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From: norman@afas.msfc.nasa.gov (Richard Norman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.answers,news.answers
Subject: Amiga Networking Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Part 2/2
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Summary: Answers to both generic and Amiga specific networking questions.
It covers both hardware and software questions. It should be read by anyone
that has a network related question before posting it to
comp.sys.amiga.datacomm or comp.sys.amiga.hardware news groups.
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===========< Begining of part 2 of 2; Amiga Networking FAQ v1.8 >=============
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73. WAN-shopping
74. WAN-shopping
------------------------------------
Shopping for the right level of WAN connectivity can be difficult.
SLIP and PPP may offer a more cost effective method of accessing
commercial services than a standard dial up service while also providing
access to archive and WWW servers. You have to run the cost comparisons
yourself to see. O'Reilly & Associates, Inc publishes a good book that
offers some good ideas for doing cost comparisons. It is called
"Connecting To The INTERNET" an O'Reilly Buyer's Guide. Another book to
look for is "Connect your Amiga!" by Dale Larson of IAM . I'm sure there
are other books as well.
Time to head to the bookstore ;-)
75. WAN providers
--------------------------------------
To get a fairly current list of WAN providers you can check your local
bookstore. Most books on the Internet contain lists of WAN providers.
To get a more current list you can use electronic mail to get a copy of
Peter Kaminski's PDIAL list. Send a message with "Send PDIAL" as the
subject line. Send the message to info-deli-server@netcom.com Or you can
subscribe by using "Subscribe PDIAL" as the subject line. You will then
automatically get any updates to the list.
PDIAL is also available from the news.answers FAQ archive .
76. G04
--------------------
What is a server?
A server is a computer which acts like a library for files, and programs.
It can also be set up to allow users to change the information as well.
Several programs and protocols exist for creating a server: Appleshare,
NFS, Xwindows, FTP, news, gopher, WWW, DCE, SQL, and user written
applications.
Appleshare and NFS make remote disks seem like local disks. Thus allowing
a group of users to share disk space and information if so desired.
Xwindows is a device independent network terminal package which supports a
graphical user interface. It can be thought of as an display server. The
application can be run on one machine and the display served to any
Xwindow device on the network. If Excel had a X window version it could
be run on a Mac or PC and the display could be on any Xwindow device
anywhere on the network. It could even be displayed on an Amiga using
X11R4 .
FTP server software allows you offer a portion or all of your disk drive
for remote access. Unlike Appleshare or X windows you cannot run
applications remotely. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol and file
transfer is all that it does. It does provide a binary mode of transfer so
that you can copy applications to your local hard drive or ram and then
run them.
News, gopher, and WWW are special servers for information which require a
client software package to access. They can be thought of as network
databases. These are explained in other sections. G07
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76. G04
SQL is standard query language and DCE is distributed computing
environment. SQL and DCE can be used in vendor or user written
applications to create or access multiple database servers. This allows
the programmer to distribute the load across several machines. Also it
allows for more seamless integration of data from several non-similar
computer systems in a transparent manner to the user. For example, very
few executives want to FTP to three or four machines to pull together the
information for review. They tend to like to click on a weekly report
button and have the program do all the work. Since SQL and DCE are
standards the weekly report program is somewhat shielded from hardware
specifics or changes.
77. G05
---------------------
What is an archive?
A computer site which advertises and stores a large amount of public
domain and share ware software and documentation.
78. G06
---------------------
What is a mirror?
Some archives are heavily used and therefore must be supported by multiple
sites which are often located very far apart. Each site should ideally
have identical information available therefore they are mirrors of each
other. When one site gets a new file it must be mirrored to the other
sites usually using FTP.
79. G07
---------------------
What are Gopher, WWW, and WAIS?
Three kinds of network information servers. Each more powerful than the
next, but with some interconnectivity. Each server requires a client
application to allow the user to access the information. For Example, a
Mosaic client can access all three servers. The main purpose of these
client/servers is to help a user navigate the Internet to find information
and files.
Gopher is a menu utility which simply uses FTP for retrieving files from
archive sites. Gopher also uses a search utility called Veronica for
aiding users in finding files in the gopher archive sites. Veronica can do
keyword searches whereas Archie can only search for file names.
WAIS is Wide Area Information Server which provides information lookup
services to libraries and databases on the Internet. A simple WAIS client
allows the user to select databases to search from a list. The user then
provides keywords to search for, and the WAIS client allows the user to
view any matches found. This is cumbersome once the list of databases
grows into the thousands. Screenfull after screenfull of database names
scroll by.
As of March 16, 1994 future versions of WAIS server & client library will
be known as ZDist NOT freeWAIS. freeWAIS is based on the older version of
the search and retrieval protocol Z39.50-1988. The newest version of that
protocol Z39.50-1992 is NOT backwards compatible.
Since both versions will be around for awhile, a name change for the
server/client software libraries had to be established. Both freeWAIS and
ZDist are maintained by CNIDR. Kevin Gamiel is the contact.
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79. G07
It should be noted that the Z39.50 protocol is a standard which is NOT
published or maintained by CNIDR, but is publicly available. Z39.50-1992
is the protocol of choice for many other network based information search
and retrieval applications besides WAIS.
Much more info is available thru Mosaic by searching on CNIDR, WAIS, or
Z39.
WWW is world wide web and uses http and html to make its hypertext and
multimedia services available to mosaic and Amosaic clients over the
Internet. WAIS support is being added to Mosaic. Mosaic offers WAIS an
effective interface and WAIS offers Mosaic an effective search engine.
All three of these servers use the TCP/IP protocol, and all have both
public domain and commercial versions of the clients.
80. G08
---------------------
What are Mosaic, html, http, and browser?
Mosaic is a hypertext based multimedia interface for browsing the
Internet, thus it is referred to as a browser. Mosaic is the name of the
browser created by NCSA for Xwindows, Macs, and Windows. In the last year
several other browsers have been created for the various platforms. Some
are free and others are commercial.
Amosaic is developed by public domain effort for the Amiga. Although it
may not have all the toots and whistles of the other browsers, it is free!
Also, it was started after the others and thus has to play catchup.
Development of all of the browsers has been slowed down because they are
all dependent on html and http which are in a state of change.
The browsers are primarily used to access the thousands of World Wide Web
(WWW) servers, but can also be used to access WAIS, Gopher, and others.
They enable the user to click on hypertext links which will automatically
use the network services such as FTP to retrieve the information pointed
to by the link regardless if it is text, sound, or graphics. They utilize
shareware and public domain viewers and players of the users choice to
play the sounds or to display the pictures or animations. Thus the browser
is a point and click front end to a wide array of other software.
Navigating the Web can be a challenge due the enormous size, but there are
several tools that make it easier. The simplest tool is the usage of a
common naming convention for the main WWW servers. Most large organizations
have their primary server named www. For example, NASA's primary server is
called www.nasa.gov. Microsoft's server is called www.microsoft.com. Can
you guess what NewTek's server is called ?
Once you know the name of the server, it is very easy to create the URL
which the browser needs to make the connection. URL stands for Universal
Resource Locator which is just a scheme for specifying the type of link to
make, to which host, and optionally which file. To open NASA's front door
(primary home page) just use the Open URL menu option and type:
http://www.nasa.gov This says make an http connection to
www.nasa.gov. Since no file was specified it will get the default home
page for that server.
Other navigation tools include search utilities, the what's new page, and
indexes by category or subject. Most of this is explained on line. Just
go explore.
html
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80. G08
http
81. html
------------------
html stands for HyperText Markup Language. Html is used to build WWW pages
which can be accessed locally or served to the world using a WWW server
running http . Html files are ASCII text files. The html commands are
included with the text and are interpreted by the browser rather than
shown. Html commands include page formatting and URL links. Universal
Resource Locators (URL) are the links between this page and other pages
throughout the WWW. Any page you view with a browser can be saved locally
as an html page. These files can be edited locally which allows you to cut
and paste interesting links into your own html page of favorite links.
