How do you transfer data between Amiga and PC?

Muzer · 12 October 2009, 23:54

I've made it multiple choice since some people might do more than one depending on how they're feeling/which Amiga/whatever...

I personally use CrossDOS + Floppy disk, since most of the stuff is small, and I like cheap solutions

I also swap the hard drive when I need to transfer loads (like a new version of ClassicWB, loads of games etc).

EDIT: Oops, the 8) was supposed to be

: - can anyone change it?

T_hairy_bootson · 13 October 2009, 05:41

I usually use amiga explorer and either the network or serial cable depending which machine I am using. To lazy or dumb to figure out Smb or FTP. Sometimes I dcc over irc.

haynor666 · 13 October 2009, 08:34

For me most suitable solution is still CF card with PCMCIA converter. Fast and easy to use (I have CF reader in PC of course).

Graham Humphrey · 13 October 2009, 08:36

I still use good-ol' fashioned floppies for transferring small files (but really should look into a better solution as I'd rather stop using floppy disks completely). CD-Rs do the trick too though.

BrooksterMax · 13 October 2009, 09:36

PCMCIA CF, got back into the Amiga this year after 15 years or so and could not believe how you can use new kit, on very old kit!

meega · 13 October 2009, 09:42

I don't really transfer much PC<->Amiga, but when I have done it's been CrossDOS with floppies or CD(R/W) whilst between Amigas I used Parnet.

Paul_s · 13 October 2009, 09:45

I use Amiga Explorer which is part of Amiga Forever over serial link. Does the job albiet pretty slow..

Rarely use it nowadays as I play most of my favorite games through the CD32...
Any floppy onlys I use WinUAE

s2325 · 13 October 2009, 09:57

Through my almighty mind.

Paul_s · 13 October 2009, 10:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by s2325

Through my almighty mind.

I've heard your transfer rate is 1kbps

s2325 · 13 October 2009, 10:42

Well, that's enough for cracktros and intros.

haynor666 · 13 October 2009, 10:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

I still use good-ol' fashioned floppies for transferring small files (but really should look into a better solution as I'd rather stop using floppy disks completely). CD-Rs do the trick too though.

Heh, these days it's not enough. Years ago when most people had 56k modems I used amiga stuff dl'ed from internet transfer like this. It was very slow, not to mention errors sometimes.

CF cards and PCMCIA converters are very cheap now so you should upgrade your amiga.

I had CD long time ago but right now I only have CF card as hard disk and CF card through PCMCIA and it's enough for me. For CD32 games I'm using CD32 console.

Cammy · 13 October 2009, 19:49

I use Compact Flash and SD cards to transfer between the A1200s, A600 and PC in the office. I have PCMCIA SD/Multicard readers, USB card readers, USB for the A1200, so I can use USB flash sticks, portable HDDs, and I burn CDs to transfer data to my CD32/SX32's internal CF drive, or I use Sernet and link the CD32 to an Amiga with a Null Modem cable.

Thorham · 13 October 2009, 20:19

Currently with CDRWs, and as soon as I get my network running, I'll be using that

But oh what a pain it can be to set it up

asm1 · 14 October 2009, 02:15

Used CF card on a PCMCIA adapter
Now that I can run my Amiga CF in Winuae with a USB cardreader. I "cheat" and go online (just to download) using Aweb in Classic Workbench. OR I get Winuae to show my PC drives in workbench and copy stuff accross that way.

When I finish towerizing my main A1200 it will probably be networked in some way....

There's also CDRW....

Jope · 16 October 2009, 13:40

I swap the hard drive around, because I have too much free time.
If I get a machine with a harddrive, I usually make an image of it with a PC.

I use a compact flash card with an IDE adaptor.
When setting up a new installation.

I use a compact flash card with a PCMCIA adaptor.
Quite often.

I use some other form of removable solid-state media.
I have a multi card PCMCIA adaptor I also sometimes use.

I use CD-R(W)s.
CD-R is sometimes handy if you don't need to write anything to it on the Amiga.

I use the internet 8)
Or well, I use my LAN.

Mick_AKA · 22 October 2009, 02:19

Allot of the time I just use a pen drive through my subway USB

Charlie · 22 October 2009, 11:57

Miggy's networked up using SAMBA & SMBFS...
...so 'foreign' partitions auto-mount on WB & Amiga partitions can be seen over the network.

Was an utter s*d to set up, but now it is it's all hassle-free.

Um, that's Amithlon. My A1200's almost always in bits so I've not quite gotten round to setting the network up on that yet...

zipper · 22 October 2009, 12:02

Mostly via Internet, so far too lazy to network as the demand is mostly from Amiga to Internet (upload needed stuff to others).

Photon · 22 October 2009, 12:44

CF+IDE+Multicard Reader all the way baby!

Investment cost: about 33€ per Amiga. Including IDE cable but not including harddisk interface for A500

If you can't afford to spend 33€ to transfer 1 GB of data in five minutes (VROOM), then hf, enjoy, savour the speed of your droves of floppy disks or serial cable, or have even more fun setting up the CatWeasel

Best.Solution.Ever

alkis21 · 22 October 2009, 15:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mick_AKA

Allot of the time I just use a pen drive through my subway USB

One more Subway user here.

