Re: Connect Amiga to PC

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From: Jens Kirk
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 00:00

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Matthew James Scott wrote:

> I used Samba which is a pain to set up but gives you a TCP/IP link
> between the two and the Amiga shows up under Network Neighbourhood on the
> PC.  Personally, I just did it to see what it was like and wouldn;t
> recommend it really unless you have an ethernet card in both machines, (I
> used a null modem cable!).
>
> The best way is probably using the NetworkPC package although there is
> TwinExpress on Aminet too that you may try...

I forgot to say (in my own letter, but relevant to this) ... I find PC2Am in
the /aminet/comm/net useful and more flexible/faster than TWIN,
SerNet/ParNet. Start out with a serial cable and improve (a little) with a
special parallel cable (I've verified both)

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