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- From: otterleo@globalxs.nl (NetMan)
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- Subject: Re: HELP needed: HD
- Date: 14 Apr 96 15:54:23 +0100
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- Golinvaux Benjamin (golinvau@elap50.montefiore.ulg.ac.be) 08-Apr-96 16:38:50
- >Does anyone know of a trick
- >to connect a PC HD to my
- >old A500...
-
- The only "trick" is to buy an IDE/EIDE interface for your A500...if you can find
- any...
- But if the PC HardDrive is an oldy (a MFM-type HD) the it is impossible to do
- anything with it on the Amiga, as far as I know...
-
- >Also, is it possible
- >to share the HD between the two
- >machines ?
-
- You mean between Amiga500 and PC ? Then I would say NO...
- The Amiga uses a different format than the PC does : they are incompatible !
-
- Between Amiga's is possible :
- - Set up a Parnet between them (special cable between the parallel ports and
- ParBench software --> Aminet)
-
- - Exchange the Harddrive everytime you want to use it in the other machine.
- The Amiga's need to have the same OS for that and preferably the same CPU
- (because 68030 programms won't run on an 68000).
- But I *wouln't* *recommend* it, it's bad for the hardware to do so...
-
- >I'm a real beginner so
- >be very clear, please...
-
- I hope it is clear enough, otherwise ask again ;-)
-
- >Thank you
-
- >Benjamin.
-
-
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