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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: dac on March 10, 2003, 11:15:39 AM

Title: PC to Amiga
Post by: dac on March 10, 2003, 11:15:39 AM

Hello,
I would like to know what is the best way to transfer files from a PC to an Amiga 1200/030. I have tried PC2amiga but it seems that it doesn't work under WinXP. The connection fails after 15 to 20 sec (under a paralel or a serie connection).
Thanks
dAC

Title: Re: PC to Amiga
Post by: Desmon on March 10, 2003, 11:22:53 AM

You obviously have all the correct cables already, so why not just utilise a terminal program on each machine. Win still comes with Hyperterminal I believe, and there's NComm plus a public keyfile on Aminet for the Amiga.
Simply initiate an upload from the PC and a download from the Amiga.

Title: Re: PC to Amiga
Post by: Hardboy on March 10, 2003, 11:23:15 AM

An A1200 can read PC-formatted floppy disks. At least 720KB ones. In your devs:dosdrivers/ is a file called PC0: and it´s a mountfile for using your floppy to read PC floppies.

Title: Re: PC to Amiga
Post by: dac on March 10, 2003, 11:28:16 AM

Thanks a lot, I will try the terminal option

Title: Re: PC to Amiga
Post by: JurassicCamper on March 10, 2003, 11:29:01 AM

Quote

Desmon wrote:
You obviously have all the correct cables already, so why not just utilise a terminal program on each machine. Win still comes with Hyperterminal I believe, and there's NComm plus a public keyfile on Aminet for the Amiga.
Simply initiate an upload from the PC and a download from the Amiga.

Spot on

Note NComm will not work on a graphics card.

You could use Twin express also on aminet.
Runs from Dos on the PC and CLI on Amiga.

Connect them together with a null modem cable.
Runs well at high baud rates. Theyre are also
Arexx Twin Express scripts for the free directory opus4 program on aminet to, to give it a bit of a front end.

Title: Re: PC to Amiga
Post by: Karlos on March 10, 2003, 11:43:17 AM

I had a similar problem using PC2Amiga. I found that under XP there is an idle option in the Command prompt properties (can't recall exact option) that suspends dos programs when their console window isn't active. It basically screws up PC2Amiga's handler on the PC side. Look through the options - its a checkbox option AFAIR. Simply turn it off and PC2Amiga functions normally.

Title: Re: PC to Amiga
Post by: KennyR on March 10, 2003, 01:19:10 PM

A nullmodem cable, a TCP/IP stack and Samba or FTP.