Although studying how other web pages are built can be helpful, it is not
the best way to learn proper html. As stated earlier html is in a state of
change. Therefore what works on one browser may not work on another
browser which uses an earlier version of html. CERN wrote the original
HTML and HTTP. NCSA wrote Mosaic and added features to html. Version 2.0
is the current version of html, and version 3.0 is nearing completion.
There are numerous online documents describing html, but for the basics
take a look at "A beginner's Guide to HTML." For other sources of info on
html check out the WWW FAQ at
http://sunsite.unc.edu/boutell/faq/www_faq.html
82. http
-------------------
http is the protocol that is used between the client (browser) and the
server (WWW). The client submits a request for a particular URL, and that
server responds with the appropriate file or information. In order to make
html pages on your machine available to others your machine must run an
http server software package. Http server software is included in the
Amosaic archive for the Amiga. Since html is ASCII text, you can build
your pages on the Amiga and allow any platform with http server software
to serve them for you to the WWW.
83. G09
--------------------
What are Veronica and Archie?
Archie is the older of the two search tools. A user submits a query to
Archie or Veronica and they search their database for the location of
files or programs. Veronica is associated with the Gopher servers.
Both require TCP/IP at some point. Although both can be queried by
electronic mail.
There is an Archie client available for AmiTCP via anonymous FTP from
ftp.demon.co.uk in the /pub/amiga/amitcp directory.
84. G10
-----------------------
What is news?
NEWS is a global BBS run by everyone and no one. I will describe it briefly
here, but see the NEWS FAQ for details.
NEWS is made up of broad topics called news groups, to which people can
post or respond to posts. Anyone can create a new post, but new news
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84. G10
groups are added based on an email voting system. A few groups are
moderated, but most are not. NEWS is available via usenet, the
internet, and some commercial services. Almost NOBODY carries ALL the
news groups. User access is through a news reader application that
accesses a news server. There are many variations of news readers.
Several for the Amiga can be found on Aminet and Fred Fish .
GRn by Michael Smith is one.
Arn by Roland Bless (rob@spirits.ka.sub.org) is another.
NEWS began life on a college campus and then became the USENET news as it
spread to other college campuses and beyond via UUCP . Today it is also
carried across the Internet using the NNTP application over TCP/IP. The
links between servers are set up manually by news server administrators
and the links are called news feeds. A lot of the feeds come and go, since
they are done on an informal basis.
GRn in combination with INetUtils allows you to access news over either
NNTP or UUCP.
85. G11
------------------------
What is a Set top?
A twinkle in some entrepreneur's eye. It will most likely occupy the
__TOP__ of your television __SET__. Some call it Interactive TV. Some call
it info-pliances. It could possibly bring the internet to your home via
cable TV or phone lines, but more than likely it will only bring limited
expensive services.
AT&T says, "YOU WILL." I say, "I AIN'T YET."
A recent newspaper article listed the following companies as competition
for IBM in the set top market: General Instrument, Scientific Atlanta,
3DO, and Nintendo. NO mention of HP, Sony, SEGA, or Commodore.
Hmmmmmmm.
86. Software-Specs
================
Specifications for Amiga Networking Software
AmigaELM
AmigaNOSFlavors
AmiTCP
AmigaUUCP
Amosaic
AS225
DECnet
DNET
ENLAN-DFS
Envoy
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86. Software-Specs
GRn
INetUtils
netser.device
Offline-Orbit
PPP.device
Termite
TIN
TorqueWare (TM)
VLT
X11R4
87. AmigaELM
--------------------------- AmigaELM by Andreas M. Kirchwitz.
elm-fan@zikzak.in-berlin.de
AmigaELM is available on AmiNET and is an electronic mail utility for
UUCP that allows you to read and post mail through a remote unix mail
box. It can also be setup to run without UUCP on the Amiga.
AmigaELM 4 (4.159) was just announced in c.s.a.announce Announcements are
archived on Aminet so I won't repeat the text here. AmigaELM is
shareware.
It works with MetaMail which is also on Aminet. MetaMail handles a lot of
different MIME message types.
You should also pick up a copy of INetUtils from Aminet . It has a SMTP
client which is suppose to work with AmigaELM. SMTP is the Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol or the Send Mail To People protocol as my friend calls
it. SMTP is a defined standard for email over the TCP/IP protocol and
therefore is widely used on the Internet. This SMTP client is not
suppose to require a remote mailbox.
88. AmigaNOSFlavors
------------------------------------
AmigaNOS and AmigaNOSGW are Amiga ports of the PD TCP/IP package for
MS-DOS called "ka9q". Note that there are MANY versions of "ka9q" which
tends to make them somewhat unstable, since they have so many variations.
AmigaNOS is a program that will allow one to participate in the Internet
(or any TCP/ IP network for that matter) via one of two dial-up TCP/IP
protocols: SLIP or PPP. It also works with HAM radio equipment.
Both programs are a single, integrated "package" of the required TCP/IP
protocols (e.g.; TCP, IP, UDP, etc.) and some TCP/IP applications/commands
(e.g.; Finger, Telnet, Ping, SMTP). Though the required file structure may
seem daunting at first, it is actually simpler to set up than is AmiTCP.
Both AmigaNOS and AmigaNOSGW are very close in capability and can be
considered equal, in general, for TCP/IP. The main differences between
the two versions is that Graham Walter's version, AmigaNOSGW, comes with
an external Gopher client program and has an ARexx port.
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88. AmigaNOSFlavors
The following data, from the Feb. '94 AmigaWorld article "Net Gains" , by
Jim Dutton, provides a brief listing of the major functions of the two
Amiga TCP/IP packages.
AmigaNOS (V2.9p)
- John Heaton
- Public Domain (available from 130.88.200.4 via anonymous FTP)
- requirements: modem
- provides full TCP/IP "protocol stack/suite" plus applications
* FTP, TELNET (ANSI: pseudo DEC VT100), Rlogin
* SMTP (client & server)/DIGGER, POP2 (client)
* TCP/IP/UDP, NNTP, RIP/RSPF/ARP, SLIP/PPP
* FINGER, Mailbox/Chatnode
* TTYlink, ECHO/DISCARD/PING, HOPCHECK, Route, Message
- amenities: mem,shell,pwd,cd,dir,help files via Less,internal
multitasking, extensive and easy to invoke statistics
- drawbacks: no SANA-II support; opens serial.device in Exclusive mode
AmigaNOSGW (V6)
- Graham Walter
- Public Domain (get it by anonymous FTP from newgate.demon.co.uk)
- requirements: modem
- provides full TCP/IP "protocol stack/suite" plus application hooks
* FTP, TELNET (ANSI: pseudo DEC VT100), Rlogin
* SMTP (client & server)/DIGGER, POP2 (client)
* TCP/IP/UDP, NNTP, RIP/RSPF/ARP, SLIP/PPP
* FINGER, Mailbox/Chatnode
* TTYlink, ECHO/DISCARD/PING, HOPCHECK, Route, Message
- amenities: internal multitasking, external clients, ARexx port,
Gopher client (requires AmigaGuide) which can also do some WWW
- drawbacks: no SANA-II support; opens serial.device in Exclusive mode
Gopher (V1.7)
- Graham Walter
- Public Domain (get it by anonymous FTP from newgate.demon.co.uk)
- requirements: AmigaNOSGW (V6), AmigaGuide
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88. AmigaNOSFlavors
- provides a GUI based/hypertext Internet Gopher client
* request Gopher servers for files and/or services that they have
* supports some World Wide Web files (eg; HTTP)
89. AmiTCP
---------------------
Versions 2 to 3.0b2 of AmiTCP are GNU-ware versions of TCP-IP for the
Amiga. It will work with SLIP or ethernet cards. For more details see the
AmiTCP FAQ
Version 4.0 is now commercial. A demo version is available on Aminet .
The commercial version is available from the original authors the Network
Solutions Development Inc. (NSDi). For ordering information send an email
message to info@nsdi.fi which contains the text "SEND AMITCP ORDER" in the
body of the message.
