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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: jonssonj on March 05, 2004, 01:23:54 PM
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Hello!
I wonder which electronic device I'm going to buy to get a fast serial and a fast parallell port to my A1200. I have the Fast ATA chips on my mobo, so I don't know if there is an upgrade that fits the small hole down to the clockport.
I want some advice.
/Jörgen
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I bought a VarIO from individual computers and it is a great product. It contains a fast serial and a fast parallele port plus it is zorro or clockport. I had mine first as clockport than plugged it in one slot of my zorro4 board.
Higher transfer rate when using a modem connected to the internet because of the FIFO cache and faster printing plus you can plug a parallele zip drive from the pc world.
What do you want more for 100 euros (AFAIR).
Lio
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Hello!
It seems a little bit expensive, 100 Euro for one parallell port and one Serial port. Does this fit when you have the mediator card over the clockport?
Where can I order one? I visited Individual computers homepage, but I could not find anywhere to order on their homepage.
Is there any other alternatives?
/Jörgen
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@jonssonj:
You can buy the HyperCOM 3+ which has two fast serial and one fast parallel port from GGS-Data (http://www.ggsdata.se/) in sweden for 550 SEK.
The HyperCOM 3+ is connected with a cable to the clock port so it should not suffer from any physical conflicts with other expansions. See this link (http://www.vmc.de/prd_vmc/ger_hc312plus.html) for more information.
/Patrik
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Wouldn't the best allround idea be to get a Clockport USB card, then get a Serial and Parallel adaptor if and when you need them.
Ther is not point adding yet more legacy to the system :-)
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Well I overestimated the price.
KDH is selling VarIO at 49 and 59 Euros.
Go and check :
http://www.kdh-amiga-shop.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?osCsid=97739d24484eb6d3a92ade906ee61eca&osCsid=97739d24484eb6d3a92ade906ee61eca&keywords=vario
Lio
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Hello!
bloodline wrote:
Wouldn't the best allround idea be to get a Clockport USB card, then get a Serial and Parallel adaptor if and when you need them.
Ther is not point adding yet more legacy to the system :-)
I need the fast parallell port for my HP laserprinter. I have the mediator in my A1200 so I do not need a USB for the clockport. I'm going to get the Spider II USB card for mediator.
/Jörgen
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jonssonj wrote:
Hello!
bloodline wrote:
Wouldn't the best allround idea be to get a Clockport USB card, then get a Serial and Parallel adaptor if and when you need them.
Ther is not point adding yet more legacy to the system :-)
I need the fast parallell port for my HP laserprinter. I have the mediator in my A1200 so I do not need a USB for the clockport. I'm going to get the Spider II USB card for mediator.
/Jörgen
If you are getting a Spider anyway, then get a USB->Parallel addaptor don't waste money on old I/O boards :-)
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Hello!
Is there such a converter? I did not know that. Can I trust that this USB->Parallell converter really works 100%?
/Jörgen
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jonssonj wrote:
Can I trust that this USB->Parallell converter really works 100%?
It depends on who made the converter, some stick to the USB specs, others are "close enough".. and some only have closed source Windows & Mac drivers :pissed:
At least with a Vario you know it`ll work..
Have a look on the E3B USB page (http://www.e3b.de/usb/index_e.html), it has a list of stuff that`s known to work or not work. (I know the page is Highway/Algor/Subway specific, but it uses the same USB stack as the Spider)
BTW, why use a USB->Parallel converter for a printer?? Why not get a new USB one?
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Hello!
I bought a very expensive laser printer for many years ago. Its price was about 1200 EURO back then and the printer have post script level 2 and it can print at a dpi of 600x600 and it can print about 6 pages/minutes and the printer also have IR communication and some upgrading abilities in form of more memory and so on.
Today you can get a printer like this for much less money, but I'm very happy with my printer and I have never regret that I bought that printer. It have never failed me and I have only switched Toner in it one time so far. Actually I bought this printer specifically to my A1200... :-) I have many fond memories of my printer... :-)
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Hello!
By the way, I have ordered the hypercom 3+ from GGS data in Sweden. I hope it will arrive this week.
/Jörgen