ADF -> "real Amiga": Do I need a HDD?

[Piru]

> CrossDOS is limited to 720kb which isn't big
> enough to hold an ADF file.

You can split the ADF on pc and transfer the two parts to amiga ram disk, then:

1.Ram Disk:> join part_a part_b to full.adf

Now you can write the ADF to amiga disk using your favorite ADF-writer.
Obviously this requires few megabytes of continuous memory.

I've developed a software that read the parts directly off the pc disks and write directly to amiga tracks, but obviously you need to get the image written to amiga disk somehow before it can be used (ask your local amiga user to do it).
This program works Kickstart 1.2+ and requires either two floppy drives or 1MB chipmem.

Contact me on IRC (ircnet or arcnet) if you want the disk image (adf and dms available).

[Piru]

> 2) Put the RAR file on a 720k floppy.

Obviously this only works if the ADF get compressed enough so that it fit the disk. Some games and demos use compression themselves and then RAR can't compress it enough.

[Piru]

> Can I use a pc hd with my Amiga?

Yes. See fat95.lha

> Can I do this adf->amiga disk-thing with do floppy drives?

I assume s/do/two/

If so, yes.

You just need someone write the image to amiga floppy (or two, floppies can be a bit unreliable) for you.

[Piru]

> Can I do this all with A600?

Sure.

But please note that A600 has ECS chipset and 1MB chip ram.
Some very old games/demos might have problems on A600, but most things should work just fine.

Obviously you will have problems if the game has some controls on the numeric keyboard, as this part is completely missing from the A600.