Amiga game files transfer from pc to amiga?

Amiga Forever · 16 January 2010, 00:27

i have been searching on google if I could get the wire that I can connect from pc to amiga then when I download Amiga whload games from pc to amiga but the questions is where can I get them please? The wires I am looking for ...so that i can connect pc to the amiga

prowler · 16 January 2010, 00:37

Hi Amiga Forever,

Are you talkiing about the Amiga Explorer Null-Modem Serial Cable?
http://www.amigaforever.com/kb/13-105

Amiga Forever · 16 January 2010, 01:14

no....but do you think this one will do it? Pc TO Amiga PARALLEL LINK CABLE?

prowler · 16 January 2010, 01:17

It depends what software you are using to carry out the file transfer.

Do you have a link for that cable?

Amiga Forever · 16 January 2010, 01:34

Do you have a link for that cable?

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...roducts_id=247

or

this one
I couldnt find this one on ebay

http://picturepush.com/public/2780834

http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...ous/images.jpg

prowler · 16 January 2010, 01:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amiga Forever

Do you have a link for that cable?

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...roducts_id=247

That cable looks OK, if you download the PC2AMIGA software.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amiga Forever

or this one
I couldnt find this one on ebay

http://picturepush.com/public/2780834

http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...ous/images.jpg

That looks like a USB card reader. It could be used to write files to a CF card on your PC and then transfer them to your Amiga with the card fitted into your PCMCIA port via a PCMCIA-CF adapter (though I'm not sure that is a CF card; it could be an MMC card).

Amiga Forever · 16 January 2010, 01:53

Quote:

That looks like a USB card reader. It could be used to write files to a CF card on your PC and then transfer them to your Amiga with the card fitted into your PCMCIA port via a PCMCIA-CF adapter (though I'm not sure that is a CF card; it could be an MMC card).

I see. if i CF Card reader then i am trying find it on ebay but i cant find it

Amiga Forever · 16 January 2010, 01:55

I put ebay search as "cf card reader" and it give me loads of lists

I dont know which one to get as i am unsure of it.

prowler · 16 January 2010, 01:59

Look for a CF card reader which plugs into the USB port of your PC. If you are using it with an existing card which is compatible with your Amiga, then you are almost guaranteed to be able to read it in your PC with just about any adapter.

To be absolutely certain, make sure that the adapter will take Type II CF cards (nearly all of them will). Avoid anything which mentions 'CardBus'.

The PC's USB interface is not quite so fussy as the Amiga's PCMCIA and IDE interfaces.

Jonathan Drain · 16 January 2010, 11:46

Read How do I transfer Amiga disks?, although it's out of date and doesn't mention CF/SD cards, which are the best option now in my opinion.

Summary of your main options:

1. External CF/SD card reader for Amiga. A PCMCIA reader is cheap, works with A1200 and A600, and gives you fast, high-capacity, hot-swappable disks readable on PC. Drawback: You need to use another method to get drivers to the Amiga first, requires an Amiga with PCMCIA.
2. Internal IDE to CF/SD convertor. Works with any Amiga. Drawback: You need to open the Amiga up to remove the card, requires an Amiga with IDE (not A500).
3. CrossDOS. Comes with Workbench 2 and 3, lets you read/write 720KB formatted PC disks in Amiga. A good fallback option if you have no special hardware, useful to install the drivers needed for other transfer devices. Drawback: Slow, PCs often have no disk drive, files over 720KB must be split into smaller parts.
4. Amiga Explorer software with serial null modem cable (possibly parallel, I haven't tested it). Auto-installs its own software to the Amiga over the serial cable. Much better than PC2Amiga, which I think is an old DOS app, and I couldn't get it to work with WinXP. Drawback: Slower than SD cards, you need a PC that still has serial ports, Amiga Explorer is shareware.
5. Put a 2.5" hard disk in the Amiga, plug it into the PC with a hard disk enclosure, read its filesystem via WinUAE. Drawback: Have to open Amiga up to remove the disk, requires IDE.
6. PCMCIA ethernet networking solution for Amiga. Drawback: Lots of software to install, setup and run, probably too much effort just to copy diskfiles around.

Mainly, if you have A1200 or A600 I recommend a PCMCIA SD card adaptor, which you can find drivers for on aminet (fat95.lha and cfd.lha) and install those to your hard disk or Workbench disk. You can copy the drivers using a PC floppy disk and CrossDOS. I'll update my article soon.

Amiga Forever · 16 January 2010, 13:51

that is very interesting Jonathan Drain

I going to get CF Card reader USB on ebay

Amiga Forever · 16 January 2010, 14:45

should I get this one?

it say

* 100% Brand New Item
* Support USB V2.0 full speed specification and USB Device Class
* Hot swapping, insert and remove cards without turning system power off
* Green LED for status indication
* Read High speed over 4.3Mbps
* Write High speed over 1.3Mbps
* Support WIN98/2000/XP or higher
* Support the following cards:

CompactFlash I/II Slot: CF Card, CF II Card, CF Ultra II, CF Extreme III, Micro Drive

MMC /SD Slot: SD Card, Mini SD Card, SD Ultra II, SD Extreme III, MMC Card, MMCII Card, RS-MMC Card, HS-MMC Card, SDC Card, T-Flash

MS /MS Pro Slot: MS Card, MS Pro Card, MS MG Card, MS MG Pro Card, MS Pro Ultra II, MS Pro Extreme III, MS Duo Card, MS MG Duo Card, MS Pro Duo Card, MS MG Pro Duo Card

SM / xD Slot: xD Picture Card, Smart Media Card

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SD-MS-CF-TF-MM...item414c3c10ce

Jonathan Drain · 16 January 2010, 16:22

Looks okay. Only 17 minutes to go

On the Amiga side I have one of these PCMCIA cards and it works fine the drivers from Aminet I mentioned.

