4 Mar
2003
4 Mar
'03
6:53 a.m.
You simple copy data from the serial port to a file using CLI then change
the exec flags on the file. I managed to do it without even a workbench disk
(I had a magazine demo disk that l managed to interupt the boot sequence to
get access to the CLI :-)
Effectively its the same as the 'text editor' built into DOS (copy con
FileName), You could do the same under DOS with the serial port.
The file sent over the serial line consists of a mini-terminal program that
then recieves the real data.
Bye,
Deano
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ethan Dicks" <erd_6502(a)yahoo.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: Amiga Term Softs needed
--- TeoZ <teoz(a)neo.rr.com> wrote:
a
http://www.cloanto.com/amiga/forever/
get that software.
Even if you don't want to set up real hardware, I can recommend
it to play old Amiga games. I have an old copy I bought on CD-ROM
years ago, and I've recently been walking through "Black Crypt" again.
> Amiga explorer will send data between any windows pc to the amiga using common null
modem cable.
I am completely baffled as to how they do it. Here's a quote from
the Cloanto FAQ:
If you are going to use Amiga Explorer over a null-modem serial cable,
right-click on the Amiga Computer icon on the Desktop, select Setup,
and follow the instructions to have the files automatically copied over
the serial cable. No terminal or other additional software is required
by this process. Even an old 1.2 or 1.3 Workbench floppy disk can be
used to boot the Amiga.
*How* do you force-feed software down a serial line without any software
to receive it? Elsewhere on the webpage, they mention not needing a
term program or a hex editor or even BASIC.
There's plenty of ways to do it when you have a receptive program on
the other end of the wire.
The only thing I can think of is that they are giving the user
instructions on how to expose the Workbench Debug menu and putting
the Amiga in ROM-Wack first (the ROM debugger in older versions of
Kickstart). If you do _that_, then it's just a matter of text
formatting - it would probably take a few minutes to write a Perl
script to feed it. There might still be a trick or two, like building
a process header in unallocated RAM and inserting it into the scheduler
tables or some equally cretinous hack. I've used ROM-Wack, but never
for much more than post-mortem process dissection.
-ethan
You just drag an ADF image file on your windows
> screen to the desired amiga floppy drive icon and it transfers the image
> to
> disk. Can use serial or networks for transfers. Its easy to setup.
> http://www.cloanto.com/amiga/explorer/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marlin Bates, IV" <mcb242(a)psu.edu>
> To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 1:11 PM
> Subject: Amiga Term Softs needed
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am currently resurrecting an Amiga 2000, but I have neither an
> > Ethernet card or Terminal software. There are tons of programs on the
> > net, but getting them from the net to the Amiga is proving difficult.
> > If anyone can help me in this chicken/egg scenario, I would REALLY
> > appreciate it.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > -Marlin