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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: on April 17, 2003, 08:16:10 PM

Title: i need software for my amiga 500
Post by: on April 17, 2003, 08:16:10 PM: Is it possible to download files for my Amiga with my Pc throw the internet? Because in my amiga i don't have a modem. How i have to do it?

emiliano, from argentine.
Title: Re: i need software for my amiga 500
Post by: sdesros on April 17, 2003, 08:20:37 PM: Questions:
Do you simply have one bare Amiga500? Do you have a harddrive?
Title: Re: i need software for my amiga 500
Post by: Kronos on April 17, 2003, 08:24:40 PM: Null-modem-cable.
Title: Re: i need software for my amiga 500
Post by: alx on April 17, 2003, 08:38:17 PM: Welcome to A.org :-)

A null-modem cable will transfer stuff easily. You could also use floppy disks, though it's definitely not as convienient - with something called "Cross Dos" the Amiga can read double density MS-DOS floppies. The problem is the original spec A500 isn't up to much for modern apps unless it's expanded. A harddrive is a must if you want anything apart from retro games, and virtually all modern applications will want OS3.x - the A500 comes with 1.3 (or maybe even 1.2?).

BTW how much do you know about Amigas? If you know enough, can you give us the spec?
Title: Re: i need software for my amiga 500
Post by: on April 17, 2003, 10:26:57 PM: Just a quick question in between:
Does OS 3.x work with A500?
Title: Re: i need software for my amiga 500
Post by: Kronos on April 17, 2003, 10:31:56 PM: 3.0 no (unless you got an 020-accel) as was only released for
A1200/4000.

3.1 yes.

3.5/3.9 only with 020 or higher.
Title: Re: i need software for my amiga 500
Post by: on April 17, 2003, 11:54:33 PM: 020 or higher? You're talking above me now ;)
I'm not too familiar with the tech aspects of the Amiga yet... I just bought one again, after being without it for ten years or so... ;)
Title: Re: i need software for my amiga 500
Post by: on April 18, 2003, 05:55:51 AM: Quote
Do you have a harddrive?

I have only the amiga with 1 mega RAM and an external drive.
Title: Re: i need software for my amiga 500
Post by: Desmon on April 18, 2003, 08:41:28 AM: @Nefilim
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020 or higher? You're talking above me now ;)
I'm not too familiar with the tech aspects of the Amiga yet... I just bought one again, after being without it for ten years or so... ;)

Parts of OS3.5 & 3.9 are optimisied for processors >68000 and won't run on a stock A500/A600/A2000/A1000. The installer scripts on both later OSs check for a 68020 or greater (030/040/060) processor.

I have managed to load OS3.9 onto my oldest A1000, but It has had some serious hardware hacking done to it and has a 14Mhz 68020 inside.
Title: Re: i need software for my amiga 500
Post by: on April 18, 2003, 10:52:46 AM: @emi, nefilim

On PC I use dms2adf for creating ADF files from DMS. Sometimes I also use ADFopus for viewing ADF files and copying files from LHA archives to ADF. Then I use GZIP to create gzipped files (for example "test.adf.gz" must be renamed to "test.adz") which I copy together with TransADF on PC 720KB formated disk.
On Amiga I use dos2dos to transfer files to amiga formated disk. Start WB, start CLI and using transADF unpack gzipped adf on anoter amiga disk.

I hope this might help you.
Title: Re: i need software for my amiga 500
Post by: on April 18, 2003, 11:27:29 AM: Yeah, that helped a bit too :)
I think I'm getting the hang of this stuff now actually. I'm gonna get Cloanto's Explorer and try to get hold of a harddrive for my a500. I think that must be the easiest way... otherwise I guess I'll have to get some CrossDos or similar program to transfer stuff by disk, but I think it seems so much easier with a null-modem-cable and a Harddrive, even if it might take longer time...

Thanks for all your help guys!

Regards,
Thomas
Title: Re: i need software for my amiga 500
Post by: neonblaze on April 19, 2003, 01:36:35 PM: I really need some software, does anyone have any good sites?
Title: Re: i need software for my amiga 500
Post by: alx on April 19, 2003, 02:06:15 PM: For retro games and stuff back2theroots (http://back2roots.org) is good. The files are mostly ADFs. That's great if you have an emulator, but they will need putting onto real disks for use with a "real" Amiga.

If you're looking for more "serious" software, Aminet (that's the US mirror) (http://us.aminet.net) is a huge FTP archive of Public Domain apps, games, music etc. The files are compressed with LHA - you will need a harddrive (unless you love swapping disks!) and the LHA archiver, availible there.

Remember that a lot of the things there will need OS 3.x or 2.x - if you've got a really old Amiga or are using 1.x ROM images on the emulator then it won't work.
Title: Re: i need software for my amiga 500
Post by: neonblaze on April 19, 2003, 02:08:01 PM: THANK YOU! i really needed some decent software.
Title: Re: i need software for my amiga 500
Post by: Cyberus on April 20, 2003, 07:59:41 PM: @emi
Check your pmail :-)
Title: Re: i need software for my amiga 500
Post by: Tomas on April 21, 2003, 12:16:15 AM: Quote

emi wrote:
Is it possible to download files for my Amiga with my Pc throw the internet? Because in my amiga i don't have a modem. How i have to do it?

emiliano, from argentine.

Do you still have a working workbench 1.3/extras diskettes? If so.. Then you could use a program called Wartrans to transfer the files with a serial cable. The program you find here: http://amiga.nvg.org/warlock/wartrans/

I tested this program myself, worked very good. You gotta write 10-15 lines worth of code in AmigaBasic though, which is why you need a working workbench floppy. Both the code and transfer program for windows you find on this site.