16 January 2010, 00:27	#1
Amiga Forever Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 228	Amiga game files transfer from pc to amiga? i have been searching on google if I could get the wire that I can connect from pc to amiga then when I download Amiga whload games from pc to amiga but the questions is where can I get them please? The wires I am looking for ...so that i can connect pc to the amiga Last edited by Amiga Forever; 16 January 2010 at 00:37.

16 January 2010, 00:37	#2
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Hi Amiga Forever, Are you talkiing about the Amiga Explorer Null-Modem Serial Cable? http://www.amigaforever.com/kb/13-105 Last edited by prowler; 16 January 2010 at 00:55.

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16 January 2010, 01:14	#3
Amiga Forever Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 228	no....but do you think this one will do it? Pc TO Amiga PARALLEL LINK CABLE?

16 January 2010, 01:17	#4
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	It depends what software you are using to carry out the file transfer. Do you have a link for that cable?

16 January 2010, 01:34	#5
Amiga Forever Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 228	Do you have a link for that cable? http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...roducts_id=247 or this one I couldnt find this one on ebay http://picturepush.com/public/2780834 http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...ous/images.jpg

16 January 2010, 01:55	#8
Amiga Forever Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 228	I put ebay search as "cf card reader" and it give me loads of lists I dont know which one to get as i am unsure of it.

16 January 2010, 01:59	#9
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Look for a CF card reader which plugs into the USB port of your PC. If you are using it with an existing card which is compatible with your Amiga, then you are almost guaranteed to be able to read it in your PC with just about any adapter. To be absolutely certain, make sure that the adapter will take Type II CF cards (nearly all of them will). Avoid anything which mentions 'CardBus'. The PC's USB interface is not quite so fussy as the Amiga's PCMCIA and IDE interfaces.

16 January 2010, 11:46	#10
Jonathan Drain Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sector K240 Posts: 338	Read How do I transfer Amiga disks?, although it's out of date and doesn't mention CF/SD cards, which are the best option now in my opinion. Summary of your main options: 1. External CF/SD card reader for Amiga. A PCMCIA reader is cheap, works with A1200 and A600, and gives you fast, high-capacity, hot-swappable disks readable on PC. Drawback: You need to use another method to get drivers to the Amiga first, requires an Amiga with PCMCIA. 2. Internal IDE to CF/SD convertor. Works with any Amiga. Drawback: You need to open the Amiga up to remove the card, requires an Amiga with IDE (not A500). 3. CrossDOS. Comes with Workbench 2 and 3, lets you read/write 720KB formatted PC disks in Amiga. A good fallback option if you have no special hardware, useful to install the drivers needed for other transfer devices. Drawback: Slow, PCs often have no disk drive, files over 720KB must be split into smaller parts. 4. Amiga Explorer software with serial null modem cable (possibly parallel, I haven't tested it). Auto-installs its own software to the Amiga over the serial cable. Much better than PC2Amiga, which I think is an old DOS app, and I couldn't get it to work with WinXP. Drawback: Slower than SD cards, you need a PC that still has serial ports, Amiga Explorer is shareware. 5. Put a 2.5" hard disk in the Amiga, plug it into the PC with a hard disk enclosure, read its filesystem via WinUAE. Drawback: Have to open Amiga up to remove the disk, requires IDE. 6. PCMCIA ethernet networking solution for Amiga. Drawback: Lots of software to install, setup and run, probably too much effort just to copy diskfiles around. Mainly, if you have A1200 or A600 I recommend a PCMCIA SD card adaptor, which you can find drivers for on aminet (fat95.lha and cfd.lha) and install those to your hard disk or Workbench disk. You can copy the drivers using a PC floppy disk and CrossDOS. I'll update my article soon.

16 January 2010, 13:51	#11
Amiga Forever Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 228	that is very interesting Jonathan Drain I going to get CF Card reader USB on ebay

16 January 2010, 14:45	#12
Amiga Forever Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 228	should I get this one? it say * 100% Brand New Item * Support USB V2.0 full speed specification and USB Device Class * Hot swapping, insert and remove cards without turning system power off * Green LED for status indication * Read High speed over 4.3Mbps * Write High speed over 1.3Mbps * Support WIN98/2000/XP or higher * Support the following cards: CompactFlash I/II Slot: CF Card, CF II Card, CF Ultra II, CF Extreme III, Micro Drive MMC /SD Slot: SD Card, Mini SD Card, SD Ultra II, SD Extreme III, MMC Card, MMCII Card, RS-MMC Card, HS-MMC Card, SDC Card, T-Flash MS /MS Pro Slot: MS Card, MS Pro Card, MS MG Card, MS MG Pro Card, MS Pro Ultra II, MS Pro Extreme III, MS Duo Card, MS MG Duo Card, MS Pro Duo Card, MS MG Pro Duo Card SM / xD Slot: xD Picture Card, Smart Media Card http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SD-MS-CF-TF-MM...item414c3c10ce

16 January 2010, 16:22	#13
Jonathan Drain Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sector K240 Posts: 338	Looks okay. Only 17 minutes to go On the Amiga side I have one of these PCMCIA cards and it works fine the drivers from Aminet I mentioned.

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