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- --> ORION TRANSFER V1.00 Documentation <--
- --> (c) 1999 by Pedro Caleiro <--
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-
- Index:
- 1. - Why another IBM-PC<->Amiga communications program?
- 2. - Registering & why to register?
- 3. - Installing & using Orion Transfer
- 4. - Technical reference
-
-
- 1. - "Why another IBM-PC<->Amiga communications program?"
-
- The answer is simple. I didn't have any way to transfer I file
- communications program over from my PC to my Amiga and there was no program
- who could transfer entire disks without having to save them into files first,
- split the files, send them to the PC, and merge them together, which I
- couldn't do on my 1Mb RAM Amiga 500 or on a borrowed Amiga 600 (which had a
- faulty floppy drive). The same happened has to the ROM. The answer to this was
- simple, make a new prototype program.
-
-
-
- 2. - "Registering & why to register?"
-
- Unlike SHAREWARE versions of the program, the FULL-REGISTERED version
- allows the use of Baud Rates higher than 19200bps. If you register you'll have
- a discount on future versions of the program which are planned to have:
- - Full graphics interface (Drag & drop style).
- - Support of faster links through parallel lap-link cable.
- - Read/Write 81 cylinders on disk.
- - Read/Write using other sync than the standard $4489.
- - Full .ADF treatment & implementation of .EAD (Extended Amiga Disk).
- - Amigaguide docs viewer.
- - IFF viewer.
- - Powerpacker decruncher.
- - Use a IBM hard-drive directory to emulate DH0: (I'm not sure about
- this one yet).
- - Amiga memory dump & search.
- - Memory and file code MC68000 disassembler.
-
- How to register?
- Fill out "order.doc", and keep a copy to yourself. Send me a printed
- copy along with a cheque (addressed to Alexandrino Conde Caleiro please) or
- postal order (don't send cash) in the value of 500.00 PtE (Portuguese Escudos
- - currency used in Portugal) plus more 500.00 PtE per machine where you'll be
- using the program (one Amiga & one PC registration, according to this, is
- 1500.00 PtE),to:
-
- Pedro Caleiro
- Rua Jaime Cortesao no.2 1o. Dto
- 3810 Aveiro
- Portugal
-
- (You may also request the program source code which is an addictional
- 500.00 PtE fee.)
-
- You MUST fill the e-mail field, so you can be sent the FULL version (UU
- encoded) and the URL where you can get it, in case of loss.
-
-
-
- 3. - "Installing & using Orion Transfer"
-
- Copy "OrionAm" to your Amiga and "OrionPC.exe" to your IBM-PC.
-
- Run OrionAm on the Amiga from the Workbench or format a blank bootable
- disk (refer to your AmigaDOS manual as how to do this), and copy the
- following to your new disk from the Workbench disk:
- - "serial.device" to df0:devs (this directory "devs" MUST be created)
- Then make a "df0:s" directory, edit the "startup-sequence" file (Refer again
- to the manual) and enter "AmigaAm" as a line in the startup.
-
- Run OrionPC.EXE.
-
- The PC now has full control over the Amiga.
- Type 'HELP' to look at the available commands.
- (NOTE: Write always the right filenames or else you'll hang the computer).
- ( Only DIR allows wildcars).
-
- You may run "orionam" with the following parameters:
- OrionAm [b] [0 to 9]
- Entering 'b', forces the program to use "BaudBandit.device".
- Entering '0 to 9' sets the baud rate (default is 6 -> 19200bps):
- 0 - 110bps
- 1 - 300bps
- 2 - 1200bps
- 3 - 2400bps
- 4 - 4800bps
- 5 - 9600bps
- 6 - 19200bps
- 7 - 38400bps (BaudBandit & registered version only)
- 8 - 57600bps (BaudBandit & registered version only)
- 9 - 115200bps (BaudBandit & registered version only)
-
- You may run "orionpc.exe" with the following parameters:
- OrionAm [1 to 4 [0 to 9]]
- The first parameter refers to the COM port.
- the other, '0 to 9', sets the baud rate (default is 6 -> 19200bps):
- 0 - 110bps
- 1 - 300bps
- 2 - 1200bps
- 3 - 2400bps
- 4 - 4800bps
- 5 - 9600bps
- 6 - 19200bps
- 7 - 38400bps (BaudBandit & registered version only)
- 8 - 57600bps (BaudBandit & registered version only)
- 9 - 115200bps (BaudBandit & registered version only)
-
-
-
- 4. - "Technical reference"
-
- To use orion transfer you need a serial null-modem cable connected to both
- IBM and Amiga serial ports. These are available at computer stores. Here are
- the details:
-
- Serial 7-wire Null-Modem cable (BaudBandit can use only this one ):
- (25 or 9 pin female connectors)
-
- === AMIGA === === PC ===
- DB25 DB9 SIGNAL SIGNAL DB9 DB25
- 07 05 GND <-> GND 05 07
- 02 03 TD <-> RD 02 03
- 03 02 RD <-> TD 03 02
- 05 08 CTS <-> RTS 07 04
- 04 07 RTS <-> CTS 08 05
- 06 06 DSR <-> DTR 04 20
- 20 04 DTR <-> DSR 06 06
-
- Serial 3-wire Null-Modem cable:
- (25 or 9 pin female connectors)
-
- === AMIGA === === PC ===
- DB25 DB9 SIGNAL SIGNAL DB9 DB25
- 07 05 GND <-> GND 05 07
- 02 03 TD <-> RD 02 03
- 03 02 RD <-> TD 03 02
-
- (NOTE: In Portugal the cables are known as serial lap-link cables and not
- null-modem).
-
- OrionAm is 100% MC68000 assembly.
- OrionPC is 100% C.
-
- Any comments, bug-reports, etc. to:
- <pedrocaleiro@softhome.net>
-