did anyone ever use the pcmcia slot on the a600?

Mozzy · 25 September 2003, 14:13

just got me thinking i never did and i dont know of anyone who ever did either

ant512 · 25 September 2003, 15:32

Got a 1MB PCMCIA RAM card for mine. Shame that I wanted the RAM upgrade so I could use the 600 as a web server - the network card is PCMCIA too.

Amiga1992 · 25 September 2003, 17:15

It works a treat for PCMCIA networking, as a matter of fact, the A600's PCMCIA port doesn't have that bug the A1200 port has, which needs a software or hardware patch.-

Mozzy · 25 September 2003, 18:04

i have 2 pcmcia network cards (i have a laptop) how do i go about installing one to my amiga and networking my amiga to my pc? it would save a shit load of time with hdf and adf files

DrBong · 25 September 2003, 19:28

Got a surf squirrel connected to my A600 via the PCMCIA. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work when I connect SCSI devices to it (no matter what HiSoft ever did claim in the past), but the high speed serial port works a treat, especially in combination with the 030 card.

ant512 · 25 September 2003, 20:26

Quote:

Originally posted by Mozzy
i have 2 pcmcia network cards (i have a laptop) how do i go about installing one to my amiga and networking my amiga to my pc? it would save a shit load of time with hdf and adf files

It isn't possible on a standard A600 - you need an absolute minimum of 2MB RAM to run a TCP/IP stack. 4MB is more realistic if you want to have any memory left over to do anything useful. A standard A600 only has 1MB of RAM.

Mozzy · 26 September 2003, 14:12

i have a 1mb upgrade all id be using it for is transfering adfs

Amiga1992 · 26 September 2003, 22:27

Your card must be 16 bits, 5V Type II, and it should appear in the compatibility list of teh CNET or 3Com devbice. Otherwise forget it.

Then again, 2MB will let you do pish all with it. I know I tried, it's not worth it, Miami alone will let you with 200K of memory at the most.

Mozzy · 26 September 2003, 22:51

ah screw it then ill just use good old cross dos and a 720k formatted pc disk since i do not have a null modem cable and terminal software

ant512 · 27 September 2003, 13:42

A serial cable is a good way to go. They only cost between £5 and £10. Download "Twin" from the Aminet (http://de.aminet.net) and use that to transfer files - the archive includes both a PC version and an Amiga version.

The PC version works fine with everything up to WinME, but I've never tried to use it with 2K or XP.

Amiga1992 · 27 September 2003, 16:58

Yeah man, crossdos is dumb when you can serial transfer.. no more headaches trying to fit 800KB files in a 720KB disk :P

TikTok · 30 September 2003, 15:28

Personally I used it for connecting the Squirrel SCSI interface and a CD drive, so that I could use the Aminet CDs

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25 September 2003, 14:13	#1
Mozzy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: England Age: 43 Posts: 82	did anyone ever use the pcmcia slot on the a600? just got me thinking i never did and i dont know of anyone who ever did either

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25 September 2003, 15:32	#2
ant512 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 964	Got a 1MB PCMCIA RAM card for mine. Shame that I wanted the RAM upgrade so I could use the 600 as a web server - the network card is PCMCIA too.

25 September 2003, 17:15	#3
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,644	It works a treat for PCMCIA networking, as a matter of fact, the A600's PCMCIA port doesn't have that bug the A1200 port has, which needs a software or hardware patch.-

25 September 2003, 18:04	#4
Mozzy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: England Age: 43 Posts: 82	i have 2 pcmcia network cards (i have a laptop) how do i go about installing one to my amiga and networking my amiga to my pc? it would save a shit load of time with hdf and adf files

25 September 2003, 19:28	#5
DrBong HOL / AMR Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 2,632	Got a surf squirrel connected to my A600 via the PCMCIA. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work when I connect SCSI devices to it (no matter what HiSoft ever did claim in the past), but the high speed serial port works a treat, especially in combination with the 030 card.

26 September 2003, 14:12	#7
Mozzy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: England Age: 43 Posts: 82	i have a 1mb upgrade all id be using it for is transfering adfs

26 September 2003, 22:27	#8
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,644	Your card must be 16 bits, 5V Type II, and it should appear in the compatibility list of teh CNET or 3Com devbice. Otherwise forget it. Then again, 2MB will let you do pish all with it. I know I tried, it's not worth it, Miami alone will let you with 200K of memory at the most.

26 September 2003, 22:51	#9
Mozzy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: England Age: 43 Posts: 82	ah screw it then ill just use good old cross dos and a 720k formatted pc disk since i do not have a null modem cable and terminal software

27 September 2003, 13:42	#10
ant512 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 964	A serial cable is a good way to go. They only cost between £5 and £10. Download "Twin" from the Aminet (http://de.aminet.net) and use that to transfer files - the archive includes both a PC version and an Amiga version. The PC version works fine with everything up to WinME, but I've never tried to use it with 2K or XP.

27 September 2003, 16:58	#11
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,644	Yeah man, crossdos is dumb when you can serial transfer.. no more headaches trying to fit 800KB files in a 720KB disk :P

30 September 2003, 15:28	#12
TikTok Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Malayasia Age: 43 Posts: 657	Personally I used it for connecting the Squirrel SCSI interface and a CD drive, so that I could use the Aminet CDs .

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