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From: colin@ultima.cs.uts.oz (Colin Panisset)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Connecting Amiga 2000 & C-64
Summary: How do I connect Amiga to a 64 via Parallel port/user port
Keywords: Amiga, C64, parallel, network
Message-ID: <18116@ultima.cs.uts.oz>
Date: 26 Jul 90 02:10:16 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Comp Sci, NSWIT, Australia
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	Q : I am attempting to connect an Amiga 2000 to a Commodore 64 via
the parallel port on the Amiga, and the user port on the 64. My problem is this:
apart from the eight data lines (D0-D7), there has to be (by reckoning) at least
one handshaking line. The Amiga has ACK and STROBE, which look to be candidates,
and the 64 has FLAG1 and PA2, which also look to be candidates. (FLAG1 can be
used to generate an interrupt upon receipt of incoming signal, PA2 is bit 2
of port 2). Which lines should be connected to each other? If anyone has had
experience with this sort of problem, can they assist in any way?
	The reason for this somewhat bizzare exercise is that I want to use
the 64 as a print sppooler for the Amiga (MPS-802 printer, C-64 serial 
connection only), and 'coz it's fun. Okay, I'm mad - but is there a better
reason?
 
	-Colin  *:^)

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