es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) (05/13/91)
I know someone who needs a computer, needs MS-DOS, but wants an Amiga. The best alternative we can come up with is get an XT BB and use one of those programs that work via a modem, call up your PC at work, and control it remotely. I'm looking for people with experience with that type of program and/or people who have used it on the BB. How good is serial support with the BB? How do those programs handle Text/CGA/VGA modes? -- Ethan GEORGE BUSH MURDER ASSASSINATE PENTAGON CAPITOL WHITE HOUSE Greetings to the loyal Americans working at the NSA! Enjoy.
Charlie_Gibbs@mindlink.bc.ca (Charlie Gibbs) (05/13/91)
In article <1991May12.232119.102@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: > I know someone who needs a computer, needs MS-DOS, but >wants an Amiga. The best alternative we can come up with is get >an XT BB and use one of those programs that work via a modem, >call up your PC at work, and control it remotely. > I'm looking for people with experience with that type of >program and/or people who have used it on the BB. How good is >serial support with the BB? How do those programs handle >Text/CGA/VGA modes? I have an A2286 bridge board in my 2500/20 and I can do exactly what you describe. The bridge board can't access the Amiga's serial port so you need to get a board to plug into a bridge board slot. I have a multi-I/O board which gives me two serial ports (COM1: and COM2:), a parallel port (LPT2: because I can use the Amiga's parallel port as LPT1:), and a game port (who cares?). As far as communications goes, the bridge board side of my machine _is_ an AT clone. I can call up BBSes with Procomm, or fire up PC-Anywhere and dial into a remote machine with no problems whatsoever. Screen updating is a bit slow, but that's due to the modem speed and would be the same for any machine (although the usual slight jerkiness of the bridge board video interface still applies, of course). I usually run in CGA mode; occasionally I use monochrome, which does run a bit faster. To go to VGA you'd need to get a separate adapter card and plug it into a bridge board slot. I haven't tried this myself but I've heard that it works. If I wanted to try it I'd be in good shape with my flickerFixer, since my multisync monitor accepts VGA scan rates so it should be possible to rig a switch to move the monitor between the flickerFixer and a VGA card. I do MS-DOS software development on my bridge board. It's nasty, but it makes me money to buy Amigas. And I don't have to clutter my desk with a box that can't play games while I'm waiting for a compile. :-) Charlie_Gibbs@mindlink.bc.ca MS-DOS: I hate it, but I use it - twice a day.
podop03@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (Kriston J. Rehberg) (05/17/91)
In article <1991May12.232119.102@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: |> |> I know someone who needs a computer, needs MS-DOS, but |>wants an Amiga. The best alternative we can come up with is get |>an XT BB and use one of those programs that work via a modem, |>call up your PC at work, and control it remotely. I suppose you want to use a terminal program on the XT BB? That's not possible unless you have a serial card for the BB. The XT BB can't access the serial port on the Amiga (unfortunately) but you CAN use an Amiga term program and use the Janus transfer software to copy files to/from the BB. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Kriston J. Rehberg, Student Operator, S.U.N.Y. Binghamton Computer Services | |podop03@BINGSUNS.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU (SunOS 4.1) +---------------------------+ |PODOP03@BINGVAXA.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU (VAX/VMS 5.4) |Opinions expressed here are| |TJW3124@BINGTJW.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU (VM/IS CMS) |my own and do not represent| |BG7523@BINGVMA.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU (VM/SP CMS) |those of this organization | +-----> Only Amiga makes it possible! <-----------+--------------------- ;-b -+