NSDI can also be contacted by sending email to amitcp-group@nsdi.fi or
postal mail to NSDI, POB 32, FIN-02151 ESPOO, Finland, Europe. or by FAX:
+358-0-452 1998
They also have a Web page which can be reached off the Amiga home page of
Mr. Witbrock.
AmiTCP can be a bear to install, but if you read ALL of the docs it should
go easier. Especially the AmiTCP FAQ written by Mike Meyer and Neil
McRae.
90. AmigaUUCP
--------------------------
AmigaUUCP is a port of Unix to Unix CoPy UUCP to the Amiga. It allows an
Amiga to participate in the USEnet network. It has it's own UUCP FAQ
There are actually several versions of UUCP for the Amiga. I've lumped it
all here to make it easier on me. As I sort it out I may divide it into
more informative nodes.
Parts of UUPC (a version of UUCP by John Gilmore) were ported to the Amiga
by William P. Loftus in 1986. After developing a system that worked for
him, it was taken over by Matthew Dillon, who (along with a cast of
dozens) developed it into a full-fledged UUCP package. Matt maintained
AmigaUUCP (often called DUUCP) from 1988 until 1992.
In 1992, Matt had the press of other obligations; and after the release of
AmigaUUCP v1.16, turned the buglists over to Michael B. Smith. Michael is
in the process of releasing AmigaUUCP v1.17. v1.17beta has been available
freely for some months (currently at update #4).
After Matt quit working on UUCP, Kai 'wusel' Siering also started on a
version of UUCP based on AmigaUUCP v1.15. It has most of the v1.16
enhancements as well as other features.
91. Amosaic
--------------------
!!!!!!!!! News Flash !!!!!!!!!!!!
Version 1.3 of AMosaic is now available so some of this stuff is dated.
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91. Amosaic
The Big News for 1.3 is that it supports proxies so that you can talk
through a firewall router. To do so you must set some environment variables
on the Amiga. Here is a list that Stefan posted:
open a shell window and type:
Setenv WWW_file_GATEWAY http://proxy.domain.foo.bar/
Setenv WWW_ftp_GATEWAY http://proxy.domain.foo.bar/
Setenv WWW_gopher_GATEWAY http://proxy.domain.foo.bar/
Setenv WWW_http_GATEWAY http://proxy.domain.foo.bar/
Setenv WWW_news_GATEWAY http://proxy.domain.foo.bar/
Setenv WWW_telnet_GATEWAY http://proxy.domain.foo.bar/
Setenv WWW_wais_GATEWAY http://proxy.domain.foo.bar/
where proxy.domain.foo.bar should be replaced by the domain name of your
WWW proxy gateway.
!!!!!!!!!
Amosaic is a freeware version for the Amiga of NCSA's Mosaic. A hypertext
based multimedia interface for accessing the Internet.
AMosaic allows you to browse and retrieve files using a point and click
interface. With a single mouse click you can retrieve and view a text
file, a picture, or an MPEG movie. Or you can download the most recent
version of your favorite program from one of the archive sites. Use one of
the many search utilities, and ride the wave of pointers to sites all
around the globe! They don't call it the World Wide Web (WWW) for nothing
;-)
Amosaic is available via FTP from max.physics.sunysb.edu or via Mosaic from
the Amiga home page by Witbrock. Amosaic is also available on Aminet in
the /comm/net directory.
It requires MUI, AmiTCP or AS225r2 TCP-IP software, and some sort
of internet connection to access remote information. Also due to
datatypes it currently requires AmigaDos 3.0
See the product specific section AMosaic(AM) for more hints!
92. AS225
---------------------
AS225 by Commodore Business Machines
CBM only released version one which is known as AS225r1. AS225r2 is and
will be released by third party developers.
AS225r1 Compatibility: NFS - TCP/IP software for the Amiga is compatible
with all models of the Amiga. Allows connection to Internet, DDN and
other networks supporting TCP/IP and UDP/IP protocols. Works with the A2065
and Ameristar Ethernet Adapters.
AS225r1 Network Functions: rlogin (client only), rloginVT (client only
VT100 terminal emulation), rsh (client and server, but no interactive
shells), NFS client, telnet (client only), ftp (client and server), finger
(client only), ping, arp, netstat, rcp (client and server), route,
showmount
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92. AS225
AS225r2
93. AS225r2
-----------------------
AS225r2 release 2 of AS225 TCP/IP protocol
It is under active development again by third parties. Stay tuned for more
details as they become available.
!!!!!!! News Flash !!!!!!!
CPR has released a version of AS225r2. It is my understanding that
InterWorks is also working on a version which will be different than the
CPR version. I can't say more, since I've not seen either product. As I
said before: stay tuned.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
94. DECnet
-------------------
TSSnet DECnet by Thunder Ridge, Inc.
Now your Amiga can become a Phase IV end node in a DECnet network!
Communicates over the Amiga serial port as well as Ethernet. Fully SANA
II compliant so other protocols which support SANA II such as TCP/IP can
run concurrently on the same ethernet card. Both Ethernet and serial
connections provide multiple concurrent Virtual Terminal sessions on any
other nodes on the network, using the DECnet CTERM facility. VT100
terminal emulation is provided, or use your favorite VT compatible Amiga
terminal program such as VLT .
Supports X windows, allowing you to run VAX DECWindows applications, as
well as X clients running on other Amigas or any node supporting X over
DECnet.
NCP, Network Control Program lets you intuitively control all aspects of
your node's connection including line speed, buffers, statistics, and
security.
NetMail allows full mail access to DECnet networks.
NFT, Network File Copy enables you to copy, list, print, rename, delete,
type and submit command files across the network.
Task to Task Communications provides an AmigaDOS device for communicating
with tasks on other DECnet nodes. Full documentation is included for this
easy-to-use programmer's interface to TSSnet.
FAL, File Access Listener allows other DECnet nodes to access your Amiga
directly. Full username/password protection is available.
95. DNET
-----------
DNET is a networking protocol which allows Amigas to talk to Amigas or a
unix box over a serial line. There is a version for each case, and they are
available on Aminet.
I have never used it, but folks tell me it works. If one end is connected
to the Internet, then DNET allows you to access the Internet via the remote
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95. DNET
machines TCP/IP protocol. This is somewhat similar to TIA, but probably
different. Like TIA it supports multiple tasks concurrently over the serial
line.
96. ENLAN-DFS
-----------------------------
ENLAN-DFS by Interworks
Amiga peer to peer networking software
and DFS ( Distributed File System )
Description:
The Distributed File System (DFS) allows complete sharing of devices,
directories, and peripherals (including printers). With this setup
centralized backup is a possibility. Network resources appear on the
client as local devices. ENLAN-DFS supports the Workbench interface, icons
and all and is SANA II compatible.
Security features:
Provides password and read only support for public resources.
Provides node level username and password if desired.
Requirements:
AmigaDOS 2.04 or higher. Approximately 456KB of disk space.
compatible with A600, 1200, 2000, 3000, or 4000
compatible with the following ethernet cards:
ICard , Lan Rover , A2065 , A4066 , or Hydra
Requires 1.5 MB of ram minimum, more for serving multiple systems
MSRP for 5 node license $349
97. Envoy
-------------------
Amiga Envoy Available from IAM
Amiga peer to peer networking
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! News Flash !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(December 29, 1994)
Intangible Assets Manufacturing Announces
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Amiga Envoy 2.0
a new version of the tightly integrated peer-to-peer networking software
for the Amiga from the workbench of IAM software engineers Heinz Wrobel
and Dale L. Larson.
New features:
Support of AmigaOS 2.04 DOS packet types (including notification and
record locking), support for removable media, enhanced reliability and
robust recovery, localization, AmigaGuide documentation, and more.
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97. Envoy
Availability:
Amiga Envoy 2.0 is available as an upgrade to any Amiga Envoy user,
regardless of where they purchased their original Envoy. The upgrade
price is US$25, which includes ground shipping world-wide (add US$5 for
Priority Mail or air). To upgrade in the US, send proof of purchase with
check, money order, or Visa/MC number to IAM. Elsewhere, contact your
local distributor.
