Using PC as the diskdrive. - Page 3

alexh · 15 February 2005, 11:53

The cheapest way to network an A500 to a PC is via a SCSI network. First used with the Siamese software a long time ago....

You can pick up a GVP A500 HD8+ SCSI adapter quite cheap on ebay, PC SCSI cards are very cheap, cables are the expensive part. Plus you can expand the RAM of your Amiga to 10Mbytes (9 on older Amigas) and have somewhere to put those ADF images prior to writing them back to disk on the Amiga disk drive.

The siamese networking software can be found on the internet, I think that Steve Newette(?) and Siamese closed several years ago. Shame as I was looking forward to their 3-pack cases

Haakon · 15 February 2005, 12:15

So much to learn, so little time

Doc Mindie · 06 March 2005, 01:56

Haakon, may I suggest a socalled "laplink-cable"

it uses the parallell-port, and I've achieved rates of about 30kB/s over that, using PC2Amiga (which can be found on Aminet). the archive also includes a textfile describing how to build a fourwire special parallell-cable.

It still won't make the PC a "virtual Floppy" but at least you'll be able to use the PC at was really meant for, a SLAVE for the Amiga :P

Amiga1992 · 06 March 2005, 18:12

hMMMM, Im interested in SCSI networking, how do you do it? I want to hook up my Amiga and my Mac Classic II like this....

alexh · 07 March 2005, 10:18

There are two examples on the Aminet... however one is in German and the other is an Italian translation of the German.

Amiga1992 · 07 March 2005, 14:30

Will have to do with the italian one :/

Haakon · 07 March 2005, 17:08

Ouch, german OR Italian...!

DocLink: think i'm going for alexy's solution. But i think i have to buy a "new" Amiga sooner or later. To bad my work is occupying all my time these days, but i'll keep my eyes open on Ebay (or QXL, a norwegian auction)

15 February 2005, 11:53	#41
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	SCSI Network The cheapest way to network an A500 to a PC is via a SCSI network. First used with the Siamese software a long time ago.... You can pick up a GVP A500 HD8+ SCSI adapter quite cheap on ebay, PC SCSI cards are very cheap, cables are the expensive part. Plus you can expand the RAM of your Amiga to 10Mbytes (9 on older Amigas) and have somewhere to put those ADF images prior to writing them back to disk on the Amiga disk drive. The siamese networking software can be found on the internet, I think that Steve Newette(?) and Siamese closed several years ago. Shame as I was looking forward to their 3-pack cases

07 March 2005, 17:08	#47
Haakon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Norway Age: 49 Posts: 180	Ouch, german OR Italian...! DocLink: think i'm going for alexy's solution. But i think i have to buy a "new" Amiga sooner or later. To bad my work is occupying all my time these days, but i'll keep my eyes open on Ebay (or QXL, a norwegian auction) Last edited by Haakon; 07 March 2005 at 17:16.

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15 February 2005, 12:15	#42
Haakon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Norway Age: 49 Posts: 180	So much to learn, so little time

06 March 2005, 01:56	#43
Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 51 Posts: 841	Haakon, may I suggest a socalled "laplink-cable" it uses the parallell-port, and I've achieved rates of about 30kB/s over that, using PC2Amiga (which can be found on Aminet). the archive also includes a textfile describing how to build a fourwire special parallell-cable. It still won't make the PC a "virtual Floppy" but at least you'll be able to use the PC at was really meant for, a SLAVE for the Amiga :P

06 March 2005, 18:12	#44
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	hMMMM, Im interested in SCSI networking, how do you do it? I want to hook up my Amiga and my Mac Classic II like this....

07 March 2005, 10:18	#45
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	There are two examples on the Aminet... however one is in German and the other is an Italian translation of the German.

07 March 2005, 14:30	#46
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Will have to do with the italian one :/

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