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Re: TCP/IP Over Serial
« on: June 19, 2012, 02:00:33 AM »
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Does anybody know if the Amiga is capable of doing TCP/IP over serial?  I know it might be only slightly, if any faster than a dial-up connection, but is it doable.  I have read about using a C64 user port and connecting to a serial port on a PC, and running a server application that converts the TCP/IP and sends it over the serial connection.  I am just wondering if I could do this with my A2000.  There is an ethernet card on Ebay, but, it is very expensive.  This would also give me another thing to mess around with :) , and if doable, another option for everyone without buying a high dollar ethernet card.  

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Jeff

I have one of these: http://www.retroswitch.com/products/flyer/

This gives my C64 full net access via serial for IRC & Telnet (also acts as a virtual 1541 disk drive) - would be great if one could be made for Miggy's! :)

I've Asked Brandon if he could make a Parallel version for the Amiga but haven't heard back from him yet. :cool:
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Re: TCP/IP Over Serial
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2012, 11:47:57 PM »
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Have you tried the lantronix stuff? Seems promising; they even have a serial to wifi option.


looks like the  UDS1100 has replaced the 10 & 100 models but at $149 USD it isnt cheap! :(
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Amiga 1200 w/ ACA1220 16Mhz 128MB w/ RTC, 4GB CF-HDD, Roland MT-32 MIDI Synthesiser
Amiga 500 w/ KS2.05, 1Mb Chip-Ram, CF-IDE w/4MB Fast-Ram, FDD Boot Selector, HxC RevC Floppy emulator
Commodore 64 w/ 1541 Ultimate-II inc Tape Adapter, JiffyDOS, 1541 Disk Drive, 1531 Datasette, Flyer Net Modem
 

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Re: TCP/IP Over Serial
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2012, 11:05:14 PM »
I got this response from Brandon (maker of the c64 flyer) regarding a version for Amiga's:

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I've definitely thought about it :) The "problem" is that Amiga peripherals don't have the same intelligent / high-level interfaces that the Commodore 8-bit machines do, so it wouldn't be a plug-and-play solution like the Flyer. I would have to write device drivers and/or additional software on the Amiga to make something like the Flyer work.

This wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing (and it would be a really fun project), but it would take much more than some hardware modifications and I don't have the spare cycles currently.

I love the Amiga, and I'd definitely like to do something with it at some point!

Brandon
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Amiga 500 w/ KS2.05, 1Mb Chip-Ram, CF-IDE w/4MB Fast-Ram, FDD Boot Selector, HxC RevC Floppy emulator
Commodore 64 w/ 1541 Ultimate-II inc Tape Adapter, JiffyDOS, 1541 Disk Drive, 1531 Datasette, Flyer Net Modem