Null modem cables

[melott]

Hmmm...  :-)
Its really quite easy. You have 2 choices, ParNet,
using the parallel port, or as you suggested serial
port.
I would probably go with serial. You probably can still
pick up a Null Modem at Radio Shack for just a few dollars.
Probably less than $10.00. Then all you need is a couple
serial cables and a Term prg. I used JR Com to Null Modem
between a PC and My A500. Worked quite well and is very
fast. (as fast as the serial port will run).
Any term prg should do (aminet).
All you do is run the term prg on each machine and do an
Upload/Download. I did this with harddrives on both machines
but if one of the machines if floppy only it will run only
as fast as the floppy will allow.

[melott]

Yes .. any of those will work.
The one I have is a 23 pin but it doesn't matter which
you use. It just has to mate with the cables. And since
the ports on the Amiga are 23 pin thats what I bought.

If you've used any term prg to log onto a BBS then that
term will do. Its very simular to how the old BBS's worked.
It may take a few minutes of fumbling around to get the
routine but once you do it you'll find it very easy.
You just set one machine (term) to upload and the other
machine (term) to download. Them on the upload machine
you send the file, and the other will download to where
you want to store the file.

[melott]

I stand corrected on the serial port, yes its 25 pin. sorry.

But what he wanted, If I understand correctly, is a quick way
to transfer files between the 2 machines.
Null Modem is the quickest and easiest way I know of.
I've never used a ParNet so I can't really comment on how
easy or hard it is to set up. Null Modem is quick and easy.
If he wanted to have them connected all the time then
maybe ParNet is the way to go.
My memory may be faulty here because it was about 15 years
ago that I was doing this between a PC XT and an A500.
Both had harddrives and it seems to me that the serial
connection ran at about 115k.
I ran a BBS on the PC XT and did alot of transfering of
files between the machines.
But as I said, that was about 15 years ago, memory can fade.

 :-D