The list price of Amiga Envoy remains US$59.95.
Envoy 2.0 Requires Workbench 2.04, Kickstart 2.04, 512k RAM, SANA-II
compatible networking hardware.
Workbench 3.1, 1MB or more of RAM and HD recommended.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Envoy-Description
Envoy-REQUIREMENTS
Envoy-COMPATIBILITY
Envoy-AVAILABILITY
IAM-Developers Info
98. Envoy-Description
------------------------------------
Amiga Envoy is the Amiga peer-to-peer networking software developed by
Commodore's Amiga Networking Group. Included applications enable connected
Amiga computers to share hard disks, CD-ROMs, and printers transparently.
Amiga Envoy also provides a simple messaging interface (API) for the easy
development of reliable network applications.
To make Amiga Envoy available to end-users immediately, Intangible Assets
Manufacturing has licensed Amiga Envoy from Commodore. IAM has produced a
manual written by Dale Larson, one of Amiga Envoy's original designers.
The manual eases you through the set up and use of a simple network.
Additional documentation will be available (at an additional charge). It
will explain how to internetwork with Amiga Envoy, how to develop software
for it and how to use its security features.
Technical support is provided through electronic and physical mail and by
answering questions in such public forums as UseNet's
comp.sys.amiga.datacomm, on CompuServe, and on Bix.
99. Envoy-REQUIREMENTS
----------------------------------------------
Envoy requires:
Workbench 2.04, Kickstart 2.04, 512k RAM, SANA-II compatible
networking hardware (see compatibility)
RECOMMENDED
Workbench 2.1 or later, Kickstart 2.1 or later, 1MB RAM, Hard disk with
300k free in SYS:.
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99. Envoy-COMPATIBILITY
100. Envoy-COMPATIBILITY
-----------------------------------------------
Any SANA-II networking hardware may be used with Envoy, including
Ameristar A4066, AmigaLink, ASDG LanRover, Commodore A2065 or A2060 and
SLIP (serial port).
Additional NON-IP, SANA-II compatible networking protocol stacks may be
run at the same time as Amiga Envoy over the same networking hardware.
AS225r2 is the version of Commodore's TCP/IP package which is compatible
with Envoy (through SANA-II compatibility and close cooperation regarding
IP packets).
101. Envoy-AVAILABILITY
----------------------------------------
Available now from Amiga dealers or order direct from IAM
List Price: $59.95 (2-user)
102. IAM-Developers Info
---------------------------------------
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR DEVELOPERS
Developers of any Amiga networking products or networking compatible
products are encouraged to contact Intangible Assets Manufacturing
regarding inclusion of their products in the forth coming "Amiga
Networking Handbook." We want to make sure that Amiga users can find out
about every networking product that they may need. We hope to do this by
publishing information on all of the products that are available.
Applications developers can also contact IAM for information concerning
consulting and documentation services or licensing Envoy for use in your
applications.
103. GRn
----------------
GRn Gadtools Read news
GRn is a news reader program which was originally designed to work with
AmigaUUCP V1.08. Now it will work with AmigaUUCP V1.08-1.17, wUUCP,
various ports of C News (including wCNews), AmigaNOS via AREXX scripts,
NFS mounted news spools and NNTP in at least four flavors (DNet, serial
port, AmiTCP, and AS225r2). GRn integrates with INetUtils . Both GRn and
INetUtils are available on Aminet
104. INetUtils
-----------------------
INetUtils
INetUtils is copyrighted, but freely distributable up to version 1.4 The
author will make future versions commercial which will include a major
update to GRn and will include the long awaited GMail.
The author *strongly* recommends that you read the man pages. Do NOT
blindly install V1.4 over an existing installation. You will regret it if
you do so according to the author.
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104. INetUtils
IU-Author
IU-Description
IU-New Features
IU-Requirements
IU-Availability
IU-Price
IU-Distributability
IU-Support
105. IU-Author
---------------------
Michael B. Smith
mbs@adastra.cvl.va.us
POB 6791
Charlottesville, VA 22906
USA
106. IU-Description
---------------------------
INetUtils is a series of programs designed to allow an Amiga running
AS-225 beta 2.0 software (i.e., socket.library capable) or AmiTCP 2.2 (or
above) to interact and operate as fully functioning members of an IP
network, including the global InterNet.
Note: IU 1.4 was qualified against AmiTCP 3.0b2, NOT 4.0.
!!!!!! News Flash !!!!!!
Michael Smith says IU 1.4 will work with AmiTCP 4.0
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The utility programs consist of:
SMTPd : an SMTP daemon
SMTPpost : an SMTP posting program
SMTPExpand : an SMTP aliases expanding program
NNTPpost : an NNTP posting program
NNTPXfer : an NNTP article transfer program
newgroup : a maintenance program for use with NNTP
GetActive : an NNTP active file transfer program
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106. IU-Description
AmiPOP : a POP message handler
Sabot : A newmail activity program
The following man pages are included:
SMTPd.man
SMTPpost.man
SMTPExpand.man
NNTPpost.man
NNTPxfer.man
GetActive.man
and describe the operation of each program.
To install INetUtils, see the document named INSTALL included in this
archive. Do NOT blindly install V1.4 over an existing installation!
For basic help in getting SMTPd running, the following heavily commented
script is also included:
StartSMTPd
AmiPOP and Sabot were developed by Scott Ellis (sellis@ucssun1.sdsu.edu)
and all communication regarding them should be directed to him. Separate
documentation regarding them is included in the AmiPOP and Sabot
archives.
To properly utilize the NNTP capability requires an NNTP aware newsreader
and a mailreader. The 'G' package is presented to meet this need.
GRn is Gadtools Read News, which can properly read and post with
articles via NNTP directly or read with the local directory setup by
NNTPXfer, and post directly using NNTPpost. Documentation is available in
AmigaGuide format (GRn.guide). GRn is currently at version 2.1. A
commercial version (3.0) is also available.
!!!!!!!!!! News Flash !!!!!!
GRn2.1a is now available. The "a" version supports AmiTCP 4.0+.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GMail, Gadtools Mail, is available as a commercial product.
According to Mike, AmigaElm and the DMail from AmigaUUCP are quite
satisfactory for reading mail.
107. IU-New Features
---------------------------------------------
Too many to list. Read the man pages. If you don't, you'll regret it.
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107. IU-New Features
108. IU-Requirements
-------------------------------------------
AmigaDos 2.0 or higher
INetUtils comes in two flavors: one for AS225r2 and one for AmiTCP
version 2.2 or above. You must have one or the other of these protocols,
and you must get the correct cooresponding archive.
109. IU-Availability
---------------------------------------
INetUtils V1.4 is available on AMINET
Dir Name: /pub/aminet/comm/net
File Name:
IU-14-as225.lha
IU-14-amitcp.lha
110. IU-Price
-------------------------------------
Vesion 1.4 of INetUtils is freeware. Donations are welcome. A commercial
version, with enhanced feature content, is also available.
111. IU-Distributability
---------------------------------------------
INetUtils is Copyright 1992 - 1994, by Michael B. Smith. All Rights
Reserved.
INetUtils 1.4 is freely distributable as long as no modifications are made
to the archives or their contents.
112. IU-Support
-----------------------------------
Support is available directly from the IU author via electronic mail.
113. netser.device
----------------------------
netser.device a shareware package for AmiTCP
For 2 devices $25, 4 devices $35, and unlimited $50
author is Sam Yee samy@sfu.ca
Works with any amiga. Only requires 50k or Ram. Requires WB 2.04+, and
AmiTCP 3.0+
More info later.