View Poll Results: How do you transfer data between Amiga and PC?
I don't - I'm stuck with the bog standard Workbench	2	2.82%
I swap the hard drive around, because I have too much free time	10	14.08%
I use a floppy disk with CrossDOS, because I'm too cheap to buy a better solution	14	19.72%
I use an FFS-formatted Floppy with a Catweasel	1	1.41%
I use a compact flash card with an IDE adaptor	11	15.49%
I use a compact flash card with a PCMCIA adaptor	25	35.21%
I use some other form of removable solid-state media	6	8.45%
I use CD-R(W)s	14	19.72%
I use a wire between Amiga and PC and appropriate software	23	32.39%
I use the internet 8)	13	18.31%
Other (please specify)	5	7.04%
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12 October 2009, 23:54	#1
Muzer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 146	How do you transfer data between Amiga and PC? I've made it multiple choice since some people might do more than one depending on how they're feeling/which Amiga/whatever... I personally use CrossDOS + Floppy disk, since most of the stuff is small, and I like cheap solutions I also swap the hard drive when I need to transfer loads (like a new version of ClassicWB, loads of games etc). EDIT: Oops, the 8) was supposed to be : - can anyone change it? Last edited by Muzer; 13 October 2009 at 09:37. Reason: grammar

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13 October 2009, 05:41	#2
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	I usually use amiga explorer and either the network or serial cable depending which machine I am using. To lazy or dumb to figure out Smb or FTP. Sometimes I dcc over irc.

13 October 2009, 08:34	#3
haynor666 retro maniac Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tarnobrzeg/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 1,748	For me most suitable solution is still CF card with PCMCIA converter. Fast and easy to use (I have CF reader in PC of course).

13 October 2009, 08:36	#4
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	I still use good-ol' fashioned floppies for transferring small files (but really should look into a better solution as I'd rather stop using floppy disks completely). CD-Rs do the trick too though.

13 October 2009, 09:36	#5
BrooksterMax Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Norfolk UK Age: 43 Posts: 433	PCMCIA CF, got back into the Amiga this year after 15 years or so and could not believe how you can use new kit, on very old kit!

13 October 2009, 09:42	#6
meega Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oooh what a feeling yeaaah dancing on the ceiling Posts: 314	I don't really transfer much PC<->Amiga, but when I have done it's been CrossDOS with floppies or CD(R/W) whilst between Amigas I used Parnet.

13 October 2009, 09:45	#7
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,334	I use Amiga Explorer which is part of Amiga Forever over serial link. Does the job albiet pretty slow.. Rarely use it nowadays as I play most of my favorite games through the CD32... Any floppy onlys I use WinUAE

13 October 2009, 09:57	#8
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Through my almighty mind.

13 October 2009, 10:42	#10
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Well, that's enough for cracktros and intros.

13 October 2009, 19:49	#12
Cammy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tasmania, Australia Age: 39 Posts: 1,189	I use Compact Flash and SD cards to transfer between the A1200s, A600 and PC in the office. I have PCMCIA SD/Multicard readers, USB card readers, USB for the A1200, so I can use USB flash sticks, portable HDDs, and I burn CDs to transfer data to my CD32/SX32's internal CF drive, or I use Sernet and link the CD32 to an Amiga with a Null Modem cable.

13 October 2009, 20:19	#13
Thorham Computer Nerd Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Rotterdam/Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 3,751	Currently with CDRWs, and as soon as I get my network running, I'll be using that But oh what a pain it can be to set it up

14 October 2009, 02:15	#14
asm1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Age: 44 Posts: 637	Used CF card on a PCMCIA adapter Now that I can run my Amiga CF in Winuae with a USB cardreader. I "cheat" and go online (just to download) using Aweb in Classic Workbench. OR I get Winuae to show my PC drives in workbench and copy stuff accross that way. When I finish towerizing my main A1200 it will probably be networked in some way.... There's also CDRW....

16 October 2009, 13:40	#15
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	I swap the hard drive around, because I have too much free time. If I get a machine with a harddrive, I usually make an image of it with a PC. I use a compact flash card with an IDE adaptor. When setting up a new installation. I use a compact flash card with a PCMCIA adaptor. Quite often. I use some other form of removable solid-state media. I have a multi card PCMCIA adaptor I also sometimes use. I use CD-R(W)s. CD-R is sometimes handy if you don't need to write anything to it on the Amiga. I use the internet 8) Or well, I use my LAN.

22 October 2009, 02:19	#16
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	Allot of the time I just use a pen drive through my subway USB

22 October 2009, 11:57	#17
Charlie . . Mouse . . Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 55 Posts: 1,792	Miggy's networked up using SAMBA & SMBFS... ...so 'foreign' partitions auto-mount on WB & Amiga partitions can be seen over the network. Was an utter s*d to set up, but now it is it's all hassle-free. Um, that's Amithlon. My A1200's almost always in bits so I've not quite gotten round to setting the network up on that yet...

22 October 2009, 12:02	#18
zipper Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: finland Posts: 1,837	Mostly via Internet, so far too lazy to network as the demand is mostly from Amiga to Internet (upload needed stuff to others).

22 October 2009, 12:44	#19
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	CF+IDE+Multicard Reader all the way baby! Investment cost: about 33€ per Amiga. Including IDE cable but not including harddisk interface for A500 If you can't afford to spend 33€ to transfer 1 GB of data in five minutes (VROOM), then hf, enjoy, savour the speed of your droves of floppy disks or serial cable, or have even more fun setting up the CatWeasel Best.Solution.Ever

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