Siamese System

[adolescent]

Chain wrote:
very expensive WinUAE :-D

:-? Nothing to do with WinUAE.  More like VNC and SMB.

[adolescent]

krize wrote:
Well it didnt get very popular, as you said it was expensive...

Tell us more about it, why this over the new winuae ?

It has nothing to do with WinUAE or emulation at all.  Read the details in the link provided above.

I personally have the 2.5 software only package.  I rarely used the RTG features but they seemed to work fine for Workbench friendly apps.  I use the MountPC function all the time.  For me, it's much more reliable than using SMB (and easier to setup).

[adolescent]

Yeah, I got the software only for $150.  The ISA card looked nice, but now I wouldn't have a computer that could use it.  As it stands the dongle and software required for the 2.5 still works with XP, but I don't know how long that will last.  (or how long I can still find computers with lpt ports)

[adolescent]

countzero wrote:

cv643d wrote:

The Siamese is actually really cool when you read about it. Makes you wonder why it didnt evolve and become better known and widespread.

from what I've read in another forum, it has serious bugs and not very usable. that's why I changed my mind buying it.

Besides the RTG, which I haven't used enough to notice majore problems, it's perfectly stable.  I've installed OS3.5 using it on my A1200 before I had a CD-ROM.  For me, it's been much more reliable than Samba.