!!!!!!!!!!!! News Flash !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Jan 1, 1995)
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113. netser.device
Sam Yee announces:
Telser version 1.0
telser.device is a modem simulator over a telnet connection. It inteprets
and simulates basic modem commands so that you can use your
telecommunicaions (comm) programs over a telnet connection. In other words
your comm program thinks it is talking to a modem. Terminal emulation,
file transfers, etc. are all handled by your comm program. Connecting to
a host is as simple as typing "ATDT abc.edu,23" or even simpler if you add
"abc.edu,23" to your comm program's phonebook.
telser supports the most common Telnet negotiation commands and options.
For example, you may elect to notify the remote host on changes to your
terminal emulation type, and window size. An intuitive "gadtools"
graphical user interface is supplied to control your telnet connections.
You also have the option to automatically connect to a host after starting
up your comm program. Instant logins at the click of a button!
telser can run in host mode, which means it would accept incoming calls.
This feature allows you to set up a "multi-line" bbs over the internet!
Telser is capable of unlimited device units, which means you can have
unlimited incoming and outgoing connections. Telser supports both TCP/IP
packages on the Amiga namely AmiTCP (tested with V3.0b2 and V4.0) and
AS225r2.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
114. Offline-Orbit
---------------------------
Offline Orbit by Janne T. Siren ( jts@krk.fi)
Available on Aminet as Freeware ( try the comm/util dir)
An offline message reader supporting QWK, WWF, OMEN, and SOUP message
formats.
Requires:
* WB 2.04+
* 2 Mb Ram recommended
115. PPP-device
PPP.device by Holger Kruse
kruse@cs.ucf.edu
ind00389@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
ppp.device is a shareware package. The unregisterd version is on Aminet.
The registered version provides much better speed.
More details later.
116. Termite
----------------------
Termite a modem Telecomunications package by Oregon Research MSRP:
$49.95
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116. Termite
Features:
* Supports the XPR libs
* supports 300 to 115,200 BPS
* supports multiple line BBSs
* AREXX support
* Call logging
* AmigaGuide Online help
* Style guide compliant
* Font and screen sensitive displays
* multi-tasking chat window to prepare text before sending it
* phone book, text macros, and configurable button bar
* RIP driver available upon request
Requires:
* WB 2.0+
* 1Mb ram+
117. TIN
----------------
TIN by Mark Tomlinson (mark@garden.equinox.gen.nz)
A newsreader which as of version 1.2 PL 3 supports NNTP. Version 1.3 is
probably out by now.
More later.
118. TorqueWare (TM)
----------------------------------
TorqueWare (TM) by AugmenTek is a means of developing and running
parallel programs over a network of Amigas. It provides six simple C
functions to handle the job of distributing data and execution across the
network. A graphical user interface allows for compiling and linking
locally or remotely, setting up the runtime environment, and running the
program -- but this can also be done manually. A hypertext user's guide
and tutorial are provided. Instructions for using the Amiga as client to
a computational server running on a Silicon Graphics or Mac using
TorqueWare form Torque Systems, Inc., are also provided.
TorqueWare is an implementation of the Linda parallel programming model.
Data are placed in a global data space that is accessible to all
processes, whether they run locally or across the network. One can wait
for data to appear, read it, or remove it from that global data space. C
functions can be run as separate tasks on either one computer or multiple
computers, and these remote functions access that global data space. The
global data space is content-addressable.
TorqueWare hides communication details, such as the nature of the
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118. TorqueWare (TM)
underlying communication mechanism, from you. It supports different
computers by handling byte ordering. TorqueWare attempts to keep all of
the computers busy if there is enough work.
As a programming utility, TorqueWare provides an operating system
independent way of multiprocessing. Applications include network
rendering (RayShade 3.0 already allows for Linda), news or database
filtering, image processing, and audio processing. An example of code
using TorqueWare versus socket programming can be found on Aminet under
biz/demo/netprog_txt.lzh
TorqueWare requirements: SAS C 6.x, AmigaDos 2.04 or higher, and network
hardware for multiprocessing.
MSRP for base development system $100
MSRP for general TCP/iP networking $150 per cpu.
Educational and quantity discounts available.
119. VLT
--------------
Valiant Little Terminal by Willy Langeveld
A terminal emulator providing both Tektronix and DEC emulation. This little
jewel has been around for quite awhile. It is available on Fred Fish and
Aminet.
120. X11R4
--------------------
X11 Release 4 server and library by GfxBase, Inc.
GfxBase provides both a server so that you can run x clients on your
Amiga, and a development library so that you can write x clients for your
Amiga or other x windows system.
X11R4.3 Color Server
X11R4-Dev Libs
X11-product Availability
121. X11R4.3 Color Server
-----------------------------------------
The X11 R4.3 server supports:
- Up to (NTSC)1440x482 (568PAL) resolution.
- Overscan, genlock, interlace, superhires, productivity, a2024 all
supported.
- Superscreens up to 2560x2560 scrollable under 2.0
- Up to 32 colors (lowres).
- AGA support: 256colors/16M
Local Clients:
olwm(OpenLook) twm(Tab Window Manager) bitmap, xfd, xfontsel,
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121. X11R4.3 Color Server
xcalc, xmag, xsetroot, xsol, plus many more.
xpr (X printer program) supports all standard X devices plus supports
Amiga printers via the Amiga printer device mechanism.
Fonts: X11R5 fonts are included in this release.
X11-Compatibility Optional color gfx cards X11-Requirements
122. X11-Compatibility
-----------------------------------
Software support
----------------------
network support:
Commodore AS225 (tcp/ip) Thunder Ridge TSSnet ( DECnet ).
OS support:
Requires WB1.3 or later. Works better with 2.0. And best with 3.0
Coexists with Native Amiga Operating System, and works under Intuition in
its own pull down screen.
Hardware Support
-------------------------
input support:
international keyboards supported, Recommended 3 button mouse.
Compatibility with all models of the Amiga,
A1000,A2000,A500,A2500,A3000,A3000T,A1200,A4000,A4000T.
123. Optional color gfx cards
---------------------------------------------------
Optional X11R5 for color graphics cards support
- GDA1 from GfxBase
- PicassoII
- 1600GX from Ameristar
124. X11-Requirements
-------------------------
Requires minimum 1M of Ram for Server, more for local clients.
Requires 7M Harddisk, 15megs for standard installation.
125. X11R4-Dev Libs
----------------------------------------------------
-------------X11 Release 4 Development libraries---------------------
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125. X11R4-Dev Libs
Specially modified to work under AmigaDOS with SAS/C 6.51
Libraries:
Xlib,Xaw,Xext,Xt,Xmu,oldX,Xau, BSD sockets
Includes:
X11 Release 4 standard include files
Some sample source and lmkfiles for learning X11 on the Amiga.
X11 programs on unix machines can be ported right to the Amiga. Develop X
applications on the Amiga and know they can be ported to Unix platforms.
126. X11-product Availability
------------------------------
products available from Amiga Dealers or GfxBase, Inc.
--------- List Prices ---------------
software:
X11R4: $395/$90
X11tk: $250/$45
XView: $250
X11 Local development system: $475/$100
(does not include support for as225/TSSnet)
mwm motif window manager: $99
Complete X11R4/with motif development system: $795.00
Hardware:
Boing 3button optical mouse, bought with X11, $75.00
GDA-1 hires graphics card 1024x768 256/16M colors $595.00
127. Hardware-Specs
=================
Specifications for Amiga Networking Hardware
A2065
A4066
AmigaLink
Ariadne
GG2-Bus+ card
Hydra
ICard
ISDN-Master
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127. Hardware-Specs
LAN Rover
QuickNet
128. A2065
-------------------
A2065 by Commodore Business Machines
Function: Full ANSI 802.3 type Ethernet protocols over either Type A
(Thick Ethernet) or Type B (Thin Ethernet/Cheapernet) connections.
The 32K onboard RAM Buffer provides shared RAM between Am7990 processor
and the Amiga.
Card Type: Amiga bus (100 pin), Autoconfig Interface Specs: 15 pin female
"D" connector for Type A (Thick Ethernet) networking with 100 nodes per
segment Female BNC coax connector for Type B (Thin Ethernet/Cheapernet)
networking with 30 nodes per segment.
