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Hardware Product of the Year
Amiga User International Jan 97
Version 1.5 Only £149.95
!! Latest RTG Beta screenshot !!
Click to see the larger version.
RTG is available soon as an optional extra. Upgrade details
to follow.
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What is the Siamese System
The Siamese System was designed to enable the computer user to have
multiple platforms (Amiga WB3+, Windows 95, MacOS) appear as if they are a
single machine so as to make the user more productive. It does this by taking
the two machines and a possible MacOS emulator on the Amiga and using one
keyboard / mouse / monitor. Once this is setup you operate one keyboard and
mouse on all of your software, look at one suitable monitor that can handle all
the screen modes you wish to use and then as far as the you are concerned you
run software, you need not worry if that software is Win95, MacOS or Amiga
software because it justs runs in front of you. Obviously this is backed up by
the fact that the Siamese System has all of the drives from the diferent
operating systems mounted within the Amiga OS so that you can share files
instantly between applications.
With the standard pack file transfer is via serial, but if you have a
suitable SCSI card on the Amiga and PC and a shared SCSI drive for buffering,
you can send the files via a very high speed SCSI network developed for and
included in the standard Siamese System software. Rates of over 3Mb/sec. have
been recorded with a high speed SCSI network setup between the machines. Please
note that if you have the SCSI network installed you still need the Serial
connection for the Siamese control software link.
You can cut and paste text between applications and other functions are
available to make the system integrated, programs like Winexe or MCI which allow
the Amiga to launch PC applications from the Amiga or control PC MultiMedia
devices, even from Dopus. One more feature to be added in March as a low cost
upgrade is RTG. This system opens Amiga screens on the PC graphics card enabling
from 256 up to 16M colours, higher resolutions and a flicker free display for
all Amigas with WB3+.
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!! RTG pack screenshots !!
Click them to see the larger version.
RTG is available soon as an optional extra. Upgrade details to follow.
 
 
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If this is your Amiga/PC/Macintosh setup?
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& This your file transfer system?
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Then You NEED the Siamese system from HiQ
Only £149.95 inc Vat.
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Main Features:-
Integrated Amiga, PC and Mac system possible.
Single Monitor automatically switches to display PC as if Amiga Screen.
Single Keyboard and Mouse operation across all platforms.
Built in Serial networking with all PC drives mounted on Amiga.
Siamese uses high speed SCSI network with suitable SCSI interfaces.
Read / Write on any PC Drive at high speed, including Networked Drive.
Text Clipboard, Cut and Paste between Amiga and PC applications
Full Arexx support built in.
Share Printers, all Amiga output sent to PC printer.
Amiga MCI controller from AmigaDos or Arexx, (Media Control Interface)
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Access to Low cost PC products:-
16 bit Sound Card with Wave Synth chip. MJpeg Video Recording cards.
PC Ethernet Cards.
Use Cheap PC SVGA monitor with AGA Amigas
Plus Optional extras :-
Sharing of PC Modems.
MJpeg based, SVHS Animation software.
TCP/IP networking support.
Stand alone High Speed Siamese Win95 Pentium Box -
built to your specs, supplied with or without monitor
.. . . . . Amiga Screen Retargetting System (below).
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What the Press have to say! |
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CU Amiga's Matt Bettison
Aug'96
"I never expected the Siamese to pull off PC and Amiga integration
to this degree."
"I consider this to be the most revolutionary product of the year
for the Amiga.
CU Rating 93%
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Larry Hickmott from EM Issue 11
"the Siamese system has not only helped to make things much more
efficient around here, it is also bringing different types of computers together"
EM Rating 90%
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David Taylor (prototype preview) March '96
"Now you can have the best of both worlds, using each machine for
the areas they excel in. This is the beauty of two independant machines working
together."
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Cut and Paste text between Amiga and PC Applications.
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Read PC devices from within Amiga applications
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Control PC Video and 16 bit Sound from the Amiga
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What you get in the Siamese Pack
ISA Electronic Video Switcher, Cables
and Siamese Manual, plusPC / Amiga
Software and Crossdos 6.
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SIAMESE SYSEM, THE ALL IN ONE SOLUTION!
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