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From: drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: amiga---ibm (can I use IBM HD)
Keywords: hard drive, connection
Message-ID: <19117@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 19 Feb 91 20:37:02 GMT
References: <1095@qusunb.queensu.CA>
Reply-To: drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale)
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Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <1095@qusunb.queensu.CA> rosenblo@qucis.queensu.CA (Arnold Rosenbloom) writes:
>I have an A500 and an old IBM clone with a 20MB harddrive.
>I was wondering if anyone out there has looked into using
>the harddrive on a IBM through one of the ports. What I had
>in mind is a program running on the IBM which would service
>requests from the amiga...would this be difficult...impossible...
>or has it been done?
>Thanks in advance
>Arnold

strange but true - a long long time ago i wrote such a set of programs - a
device driver for the amiga and a server for the pc.  of course, the pc was
useless (aren't they always? :) when the server was running, but it did work.
it was slightly faster than floppy disks, but beats the hell out of swapping
floppies for the rest of your life.  look around for "amtopcpp.zoo" - i know
it's on lots of bbses, but not sure where to find it anymore.  (i've got a
copy of course!  somewhere...)

  --Scotty
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