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Title: Share files between MorphOS and OS 3.9?
Post by: novaburst on September 08, 2003, 01:47:51 AM

I am going to order a Pegasos II as soon as I can.
I am thinking about buying a classic Amiga as well. Probably an A1200 or A4000. The original versions, not the new tower models, hopefully.

My question is, will I be able to share files between my MorphOS machine and my classic Amiga?

Title: Re: Share files between MorphOS and OS 3.9?
Post by: KennyR on September 08, 2003, 02:28:15 AM

Share files? You mean like over a LAN like Samba or FTP? Or do you mean run OS3.9 files on MorphOS?

Title: Re: Share files between MorphOS and OS 3.9?
Post by: novaburst on September 08, 2003, 04:06:25 AM

I guess I was thinking more Samba. I have not seen 3.9 for a long time either, so I couldn't remember if that was possible.

So would Samba work well?
Or would FTP be a better route to go?

I guess I was wondering about a network card for the classic machine too.
What if it is an A1200, would the PCMCIA slot be the best place for a network card or is there another option?

Title: Re: Share files between MorphOS and OS 3.9?
Post by: KennyR on September 08, 2003, 04:39:52 AM

Samba works perfectly between MOS on Pegasos and AmigaOS. I use it on a daily basis. No worries there. FTP is a little faster though and would be better for transferring huge files, but its nowhere near as versatile as samba.

And a PCMCIA network card is about the only way you'll get a network card for an A1200.  There are two other options - one is a zorro daughterboard and a zorro network card. You'd need to put your A1200 in a tower case for this. This is not recommended because zorro cards are very hard to find these days and haven't aged well.

Then there's a PCI daughterboard and a PCI network card. This is expensive but will give you the best performance. You'll need a tower case for this as well.

IMO, unless you're planning on spending a *lot* of money souping up the Amiga, the PCMCIA way is the best way. And since you're not going to tower up your Amiga, it's the only way.

Title: Re: Share files between MorphOS and OS 3.9?
Post by: novaburst on September 08, 2003, 06:23:42 AM

Thanks so much for the response! Very helpful!

I don't plan on spending a lot on the classic machine. I am going to need that money to buy all the Pegasos stuff, hehe.

So I will probably go the PCMCIA route.

Title: Re: Share files between MorphOS and OS 3.9?
Post by: Targhan on September 08, 2003, 06:47:18 AM

Other methods include a null modem, sneakernet using zip drives, but the pcmcia network card is the best bet.  I would definately go over your plans with your dealer, they are more than willing to help you out with various options.

I don't personally have my Amiga hooked up to my pegasos, but that's because I cheated ;-)  I just put my Amiga's hdd into my Pegasos and copied the everything over at once :-D