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| subject: | Cable to Transfer from 1541 to IBM PC Parallel |
> Yep, & I've got this idiot box under my desk (otherwise known > as a pc) just waiting to be used as a 40meg 64 drive! (: Well, 64NET will do that now. > RA>There's a PD version around - I'm not sure which BBS's have it. I > RA>guess I'll have to upload it to each 64 support BBS I call! > Had a search on WOW, nothing there. I'll try space station but > otherwise I'll wait for you to upload it (hint hint (: ) Okay, I'm just waiting until the author "freezes" the features in the PD version. > btw, had an idea - why not use the X1541 system to handle the > serial bus? ie direct connection from the 64 to the pc's That's exactly how I intended to do it. If a PC can read / write to the 1541 serial port, then it can sit and listen for the 64 to send it commands. I'm pretty sure I have the info from the DISK64E author on how he does it, and there's also an Amiga version of what I want - the author of that is just a bit slow in answering me! > between the 2 machines. Again now you've got the problem of > writing the driver for the pc.. errr.. (: That was always going to be an issue, wasn't it! :) --- FMail 0.94 SDޝ;}* Origin: A pointed message from Ralphey! (3:638/100.1) SEEN-BY: 50/99 54/54 623/630 632/348 998 633/158 371 635/503 636/100 638/100 SEEN-BY: 640/316 711/807 808 809 929 934 712/623 713/888 714/906 @PATH: 638/100 635/503 50/99 54/54 711/808 809 934 |
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