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From: DMasterson@cup.portal.com (David Scott Masterson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga Bridgeboard problems
Message-ID: <17958@cup.portal.com>
Date: 5 May 89 02:13:28 GMT
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In a previous message, sneakers@heimat.UUCP writes:
>
>  The BridgeBoard (XT/AT) requires its own serial port. (Simple eh?)
>  I use a half/card with 2 RS-232 and 1 Printer port. Since im running
>  Xenix on the BridgeBoard using CBM's LPT1 program was no help to me.
>  Besides for around $50 I got the card w/1 of each port and another $15
>  got me the 2nd serial port. This is the best solution there is in terms
>  of cost and compatibality. Now I can "CU" when needed or run "LapLink"
>  (under MS-DOS) if transfer <-> my laptop is needed ;-)
>
Hmmm, how do you get a non MS/DOS system running on the Bridge?  I thought
the Janus software would require an MS/DOS implementation in order to know
how to communicate DOS<->AMIGADOS.  If not, can you transfer files from
Xenix to Amiga and back (a la AREAD/AWRITE)?  Are you using Janus 2.0?

David Masterson
DMasterson@cup.portal.com