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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: Daniele on April 05, 2008, 11:30:24 AM

Title: Amiga <-----> PC - Parallel cable!
Post by: Daniele on April 05, 2008, 11:30:24 AM

Do you know what kind of program can I use on the PC to see Amiga files with a parallel cable.
Cloanto Amiga Explorer works only with serial and TCP.
Do exist a PC program that works with parallel?

Thanks

Title: Re: Amiga <-----> PC - Parallel cable!
Post by: meega on April 05, 2008, 11:41:52 AM

Aminet (http://aminet.net/search?query=amiga+pc+parallel)

Title: Re: Amiga <-----> PC - Parallel cable!
Post by: orange on April 05, 2008, 11:46:07 AM

PC2Amiga (http://aminet.net/comm/misc/PC2Am308.lha) is the best, but I'm not sure if there is a way to make it work on Windows NT.

Title: Re: Amiga <-----> PC - Parallel cable!
Post by: meega on April 05, 2008, 11:49:25 AM

Would it work with "Compatibility mode" somehow?

Title: Re: Amiga <-----> PC - Parallel cable!
Post by: orange on April 05, 2008, 08:43:24 PM

um, I doubt it.
its a known problem with other windows software that tries to access hardware directly, look here (http://www.beyondlogic.org/porttalk/porttalk.htm)

PC2Amiga is very very good. I remember using it in '95 on A500 softkicked to KS2 and parallel cable. IIRC, I got about 50Kb/s!

but a word of advice: be extra careful about the cable and its length.. etc. The CIA chips can fry easily and it seems to me parallel port is more sensitive then serial.