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A500 dial up?
« on: July 06, 2011, 02:33:32 PM »
came across an old external modem I used with an old linux box of mine.
I fancy having a bash at hooking it up with my trusty A500 but I'm not  sure what programs are best for the job or how to set them up!
I've so far downloaded a few bits and bobs and started the serial  transfer over to my hd+ but I figured I better stop and ask for advice  before I fill my hard drive with unneeded files.
My A500 has kick 2.05 and a gvp hd+ hard disc (with wb 2 installed)
Advice will be gratefully received!!!
 

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Re: A500 dial up?
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2011, 04:55:46 PM »
thanks for the response guys :)
This is the modem I've got:
http://www.technodirect.net/Items/3049C-U?&caSKU=3049C-U&caTitle=Zoom%203049C%20Series%200269%20V.92%20External%20Modem

have downloaded miami and amitcp, just having a search now for terminus.
I've been using amiga explorer to drag and drop various files across from my laptop which works reasonably well apart from the random "could not read com port" errors which seem to pop up now and then. is there a better way of doing this?
thanks
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Re: A500 dial up?
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2011, 06:12:36 PM »
Quote from: mechy;648463
I made up a bootable floppy that runs on a stock A500 with 2.x roms and 1MB ram,it loads up termite tcp and allows you to dialin to a isp for a ppp connection and has grapevine irc client on it. It will get a low spec 500 online via dialup with only a floppy drive.Let me know if you want it,i can send a dms of it.

mech

nice one! yes please! :)

edit: got this far with miami after several no carrier messages, but no connection - yet!


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