Help me decide what to buy next

[runequester]

Networking would probably be handiest. Trying to get stuff from the Aminet to a non-networked Amiga often proves to be a pain.

yeah, I have a compact flash adapter for the PCMCIA slot, and a card reader on my PC, which works a charm, but the point is to reduce my use of the PC

[TheBilgeRat]

For the wireless - my plan was to use ethernet and just get a cheapo wireless router that I could put into bridged mode - probably cheaper, easier and nicer in the long run.

[klx300r]

my votes for a printer.  damn nice to print out all those 'readme' files and tutorial guides etc. and maybe even the odd piece of work too straight from your miggy

[SamuraiCrow]

For the wireless - my plan was to use ethernet and just get a cheapo wireless router that I could put into bridged mode - probably cheaper, easier and nicer in the long run.

Yeah.  $54 for this one would only be worth it to someone who doesn't know how to hook it up otherwise.

[runequester]

ah yeah, good idea on using an old router as a bridge. That might come in handy for other things too.
 
Its pretty much a toss up between the net connection and printing capability at the moment
 

Yeah. $54 for this one would only be worth it to someone who doesn't know how to hook it up otherwise.

There might be concerns about stability of connection, but wouldn't that device from amigakit still end up cheaper?
PCMCIA ethernet cards (wired) seems to be in the 15-20 dollar range, and to that, would have to add in the cost of a bridge (don't have a spare router atm) or similar ?
 
unless I can score a leftover router from one of my friends I'll have to check

[SamuraiCrow]

PCMCIA ethernet cards (wired) seems to be in the 15-20 dollar range, and to that, would have to add in the cost of a bridge (don't have a spare router atm) or similar ?

I guess you're right.  I hadn't tallied the cost fully.  I just was wishing that AmigaKit still carried new PCMCIA Ethernet cards and didn't stop to think that the cost of a router would be higher.

[runequester]

I guess you're right. I hadn't tallied the cost fully. I just was wishing that AmigaKit still carried new PCMCIA Ethernet cards and didn't stop to think that the cost of a router would be higher.

They used to, but maybe they ran out. I think what I'll do is look around to see if I know someone here that has a spare router I can turn into a bridge (as a "proper" bridge seems to be wicked expensive, from a quick glance at best buy's website).
Otherwise, wireless might end up being the way to go.

[TheBilgeRat]

They used to, but maybe they ran out. I think what I'll do is look around to see if I know someone here that has a spare router I can turn into a bridge (as a "proper" bridge seems to be wicked expensive, from a quick glance at best buy's website).
Otherwise, wireless might end up being the way to go.

I saw a WRT54G at the goodwill the other day.  That + tomato or ddwrt firmware = bridged router.  should have the bonus of being able to use wpa2 which I am sure would be nothing but a headache on the amiga.

[runequester]

I saw a WRT54G at the goodwill the other day. That + tomato or ddwrt firmware = bridged router. should have the bonus of being able to use wpa2 which I am sure would be nothing but a headache on the amiga.

A trip to freegeek might be in order

[TheGoose]

The wired ones are way cheaper too, but my amiga is set up quite a ways from where the cable modem is
 
We need a spacier apartment pretty bad

Well if you go wireless, and get going satisfactorily, I'd like to hear what you use all around. I have a card here I could never really get to connect. Another thing we need in old 3.x land is a updated TCP/IP stack meant for wireless, smarter.

[Darrin]

As you just want CD access and not to be able to burn DVDs, why not get a USB adapter for your A1200 and then you can use a cheap external USB CD/DVD drive, a USB Ethernet adapter and have the ability to use memory sticks, etc?

[runequester]

As you just want CD access and not to be able to burn DVDs, why not get a USB adapter for your A1200 and then you can use a cheap external USB CD/DVD drive, a USB Ethernet adapter and have the ability to use memory sticks, etc?

USB is on the list long term, though I've heard bad things from people who tried using USB CD ROM for their amigas.
 
would USB Ethernet adapter work for an amiga?

[Darrin]

I use an A4000 with a Deneb for my main "real" Amiga and the Deneb is a lot faster than the A1200's solution.  That said, once you have USB it is hard to live without it.  I use an external HP DVD+RW drive and I connect to the Internet via a $20 USB Ethernet dongle.

It works fine for me, but as I said, I'm using a Deneb.

It is handy though to keep a backup of all of your essential files on a USB memory stick just in case your hard drive goes down and you need to reinstall.

[runequester]

I use an A4000 with a Deneb for my main "real" Amiga and the Deneb is a lot faster than the A1200's solution. That said, once you have USB it is hard to live without it. I use an external HP DVD+RW drive and I connect to the Internet via a $20 USB Ethernet dongle.
 
It works fine for me, but as I said, I'm using a Deneb.
 
It is handy though to keep a backup of all of your essential files on a USB memory stick just in case your hard drive goes down and you need to reinstall.

Hm. I'll have to google for some user experiences a bit, but if it worked out good, it'd be extremely tempting to go that route. Maybe add a self powered USB hub to one of the two ports the subway supports, and I could cover ethernet, CD ROM and storage easily
 
Would it be possible to use a printer through USB or is that expecting too much?

[Darrin]

Would it be possible to use a printer through USB or is that expecting too much?

According to the specs, both Deneb and Subway are supposed to be able to use USB printers (although it doesn't say which models):

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=137

I've never tried it myself.  I guess when I reassemble my A4000 then I'll have a go at connecting my HP printer/scanner and seeing if that works.

[bbond007]

go with SATA

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53499&highlight=sata+1200+bbond007