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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

749.0. "Quick File Transfers" by OASIS2::BERNARD (Have Gun - Will Travel) Sun Sep 27 1987 01:12

I am looking for the documentation to KERMIT as well as two other products.

KERMIT for the PRO and a comm port handler for the pro, it used to be called
PRO/ASSOCIATE.  This would allow me to log in to the PRO over the COMM port
on the pro from my AMIGA, and then run PRO/KERMIT.  The reason for this
is to speed the transfers from PD software to the amiga without investing
my lifes savings in a telephone bill.

Would look something like this::


VAXEN
   |                     PRO                      PRO                 AMIGA
   |-------Network------  at ----> Floppy(s) --->  at --- hardwire -- System
   |                     Work                     Home                SER port
VAXEN                                            
                                                 KERMIT               KERMIT
                                             (PRO\Associate)         (Diga!)


THe desired ARC files, etc, could be setup to batch copy to the PRO after hours
to reduce the load on the net.

Any comments???


John


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749.1I don't see the problem16BITS::KRUGERMon Sep 28 1987 01:193
    Why do you need sources to kermit? Just run kermit on the Pro?!?
    
    dov
749.2PRO KERMITOASIS2::BERNARDHave Gun - Will TravelMon Sep 28 1987 12:5814
Ahhh!  Pardon my terminology....  KERMIT for the pro is what I am looking
for, be it sources, runnable task, whatever...

Since I entered this note, I found the "sources" for kermit for the pro.
They indeed ARE that, sources (sigh).  I am begining the transfer to
my system (pro) in a while in preparation for the build...


Anyone have the latest PRO KERMIT already built you could point me to?

Thanks,


John
749.3Funky-NetOASIS2::BERNARDHave Gun - Will TravelTue Sep 29 1987 12:2168
Well, thanks to this file (and KERMIT,CTNOTES,etc....) FUNKY-NET is up
and running.   At home, I have my PRO, C128, and Amiga all tied together
and transferring files to my poor Amiga at 19.2k.  Works GREAT!!!!
I'm running KERMIT on the PRO and the C64 and I run  Diga! on the
Amiga.  Super program...

I just got my Amiga a couple of weeks ago and have only bought a couple
of programs.  All the rest has been either PD or Shareware.  By the way,
almost everyone I sent the small pittance to has responded with a note
saying thanks, along with updates to the program.

I expected to spend quite a few weeks gathering software, trying out
different things, and settling on an environment I would be comfortable
in.  This file has made it all quite easy!


So far, The outstanding programs I am using are:

Uedit
BlitzFonts
DUIV
Diga!
Lattice C
PopCLI
LA50 Driver


Configuration:

Amiga 500   w/ 1 meg and Real time clock
VR241 (from my Pro)
Okimate 20
Hayes Modem
LA50
1  External 3 1/2" disk


Next on the list...

Was talking to Moe at the Software Shop and it looks like an add-on boar
of 1 1/2 meg is coming out in a week or so.  This will bring the A500
up to 2 1/2 meg  INTERNAL.   At that point, I could load my Workbench disk
all to RAM: and be able to still function.


What a machine.....



By the way, I built the video cables from scratch.  I ordered a bunch of 23 pin
male and female connectors and hoods.  They should be in sometime this week.
If anyone is in dire need of one, let me know.  I live in the central Mass
area.  These suckers are hard to come by.

My next project is an add-on box for external floppy disks.  Box would contain
an external power supply for all external disks (reduce drain on A500 P/S) as
well as house 2 disks.


At that time I'll be ready for an A500 Supra hard disk (if my wallet is....).




John


749.4...LEDS::ACCIARDITue Sep 29 1987 12:417
    Glad you're having fun... it's nice to see the add-on market for
    the A500 develop so quickly.  As 95% of the people in this conference
    know, it took a loooooonnnggg time for hardware to appear for the
    A1000.
    
    As much as you'll be tickled by lots of RAM, the real transformation
    comes with the installation of a hard disk.  
749.5Try ShellWHYVAX::KRUGERWed Sep 30 1987 21:027
    re .3
    
    Since you didn't mention Shell2.07M I presume you don't know about
    it. Try it -- especially 'til you get RAM, it's a godsend. Even
    with RAM and a hard disk it is one of the most useful programs around.
    
    dov
749.6The elusive 23-pin DANYWAY::ZIMMERMANFifty years of Spam and nylonsSat Oct 03 1987 02:244
    Where'd you get the 23-pin connectors from?  I'd never heard of them 
    until I looked at the back of a 500.

    - Cliff
749.723 Pin Connectors availableOASIS2::BERNARDHave Gun - Will TravelSat Oct 03 1987 16:3846
>    Where'd you get the 23-pin connectors from?  I'd never heard of them 
>    until I looked at the back of a 500.
>
>    - Cliff

The 23 pin is probably an ISO (europe) standard.  All I know is I couldn't
find them comercially anywhere.

I ordered 10 DB23P and 10 DB23S connectors with hoods from

BCD
Jim Black
PO Box 1224
Bartlesville, Ok.

I called him and had the connectors sent out UPS.  They arrived the next day.
Connectors were $2 and the hoods are $1.75.  They came individually packaged
and in excellent shape (not "surplus").

Some of the other things he handles are:

Cltd TIMESAVER                    65.00
Cltd Hard Disk Controller        229.00
AB Switches for A100 ser port     30.00
"      "     "   "   par   "      35.00
ABC    "     "   "   ser   "      35.00
 "     "     "   "   par   "      45.00
ABCD   "     "   "   ser   "      45.00
 "     "     "   "   par   "      55.00
Note: All 25 pins are wired in both the ser and par switches

Sony KV1311 cables                18.00
par/ser interconnect cables       10-13.00

DF2/3 EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES     59.00
will handle two drives. Just
plug and go.

He also has other special use items.  I'll post the phone number here if 
you want it.

John



749.8WAYWRD::ZIMMERMANFifty years of Spam and nylonsTue Oct 06 1987 14:443
    Thanks for the info!  And, yes, would you please post the phone nr?  

    - Cliff
749.9BCD Phone NumberOASIS2::BERNARDHave Gun - Will TravelTue Oct 06 1987 20:3417
CLiff,


The full info is:

     BCD - Jim Black
     P.O. Box 1224
     Bartlesville, OK   74005

     (918)  336-1784



John