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- From: Snowy@studbox.uni-stuttgart.de (Nicholas Stallard)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Can I use a PC hard disk on my amiga.
- Date: 11 Apr 1996 11:42:56 GMT
- Organization: Informatik, Uni Stuttgart, Germany
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- Wooly Mittens had the following to say about Re: Can I use a PC hard disk on my amiga. ..
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- WM> M.Warren. wrote:
- >>is there a way I can plug my amiga into the pc and use the HD
- >> on the amiga?..or do I have to remove the PC hard disk..and will it
- >> be compatible?..
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- WM> On a 1200 or higher this would be no problem, just connect the pc-ide
- WM> harddisk to you ide controller, but an A500 can only use HD's with
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- can it ? hum.. somehow my AT HD does work with an AT controller (at !=
- Amiga Technologies)
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- WM> SCSI controllers so that's no option, also the HD would have to be
- WM> reformatted.
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- yes that is true ..
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- WM> The memory (IF 72 pin sims) can be plugged in almost
- WM> any amiga memory upgrader (that takes sims).
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- I would guess any 72 pin sim can be plugged int a memory card that _supports_
- 72 pin sims .. strange eh :))
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- WM> You could store data on the PC via a serial/or paralel network
- WM> but it would be very slow and filenames would have to be 8 char's long
- WM> (or use win 95). Only the program "twin" exists in pd to my knowledge.
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- networking an a500 with KS1.3 and no hd nor enough ram is completly silly ..
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- best advice: either get the controller that supports the HD and get a Memory
- card for the a500 that supports them 72 pin sims or stick with a _working_
- peecee ..
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- cya
- Nicholas
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