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From: phil@sivax.UUCP (Phil Hunt)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac,net.micro.amiga
Subject: Virtual port program
Message-ID: <347@sivax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Sep-86 14:44:20 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 29 14:44:20 1986
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Hello, I have an Amiga and a Mac.  I found a way to connect my Mac printer
and Hayes Modem (on the Mac), for use by the Amiga using a program I wrote
called 'Virtual Ports', that runs on the Mac.

I connect the devices like this:

----------                   -----------
!     Mdm!-------------------+SerPrt   !
!        !     --------      !         !
!Mac  Ptr!-----!A/B sw!      ! Amiga   !
!        !     --+--+--      !         !
----------       !  !        -----------
                 !  !
                 !  +----------
                 !  ! Imagwrtr!
                 !  -----------
                 !
                 +--+----------
                    !Hayes Mdm!
                    -----------

Then this program runs on the Mac, and sends ALL Data rcvd on the Modem port
to the Printer port and visa versa.  I have tested it to the Imagwriter using
the 1.2 Imagwriter II driver on the Amiga in both straight text and 
black-white graphics output modes, it works fine.

I have also used it to talk to my Hayes 2400 baud modem and used VT100 program
on the Amiga to it.  It can even download using kermit with no problems.

If there is interest, I will post it to the net, in net.sources.mac

Phil Hunt