microlog who wrote the operating
code. (They conversed in machine code! It was erie to listen in on their
conversation. " Lets JSR to SUB1 and EXC the PIA". ???) I guess with
all the new digital modes, Clover, PSK-31, etc. The AIR-1 could be
considered and antique, but if you've got an old "64" laying around, this is
a perfect use for it. "

Jeff-1.0
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