>Well, I would like to solve this problem by using my PC's hard drive on Sam. >Is it possible to connect Sam to PC and use it's hard drive. >It would be nice to have a parallel cable (as used in Norton Commander, or >MS-DOS) and make a SamDOS which could cooperate with PC using this cable. >Then we can make some 'server' on PC side. >Is this already done or can anyone do it? >Or any other idea?
I had a similar project on the go a while back. The idea was to have two shell programs, one on the PC and the other on the SAM. Actually, it was intended on being similar to FTP with file transfer and being able to run compatible programs on the PC from the control of the SAM. All this was to be over an RS232 link. The goal was to make a full remote control that would effectively make the SAM a DOS terminal. Why? Coz it seemed like a good idea at the time. Then, when I got a decent PC with UNIX, I'd write one that allowed my SAM to operate as a (text) XTerm - full UNIX access from the SAM! :) Then again, there's probably an easier way to do it in UNIX: I guess there's a way of piping all TTY stuff through a comms port and just using any old terminal emulator on the SAM. There was, however, a couple of minor set-backs: (a) I didn't (still don't) have an RS232 i/face on my SAM (b) I moved out of my parents house and no longer have a PC to continue the PC side of it all. in fact, I still haven't bothered to buy a new one. (c) Lack of time.... However, a MasterDos style front end to HDD access from the PC (via a server program) seems like a cool idea.... Jut.
