[comp.sys.amiga.hardware] Networking?

jtorelli@isis.cs.du.edu (Jim Torelli) (06/24/91)

   I have an Amiga 2000 and my brother has a 500.  We want to network them
so we can share hard drives, modems, and printers. What do I need to buy? 
I only need to net 2 systems.

Thanks
Jim

sticht@edith.UUCP (Stefan Sticht) (06/25/91)

>In article <1991Jun24.031111.1129@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> jtorelli@isis.cs.du.edu (Jim Torelli) writes:
>   I have an Amiga 2000 and my brother has a 500.  We want to network them
>so we can share hard drives, modems, and printers. What do I need to buy?
>I only need to net 2 systems.

I would first try out ParNet from Fish 400. You only need to make a  simple
cable and then you've got a simple and really cheap  net.  But  be  careful
making the cable. I heard rumors that it's easy to blow off one of the CIAs
if it's wrong. I'm currently using ParNet between  my  3000  and  2000.  At
least I can mount each harddrive on the other machine.

Stefan Sticht
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