Jim is actually authorized to distribute JiffyDOS now, whereas most other "distributors" are pirating it.
JiffyDOS is definitely nice to have with one of Jim's uIEC devices.
Shoot, the one I just bought was from Basicwayne on ePay - out of MI. Hopefully he's legit. Looked like a professional enough kit. $25 shipped or thereabouts.
So, ummm, yeah.... just got through installing her and the switch. WOW! I'm floored. This little upgrade has got to be one of the more important mods you can do for the C64. Simply incredible. I'm aware of the function key calls - haven't used them yet, but damn does this thing load FAST now. I'm super happy with it.
And lastly, gotta tell you... since deciding to get back into the older systems, a year ago with the Atari 8-bit... nearly game for game; the graphics, sounds, text and overall "feel" of the Commodore experience BLOWS away the A8. There's a huge argument over on Atariage where some hardcore Atari people are getting into the nuts and bolts of the hardware - what it's capable of, etc. Totally missing the point. It doesn't matter what something (or somebody for that matter) is capable of - if it was never implemented, it doesn't mean a hill of beans! Every single arcade conversion I've seen/played yet between the two, the C64 wins hands down. Bottom line: I can't believe it took me this long to get back into the C64. SID is even more awesome than I remember. Most A8 games look like Atari 2600 games compared to the C64. Single coloured sprites, thick, chunky/blocky graphics and unlike the 2600, the A8 has drab colours. Blech.
Anyone wanna buy a mint Atari XEGS after that fine endorsement? lol I still like my A8's and (think) I will be keeping one, but... lol