Hi
I have 2 Amiga computer a 2000 and a 1200. I want to know how to get files off the 1200 to the 2000 WITHOUT a PC computer. What cables do I need to get or make and software and a someone to explain this to me. The 1200 has CF card in it and the 2000 a CD Rom drive.
Thank you
In such situations I just ask myself why do you need the files on the 2000. And also do you need all the files on the 2000. Most Amiga files were designed to fit on floppy disks so maybe consider if all else fails getting some good old fashioned floppy disks. You could even try and hunt down a HD disk drive.
The option otherwise is... Parnet [ as discussed ] quite slow but effective. Also very usable with a PC where you may be able to burn to CD and then read on the 2000. Maybe also get a ZIP drive set up via a squirrel on the 1200 off the PCMCIA and then fit a ZIP to the PC and again burn to CD. In truth with a CD on the 2000 it really is just a case of transferring to a PC burner. Much easier and quicker.
You could always network the machines. Tricky.
Personally I like to have at least one Amiga networked and then fit ZIPS and Hard drives and generally like external hard drives. Getting stuff onto CD is the answer and so get an old bit of PC junk and piggy back off it to make CDs for your other machines.
Read up on ZIPS, Squirrels, Parnet, CrossDOS and HD floppy drives. Plus SCSI I guess. And if you are going to use disks maybe try your hand at knitting. Give you something to do while you wait.