Speed: 10Mbps CSMA/CD interface DMA data reading and writing to shared
RAM Card Size: Full size Amiga board
129. A4066
-----------------
the A4066 by Ameristar replaces the A2065 ethernet card by Commodore.
The A4066 supports 10BaseT Thin, and Thick ethernet. It is SANA II
compatible and should support the AS225r2 software as well as DECnet at
the same time.
130. AmigaLink
-------------------------
AmigaLink is a floppy port based networking solution which is SANA II
compatible. It will work with any Amiga with a free floppy port including
CD32 with the expansion module, and a floppy with a pass thru port.
Transfer rate: 450,000 bits per sec (~ 45KB/sec)
Max cable length: 100 meters (~330 feet)
cable type: RG-58U 50 ohm co-axial
Cable connector: BNC and floppy port connector
Max # of computers: 20
Included Protocol: Network Operating System
optional Protocol: Envoy, or any SANA II compatible protocol
Supports remote printing using the Commodore CMD program.
Requirements: kickstart 1.2+, Workbench 1.3+, 512k ram
Recommended: Workbench 2.0+, 1MB+ ram, hard drive
SRP:
AmigaLink Starter Kit $259.95
20 software licenses and hardware for 2 nodes
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130. AmigaLink
AmigaLink Single node $124.95
hardware only, no cable.
131. Ariadne
-----------------------------
Ariadne by Village Tronic
A SANA II compatible zorro bus ethernet card with two parallel ports.
Supports 10base-2 (thin ethernet, coax) and 10base-T (Twisted pair)
Socket for boot rom
hook up to two additional amiga to the paallel ports with Liana (Envoy
with a cable)
A 32kbyte cache to support cpu
Includes Envoy and SANA II driver for ethernet and parallel ports
132. GG2-Bus+ card
=============
The GG2 Bus+ by Software Results Enterprises lets you add
IBM-compatible hardware to your Amiga. The most common additions are
extra parallel and serial ports, and _network_ cards.
The GG2 Bus+ is NOT a 486 bridgecard, and does NOT run windows, it merely
allows you to access less expensive PC cards.
GG2-HW Compatibility
GG2-PC drivers
GG2-SW Compatibility
GG2-Requirements
GG2-Availability
133. GG2-HW Compatibility
--------------------------------------------------------------
The GG2 Bus+ supports almost all non-DMA AT-compatible (8 MHz bus capable)
PC plug-in boards. This includes such popular items as internal modems,
multi-I/O boards, IDE hard drive controllers, non-DMA ethernet boards, VGA
boards, A/D boards, etc. Access to the PC cards is at full Amiga Zorro II
bus speed unless wait state support is turned on.
134. GG2-PC drivers
------------------------------------------
PC drivers included with GG2 Bus+ are:
ibmser.device
A replacement serial device for internal modems and multi-I/O
cards. Includes automatic use of the 16550 FIFO buffer when
available. Support for up to 4 serial ports at once,
equivalent of COM1-4.
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134. GG2-PC drivers
ibmprint.device
A new parallel output-only driver for printing through IBM LPT
compatible parallel ports on multi-I/O cards. Support for up
to 3 printers at once, equivalent of LPT1-3.
ibmIDE.device
A driver program to allow the use of IDE, RLL or MFM hard drives.
NE1000.device and NE2000.device
These are SANA-II ethernet drivers for Novell NE1000 and
NE2000 boards and compatibles.
NE1000 is 8 bit card, 8K memory
NE2000 is 16 bit card
135. GG2-SW Compatibility
------------------------------------------------------- GG2 Bus+
Since the Ethernet drivers are SANA II compliant, you can use your
GG2/Ethernet combination with all of the popular network packages, such as
Envoy (from IAM), AS225r2 (from Commodore) and AmiTCP (available via
ftp from Aminet sites).
Commodore's AS225r1 is *not* a SANA-II networking package, and will not
work with an Ethernet card on a GG2 Bus+.
!!! Oxxi's Novell Netware Client software is *not* a SANA II networking
package and will not work with an Ethernet card on a GG2 Bus+. !!!
CrossPC and PCTask software PC emulators are aware of the GG2 Bus+ and
will let you use IBM-compatible hardware from inside the emulation. Among
other IBM peripherals that have been successfully operated are, ROM
programmers and PC-television cards.
136. GG2-Requirements
----------------------------------------------
The GG2 Bus+ occupies one Zorro II slot aligned with an PC-AT slot in an
Amiga 2000, A2500, A3000, or A4000. It has essentially the same form
factor as a Commodore bridgeboard. You will need at least one additional
open PC-AT slot for your plug-in PC card. The GG2 Bus+ requires 1
Megabyte of available AUTOCONFIG memory space to correctly map all of the
PC memory locations. All address and data lines to the PC bus are
buffered to avoid loading-down Amiga bus lines.
Most of the software requires 2.04 or higher. The actual device drivers
themselves (ibmser.device, ibmIDE.device...) will probably work under
Amiga Dos 1.3, but the support programs (like SwitchControl and SerPrefs)
don't.
137. GG2-Availability
-----------------------------------------
GG2 Bus+ is $119.95 USD
All sales are being handled by Software Results Enterprises , so there
are no distributors in any countries.
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137. Hydra
138. Hydra
------------------
Hydra by Hydra Systems
Ethernet cards for the Amiga 2/3/4000.
Did have a model for the A500.
A SANA II driver comes with the new boards or is available from the vendor.
The driver is called hydra.device, and V1.33 even works with the old v1.0
boards.
Has thin wire connector (BNC) and a thick wire connector (15 pin D).
139. ICard
-------------------
ICard by Interworks
A 16 bit ethernet card for the A1200's PCMCIA slot.
Provides 10BaseT and 10Base2 ethernet connectors.
Provides SANA II driver for compatibility with any SANA II compatible
network protocol including Interworks ENLAN-DFS
MSRP $299
140. ISDN-Master
--------------------------
ISDN Master by BSC in Germany
Has German manual. Price is approx $600.
Works with any Amiga with a zorro bus because it is a zorro II card.
!!!!!!!!!! News Flash !!!!!!!!!!
Alan BERNEY wrote an excellent review of the ISDN Master. Look for it on
Aminet in the directory that contains the c.s.a.review postings.
The best news I saw in the review is that the board supports standards for
multiple countries including the US. Not all countries have been tested,
but it is good to see more than one supported.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Features:
------------
* Autoconfig
* Transfer up to 7500 cps
* Answering machine ( sorry, no voice-mailbox)
* settings for phone and answering machine
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140. ISDN-Master
* parallel telephone and data calls
* three user conference
* Uses less CPU time than a modem
* Hayes-AT set
* isdn.device is compatible with serial.device
* 64 byte FIFo ram buffer
* 2 * B-channel and 1 * D-Channel (S0-connection)
* S0 considerable
* ISDN and Euro-ISDN support
* D port monitor
* passiv card
* Audio-Inline with digitize audio
Requirements:
-------------------
* kickstart >= 2.x
* 1 Mb Ram minimum, prefer 2 Mb
* recommend 68020 or higher
141. LAN Rover
------------------------
LAN Rover by ASDG LAN Rover is now called EB920.
A thin wire ethernet card for Amiga 2000,3000, and 4000. It is a full
length Zorro II card and comes with SANA II drivers and supports
adjustable interrupt settings and network address roms.
Being SANA II compatible means it will support all the major network
protocols available for the Amiga.
More info in a future release of FAQ
142. QuickNet
-----------------------
QuickNet (TM) Fast peer-to-peer networking system for the Amiga
by Resource Management Force
Authors: Neil Dugan, Daniel Koch, and Norman Pakes
A hardware and software solution for networking Amigas to Amigas. Zorro II
card which supports thin ethernet. Other versions may be available by
now.
More info when it is available to me.
