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- From: Rhiannon Macfie <rhiannon@llais.demon.co.uk>
- Newsgroups: demon.ip.support.amiga,demon.tech.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Re: Home Network
- Date: Sat, 6 Apr 96 15:04:56 GMT
- Organization: Puter in my bedroom :)
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- John R. Bayley is generally thought to have typed:
- > Rhiannon Macfie wrote:
- > :
- > : >
- > :
- > : H`mm.. looking good, but I think a couple of modifications are still
- > : in order.. Since the Amstrad is a notebook, it probably won`t
- > : be a permament fixture in the network, so would it be possible to
- > : connect up the pentium direct to the 486 instead of going via the
- > : Amstrad, using the same software?
- >
- > The reason for putting the Amstrad as the 'server' is because when you
- > run interserver the machine is locked out and can not be used.
-
- Ah :)
-
- > I figured
- > is was better to not be able to use an LCD laptop rather than a 486 pc.
-
- Indeed. In fact, I`ve just remembered we`ve got a spare Amstrad which
- my dad ran over in his car (twice :) It works fine (tough little beggar :),
- but the disk drive`s knackered so he got a new one. We could use that as the
- server no probs :)
-
- > Also I'm not sure what the loading would be on a pc of running the
- > software extras so, to acheive easy laptop removal try this
-
- > Don't forget this scheme is a theory only and relies on the fact that
- > there is such a thing as pc sernet equivalent. Also there may be software
- > considerations that can not be taken into account here. You should cross
- > reference this on a pc newsgroup. At least there is no large financial
- > layout required to try this.
-
- Excepting that required to buy about 100ft of serial cable :)
-
- Is there such a group as comp.sys.pc.networking?
-
- And how do the printers and modem fit into all this?
-
-
- Rhiannon
-
- "I`ve only got two pairs of hands!"
-