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Title: Amiga to PC windows XP pro -> Parrallel
Post by: GoodLook on August 05, 2004, 11:33:49 AM

Hi All,

I want to copy all my files of my Amiga 3000 to my PC.
I'm running Windows XP pro.

What is the best way ?
All my files or on removable disk from Sequest 40 and 80 Gb
but this is a SCSI drive and i do not have a scsi on my PC.

I would like to do it parralel ? But what software can i use to do this ?

thanks in advance,
regards,

GoodLook :-?

Title: Re: Amiga to PC windows XP pro -> Parrallel
Post by: JohnFante on August 05, 2004, 11:44:44 AM

You can use Amiga Explorer from Cloanto:

http://www.amigaforever.com/ae/

Title: Re: Amiga to PC windows XP pro -> Parrallel
Post by: whabang on August 05, 2004, 11:49:28 AM

A NIC on the A3k would be the fastest way.

A paralell cable could work, I suppose, but it's probably easier to get a null-modem cable, and then use some terminal program to transfer the files.

Title: Re: Amiga to PC windows XP pro -> Parrallel
Post by: on August 05, 2004, 01:42:18 PM

You can use "NetWork PC" from "Weird Sience",
with a parralel-cable.
I have connected my A4000 with WinXP-Pro PC,
and it works fine!

 :-D

Title: Re: Amiga to PC windows XP pro -> Parrallel
Post by: aasmund on August 05, 2004, 02:29:21 PM

I thought the paralell connectons where different from pc to amiga. I was warned that I could harm both computers with a standard paralellcable.

But this was on Amiga500.

Title: Re: Amiga to PC windows XP pro -> Parrallel
Post by: jeffimix on August 05, 2004, 02:35:53 PM

@assmund

Yes, beware, Amigas like to put a nice 5V out on some ports. PCs dont' do that, and it can hurt them.

Title: Re: Amiga to PC windows XP pro -> Parrallel
Post by: Orjan on August 05, 2004, 02:43:26 PM

Yep, I know about that... Fried my PC motherboard while attaching a laplink cable when both computers were on... :)

But if you connect the cable whan both computers are off, then it shouldnt be a problem...

Title: Re: Amiga to PC windows XP pro -> Parrallel
Post by: on August 05, 2004, 07:33:56 PM

aasmund wrote:

Quote

thought the paralell connectons where different from pc to amiga. I was warned that I could harm both computers with a standard paralellcable.

Yes, that's right, but I use a modified parralel-cable.
Works great on my A4000 & A600!
 :-D

Title: Re: Amiga to PC windows XP pro -> Parrallel
Post by: GoodLook on August 08, 2004, 08:03:17 AM

Thanks folks,

I installed Amiga forever from Cloanto with a Serial Null-modem cable and it works fine. The program only costs 35$

Only it takes time...... a 44Mb removable media from Syquest takes between 4 an 8 hours to transfert....
Windows tells 1h 33m but it takes mutch longer.

I have 16 Hd's so it will take me some time.