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- PARnet-PC V0.4, testroutines and packet driver (2-SEP-93)
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-
- This is the V0.4 release of PARnet for PC. A lot has been changed in the
- hardware since V0.3. To be exactly: the hardware has been eliminated!
- Yes! no more soldering on the old (and slow) PARnet-PC interface.
-
- BUT: The disadvantage of this version is that you can only connect 2
- machines with eachother, otherwise you will blow up the CIA's. And you can
- only use it with a bi-directional printer card. Uni-directional cards will
- also blow the chips from your Amiga.
-
- Anyway, I've still included the multi-host interface hardware & software
- for those who want to be sure and save their CIA's.
-
- I did not manage to get the source code to the NET:-file system and
- NET:-handler. So I was only able to port the parnet.device. Using commands
- like 'copy net:c/dos/command.com ram:' are NOT POSSIBLE yet.
- But I have made a packet driver for TCP/IP applications (like Telnet,FTP,
- NFS,etc.), these can be used instead. But if anyone has the source code to
- NET:, please send it to me.
-
- The PARnet-PC packet driver can be used in combination with SPAR V37.1
- (The SANA-II PARnet device driver) for TCP/IP transfers between a PC
- and an Amiga. For those who still run under KS1.X I can offer a patched
- AmigaNOS V2.9k which has a PARnet addition.
-
- The current status of PARnet-PC is: Experimental BUGware.
- Use it at own risk. Don't blame me when your CIA's are smoking due to a
- software failure. But please report it to me if it happens.
-
-
- Good luck with PARnet-PC anyway,
-
- -Sven <S.A.Pechler@bdk.tue.nl> or <bdaasp@rc5.urc.tue.nl>
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