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142. Manufacturers
143. Manufacturers
For Additional information on Products and Vendors consult
"AC's Guide for the Commodore Amiga" at your local Amiga dealer or
newsstand or contact
AC's Guide
c/o PiM Publications
P.O.B. 2140
Fall River, MA 02722-2140
phone: (800) 345-3360
Ameristar
ASDG
AugmenTek
BCS
Canadian Prototype Replicas
Commodore Business Machines
CSA
GfxBase, Inc.
Hydra Systems
IAM
Interworks
Oregon Research
Oxxi
Progressive Peripherals
Resource Management Force
SCALA, Inc.
Software Results Enterprises
Spectronics
Thunder Ridge, Inc.
Village Tronic
144. Ameristar
----------------------
Ameristar products are distributed by
Creative Equipment International (CEI)
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144. Ameristar
5555 W. Flagler St
Miami, Florida 33134 USA
Phone (305) 266-2800
145. ASDG
-----------------
ASDG, Inc.
925 Stewart St.
Madison, WI 53713
Phone (608) 273-6585
Fax (608) 271-1988
146. AugmenTek
------------------------
AugmenTek
3606 S. 180th St. C-22
SeaTac, WA 98188-4339
USA
Phone: (206) 246-6077
email: augmentek@acm.org
147. BSC
--------------------
BSC buroatuomation
Lerchenstrasse 5
W8000 Muenchen 50
Germany
Telephone: +49 89 357 130-0
FAX: +49 89 357 130-99
148. Canadian Prototype Replicas
------------------------------------------------
Canadian Prototype Replicas
PO Box 8, Ontario, Canada
(519) 884-4412
149. Commodore Business Machines
------------------------------------------------
For Historical Purposes:
Commodore Business Machines
1200 Wilson Dr., West Chester, PA 19380
(215) 431-9100, (215) 436-4200
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149. Commodore Business Machines
150. CSA
---------------
CSA
Computer System Associates, Inc.
Stephen Riker, Director of Sales and Marketing
CSA
7564 Trade Street
San Diego, CA 92121
PH:(619)566-3911
FAX:(619)566-0581
151. GfxBase, Inc.
------------------------------------------------
Contact Dale Luck at
GfxBase, Inc.
PO Box 360814
Milpitas, Ca. 95036-0814
Phone: (408) 262-1469
FAX: (408) 262-8276
for more info or more complete literature.
152. Hydra Systems
-----------------------------
Hydra Systems
Wyndrushe House
Red Land, Kenilworth
Warwickshire
England CV8 1PB
Tel/Fax: +44 203 473333
153. IAM
--------------
IAM
voice: (610) 853-4406
fax: (610) 853-3733
Direct postal mail to:
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153. IAM
Intangible Assets Manufacturing
828 Ormond Avenue
Drexel Hill, PA 19026-2604
USA
Direct electronic inquiries to:
info@iam.com -- a robot with less info than the IAM web pages
sales@iam.com -- to get info or to place an order
corections@iam.com -- for any errors you find in
"Connect Your Amiga!"
envoy-help@iam.com -- get envoy support here (include serial
number from your IAM disk in your request for support
envoy-bugs@iam.com -- report bugs here
registration@iam.com -- use email instead of mailing a card
francais@iam.com -- for all French language email for IAM
italiano@iam.com -- for all Italian language email to IAM
dale@iam.com -- Dale L. Larson
jan@iam.com -- Janet McIlvaine
mikec@iam.com -- Michael Colligon
dosioc@iam.com -- Claudio Dosio
154. Interworks
-----------------------
Interworks
43191 Camino Casillas
Suite B2469
Temecula, CA 92592-3714
phone: (909) 699-8120
FAX: (909)-699-8279
155. Oregon Research
---------------------------------
Oregon Research
16200 S.W. Pacific Hwy., Suite 162
Tigard, Or 97224
ph: (503) 620-4919
fax: (503) 624-2940
Internet: orres@teleport.com
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155. Oregon Research
Genie: ORA
CompuServer: 71333,2655
156. Oxxi
------------------------------------------------
Oxxi
P.O. Box 90309,
Long Beach, CA 90809
Phone: (310) 427-1227
157. Progressive Peripherals
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Last Known address for
Progressive Peripherals & Software
464 Kalamath Street, Denver, CO 80204
(303) 825-4144, (303) 893-6938 (FAX)
Apparently out of business. Anyone with information on the disposition of
their product line pleas provide FEEDBACK
158. Resource Management Force
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Resource Management Force Pty Ltd
70-74 may street
St Peters NSW 2044
Australia
Tel: +61 2 550 4244
fax: +61 2 550 4284
email: cbmaus!rmf!danielk@rmf.adsp.sub.org
159. SCALA, Inc.
------------------------------
SCALA, Inc.
12110 Sunset Hills, Dr. Ste 100
Reston, VA 22090
phone: (703) 709-8043
160. Software Results Enterprises
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Software Results Enterprises
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160. Software Results Enterprises
2447 N. 4th St., Ste. B
Columbus, OH 43202-2706
phone: 614/262-9146 (voice)
fax: 614/267-2683
sales@kumiss.infinet.com
support@kumiss.infinet.com
Please use e-mail whenever possible. It leaves more time to develop
products.
Also be sure to ask for the GGII Bus+ FAQ which goes into more specifics
than is practical in this FAQ.
161. Spectronics
Spectronics Int'l USA
34 E. Main Street #23
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 352-0061
Fax: (217) 352-0063
BBS: (217) 352-7627
Eddy Coopmans, President
162. Thunder Ridge, Inc.
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Thunder Ridge, Inc.
N9353 Benson Road
Brooklyn, WI 53521
phone: (608) 455-1039
fax: (608) 455-1317
email: 73071.1356@compuserve.com
163. Village Tronic
------------------------------
Village Tronic
Wellweg 95
D-31157 Sarstedt
Germany
Tel: +49/(0)5066/7013-0 Switchboard
Tel: +49/(0)5066/7013-10 technical hotline
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163. Village Tronic
Tel: +49/(0)5066/7013-11 orders
Tel: +49/(0)5066/7013-40 Mailbox
Tel: +49/(0)5066/7013-49 Telefax
164. Related FAQs
=================
AmigaNOS-FAQ
UUCP FAQ
X11 FAQ
AmiTCP FAQ
Wiedmann's Amiga FAQ
DAK's Amiga FAQ
FAQ archive
NEWS FAQ
RFC
BDG to Internet
FTP FAQ
ZEN
Amosaic-FAQ
Connect your Amiga
misc
165. AmigaNOS-FAQ
-----------------------------
AmigaNOS is a serial port only version of TCP/IP. The AmigaNOS FAQ is
posted to comp.sys.amiga.datacomm news.answers and comp.answers news
groups.
and should be on the FAQ archive as...
/pub/usenet/news.answers/amiga/AmigaNOS-faq
166. UUCP FAQ
------------------------
The UUCP FAQ is posted to the news groups alt.sys.amiga.uucp, alt.answers,
and to news.answers. It is available at the FAQ archive site.
167. X11 FAQ
--------------------
X windows is such a big topic there is a FAQ dedicated to it regardless of
vendor. It is posted in multiple parts in comp.windows.x and news.answers
news groups which means it is available from FAQ archive
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167. X11 FAQ
You can send submissions to faq%craft@uunet.uu.net
BTW, uunet.uu.net is one of those cross over points between the USENET
and the Internet.
168. AmiTCP FAQ
-------------------------
!!!!!! News Flash !!!!!!
The AmiTCP FAQ is now maintained by Mike Meyer and is available in html
format so you can access it with Amosaic at
http://contessa.phone.net/Atcpfaq.html I think. ;}
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AmiTCP FAQ has been released by Neil McRae. Look in the
comp.sys.amiga.datacom news group for biweekly updates. It is also an
officially accepted FAQ by the news.answers moderators. Therefore it can
be found in news.answers, comp.answers, and in the FAQ archive
169. Wiedmann's Amiga FAQ
---------------------------------------
Jochen Wiedmann's Amiga FAQ
Can be found at Aminet sites in the
/pub/aminet/tex/docs directory
with the file name AmigaFAQxxxxxx.lha
where xxxxxx is the date.
send submissions to
wiedmann@mailserv.zdv.uni-tuebingen.de
or Am Eisteich 9
72555 Metzingen (Germany)
Tel. 07123 / 14881
Mr. Wiedmann's FAQ can now be found on line using Mosaic. It is now part of
Mr. Witbrock's Amiga Home Page. It was converted to HTML from Amiga Guide
by Mr. Witbrock's AG2HTML.PL perl script. The script is on line also.
