On 03-Dec-99, David wrote:
>> There is plently of software which can make use of more than one
>> machine; don't assume you use your computers to their full potential
>> when they are lying idle :)
>>
>
> That sounds interesting ;o) Do you have an in-home network? I have an
> extra Amiga, and I was going to set it up for my children....
Networking Amigas is definitely worth while. For instance, one CD-ROM
drive can be read from any Amiga on the network.
The only snag is the expense - the hardware tends to cost much more than
for PC, and Envoy (software) is not cheap. OTOH, you will save on CD-ROM
drives etc.
People complain about the likely price of the BoXeR, but at least the
PCI cards will be much cheaper than Amiga Zorro cards. This particularly
applies to networking.
The key to networking is to start by deciding on a number for each
computer. These are the equivalent of URLs on the net, and for a home
(local) network should begin with 192.168, for instance 192.168.1.1 and
192.168.1.2 .... up to 255 if you have 255 Amigas.
Regards
--
Don Cox
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