My first post using my Amiga 4000!

[arnljot]

Thanks to da9000 I can now go online with my Amiga 4000.

And thanks to MakeCD and foresight back in 1999 I still have my original MiamiDX and Ibrowse2 keyfiles!!

Yihaa!

MAN! Ibrowse is fast..... It's increadible!

[keropi]

congrats!!!!  :-D  :-D  :-D

[arnljot]

Thank you. I also see now that it was my post 150... kinda a big event for me on many levels haha

[tokyoracer]

I hope to get my A1200 surfing soon, with any luck. :-) Well done by the way.

[alexh]

MAN! Ibrowse is fast..... It's incredible!

Compared to what?

[Caius]

alexh wrote:

MAN! Ibrowse is fast..... It's incredible!

Compared to what?

Perhaps an A500 running AWeb?

[arnljot]

Compared to my PC. I use Ie7 (sigh). Though most pages doesn't look right with Ibrowse, they are accessible earlier than in IE7. I'm using 060 with warpup datatypes.

alexh wrote:

MAN! Ibrowse is fast..... It's incredible!

Compared to what?

[Bonami]

Congrats, Arnljot!
Kindly share what's required to get an A4000 online surfing please. (or the link to the previous tread where da9000 offered his advice - sorry i missed that)

I sure want to try my miggy to surf the net.

cheers!

[arnljot]

Bonami wrote:
Congrats, Arnljot!
Kindly share what's required to get an A4000 online surfing please. (or the link to the previous tread where da9000 offered his advice - sorry i missed that)

I sure want to try my miggy to surf the net.

cheers!

1) A network card
-> da9000 fixed me up with a AUI transiver for my Commodore A2065 network card.

2) A SANA-II device for your card
-> I use a2065.device which is available on aminet. Piru has written CNet SANA-II device for PCMCIA cards for the A1200/600 (NE2000 compatible). Play around!

3) A TCP IP Stack
There are many available (Genesis, Miami, etc). I use Miami. Having problems "upgrading" to MiamiDX atm. But I'm "snoopdosing" the issue atm.

4) Network applications!
Mail, Browser, FTP, Samba, IRC... You name it. My favourites were AmIRC, YAM, IBrowse and Samba. Samba allows you to share files with your PC or Mac.

[Bonami]

Thanks for the fast reply, Arnljot!

I understand that proprietary network card for Amiga is hard to come by and expensive, even used ones... am i right?

I'm thinking of upgrading my A4k with Mediator board, and use PCI ethernet card. Is this a good idea?

(Anybody who has experience in using ethernet on Mediator are welcome to share your advice. TIA.)

cheers!

[countzero]

Actually, the X Surf is readily available at amiga dealers. And it's a new product.

[alexh]

arnljot wrote:
Compared to my PC. I use Ie7 (sigh).

What speed computer? My Amiga is no where near as fast as IE7 on my PC (2.4GHz P4, XP32)

[Caius]

I'm thinking of upgrading my A4k with Mediator board, and use PCI ethernet card. Is this a good idea?

It's a good idea if you're planning to add PCI graphics card as well (and possibly sound card). If you're only interested in ethernet, then the X-Surf may be a better option.

[AmiSake]

Caius wrote:

I'm thinking of upgrading my A4k with Mediator board, and use PCI ethernet card. Is this a good idea?

It's a good idea if you're planning to add PCI graphics card as well (and possibly sound card). If you're only interested in ethernet, then the X-Surf may be a better option.

Is it really worth the money to get a Mediator board ?
My A4k has an Apollo 4060 and a Picasso IV, it is build into
the Elbox Power tower.
What would the advantage be when using the Mediator and what would someone with an A4k in an Elbox tower need to buy to
fully use the Mediator board ?

[cv643d]

Ibrowse is quite fast on my A4000 too, running OS4. Compared to my old PC. But it could just as well be a psychological feeling.