170. DAK's Amiga FAQ
--------------------------------
This document is a summary of information about Science/School/UNIX
software for the Amiga.
Originally compiled-by: rfarmer@nyx.cs.du.edu (Richard Akerman)
Now maintained-by: dak@emx.cc.utexas.edu (Donald A Kassebaum)
This FAQ is cross-posted around the middle of each month to
comp.sys.amiga.applications, comp.unix.amiga, comp.answers and
news.answers
also available on AmiNet sites:
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170. DAK's Amiga FAQ
/pub/aminet/text/doc/AmigaSciSchUnix.lha
The news.answers automatic archiving software will store a copy of this
posting, available by anonymous FTP on
rtfm.mit.edu [18.20.0.224]:
/pub/usenet/news.answers/amiga/science-faq
171. FAQ archive
-------------------------
You can find numerous FAQ's posted to the news.answers news group. They
are also cross posted to *.answers for the specific news group to which
the FAQ is related. For example this FAQ is cross posted to the
comp.answers news group. This makes it easier to find related FAQ's.
There are several FAQ's slanted towards new users, so instead of flaming
someone try sending them the appropriate FAQ.
The FAQ's are updated periodically, and the older versions are archived at
several sites. Both the current and the archived FAQ's are also available
via Mosaic, and anonymous FTP in addition to being available through the
news.
RTFM.MIT.EDU [18.20.0.224] is one of the primary archive sites for
news.answers FAQ's and it supports anonymous FTP and email. To use email
send a message with "send usenet/news.answers/pdial" as the message to
mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu. For more information send "help" as the
message.
Aminet Fred Fish
172. Aminet
-------------------
Aminet is another archive site with many mirror sites. In addition to
FAQ's you can find all kinds of Amiga programs and files at an Aminet
site. They usually have a directory called /pub/aminet.
See the "All about FTP" FTP FAQ for details on using anonymous FTP to
access the archive.
Aminet hosts are
USA (MO) ftp.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4
USA (CA) ftp.cdrom.com 192.153.46.2
USA (TX) ftp.etsu.edu 192.43.199.20
Scandinavia ftp.luth.se 130.240.18.2
Germany ftp.uni-kl.de 131.246.9.95
Germany ftp.uni-erlangen.de 131.188.1.43
Germany ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de 130.149.17.7
Germany ftp.uni-paderborn.de 131.234.2.32
Germany ftp.uni-oldenburg.de 134.106.40.9
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172. Aminet
Germany ftp.coli.uni-sb.de 134.96.68.11
Switzerland ftp.eunet.ch 146.228.10.16
Switzerland litamiga.epfl.ch 128.178.151.32
UK ftp.doc.ic.ac.uk 146.169.2.1
Please use a mirror close to you!
There are other amiga related FTP sites. You can use Archie or Veronica to
locate sites that have a specific file you are looking for and perhaps
avoid overcrowding the mirror sites.
The Aminet Archive now has a Mosaic home page where the most recent
uploads can by found and retrieved. You can access it directly or from Mr.
Witbrock's Amiga Home Page.
Aminet also offers a mailing list for info on the recent uploads. Just send
one of the following as the body of the message to
listserv@wunet.wustl.edu
subscribe aminet-daily site@domain
subscribe aminet-weekly site@domain
where site@domain is your return email address. There are over 3000
addresses already on these lists.
A complete index of aminet files (over 600k) is located in the file
/pub/aminet/INDEX
173. Fred Fish
------------------
Fred Fish is/was a floppy based archive of public domain and shareware
software for the Amiga. Fred has begun to make the archive available on CD
Rom as well. Fred posts info on new CDroms on the comp.sys.amiga.announce
news group. Amazing Computing Magazine also prints information about the
Fred Fish collection and may be handling the floppy distribution in the
future.
The Fred Fish collection has been a valuable asset to the Amiga community,
and I will be adding more info to this section in future releases of this
FAQ.
The Fred Fish CD Rom is available from
Amiga Library Services
610 N. Alma School Road, Suite 18
Chandler, AZ 85224-3687
U.S.A.
Phone/FAX: (602) 917-0917
174. NEWS FAQ
-------------------------
The NEWS FAQ can be found at the FAQ archive or on the news.answers or
comp.answers news group. It explains some of the history and different
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174. NEWS FAQ
incarnations of news servers and readers.
There are also specific FAQs for the INN news server and others.
Also there are specific news groups for those who wish to be
administrators of a news server.
175. RFC
--------------
RFC Request For Comment
These are good documents if someone wants to understand the technical side
of the protocol. They can be found online at a number of sites by archie,
but they are officially available from just a few.
RFCs can be obtained via FTP from
NIS.NSF.NET, NISC.JVNC.NET,
VENERA.ISI.EDU, WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU,
SRC.DOC.IC.AC.UK, FTP.CONCERT.NET,
DS.INTERNIC.NET, NIC.DDN.MIL.
Details on obtaining RFCs via FTP or EMAIL may be obtained by sending an
EMAIL message to "rfc-info@ISI.EDU" with the message body "help:
ways_to_get_rfcs". For example:
To: rfc-info@ISI.EDU
Subject: getting rfcs
help: ways_to_get_rfcs
Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author
of the RFC in question, or to NIC@NIC.DDN.MIL. Unless specifically noted
otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution.
176. BDG to Internet
----------------------------
Big Dummies' Guide (DBG) to Internet is available in Amiga Guide format
on Aminet . It explains more about the history of the Internet, and some
of the same topics covered in this FAQ. If this seems like an awful lot of
material to read, good because it is. You will NOT become an expert over
night.
So Relax, take a deep breath, and count to 10 often ;-)
177. FTP FAQ
---------------------
All about FTP is a FAQ on the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) application for
the TCP-IP protocol. The FAQ is posted to comp.sys.amiga.misc,
comp.sys.amiga.introduction, and the comp.sys.amiga.datacomm news groups.
Thus it should be available on the FAQ archive site.
It should be read by anyone wishing to download files from Aminet or
anyone wishing to know more about FTP.
It is posted by umueller@wuarchive.wustl.edu
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177. ZEN
178. ZEN
-------------
Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginner's Guide
A booklet explaining the basic concepts of ideas behind using the
Internet. It explicitly avoids machine or OS specific commands or bias.
The booklet is widely available, probably even from your service provider.
It is also available via FTP from ftp.uu.net [137.39.1.9] in the pub/zen
directory or you can use Archie or Veronica to locate a copy.
179. Amosaic-FAQ
--------------------------
Clive Thomas has an Amosaic FAQ available from:
ftp.demon.co.uk:pub/amiga/info/Amosaic.FAQ.lha
180. Connect your Amiga
-----------------------------------
"Connect your Amiga!"
A book by Dale Larson of IAM
ISBN 1-885876-02-5
Deals with Amiga networking issues in much greater detail than is possible
in this FAQ. It explains how to use the software and hardware to connect
to the internet, LAN's, BBS's, and commercial services.
181. misc
-------------
miscellaneous stuff:
A domain name and host name can be had for free. Send email to
info@rs.internic.net
182. Feedback
-------------------
Send corrections, updates and suggestions to:
norman@afas.msfc.nasa.gov
Richard Norman
ED36
MSFC, AL 35812 USA
All submissions will be considered altuistic donations to the network
community's pool of public knowledge.
Send flames to yourself for not getting off your behind and writing a
better FAQ yourself. Besides I'm still learning too! ;-)