Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!uunet!sdrc!cinnet!kilian From: kilian@cinnet.com (Kilian Jacob) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: A2000 -> A500+A590 connection possible? Message-ID: <1991May15.201141.12037@cinnet.com> Date: 15 May 91 20:11:41 GMT References: <9923@star.cs.vu.nl> Organization: Cincinnati Network, Cinti. OH Lines: 41 From article <9923@star.cs.vu.nl>, by peraue@cs.vu.nl (Raue Paul Erik): > Would it be possible to attach an amiga 500 plus A590 harddrive to an amiga > 2000 via either the serial or parallel port and access the harddisk A590 from Use DNet + PARnet. Parnet allows you to access all devices (floppies, RAM disk, and hard drive) of computer A (in your case the A500) on computer b (your A2000). PARnet uses the parallel port (transfer rate about 20 KB/s). DNet allows both computers to access each others devices at the same time. It also supports remote CLIs on either computer (again, simulatanously). Since it uses the serial port, it is significantly slower than PARNet. BTW: You can run both programs at the same time. > my 2000. And is it possible to address the memory of the 500 via the 2000? > No. But as I mentioned before. The A2000 could use the A500's RAM disk. > I was wondering about this because buying a harddisk for my 2000 in Holland is > so damn expensive because there are not enough 2000's here, so I would be > spending about 1300 dollars for the harddisk+controller while a 500 and harddisk > would only cost me about 1000 dollars and leave me with two computers and a > half megabyte of extra memory. > Do you live close to the German border? If so, check out the prices there. You should be able to buy an internal A2000 20MB hard drive for about 1000 DM (ca. US $590). (A500 in general are about 200 DM more expensive than an equivalent A2000 internal version.) > Any pointers as to if this would be possible are appreciated.... > > Thank you for your time, bandwidth and more.... Paul-Erik Raue (peraue@cs.vu.nl) > 'Hope that helps. -- /