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- Using an Amiga CDROM on another machine.
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- Q. Will I be able to use my CU Amiga CDROM on a PC?
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- A. Yes, sort of. You will be able to access data on it, and
- this means you will be able to view any pictures or read any
- text which is stored on it in plain or cross-platform
- formats. A perfect example is HTML files: using a Web
- browser such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer you
- can read any HTML documents on the CU Amiga disk. This
- includes reading the text, viewing the pictures and using
- the links.
-
- Q. Can I use the programs though?
-
- A. No, you can't. Amiga programs run on Amigas, and won't
- run on PC's or Apple Mac's.
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-
-
- Q. Can't I get an Amiga emulator for the PC and run the
- programs that way? After all, I can emulate a PC and an
- Apple Mac on my Amiga?
-
- A. Well, yes, there is UAE. It's not very fast though, and
- to be frank it's more an A500 emulator even on an P120.
- Although technically impressive, it's not an ideal solution.
- Is there a hardware based Amiga emulator? No, I don't think
- so, and I don't think there will be either. At the moment
- the best piece of hardware for running Amiga programs is an
- Amiga.
-
-
- Q. I don't have a CDROM drive on my Amiga, but I have one on
- my PC at work. Will I be able to copy the files across?
-
- A. In theory yes, as the same standard is used to record
- data on PC and Amiga CDROMs. However, you may have some
- problems, such as the fact that the Amiga can cope with long
- filenames and the PC sometimes can't.
-
- Windows95 (or NT) solves the first problem, as it can cope
- at last cope with filenames other than those of the MSDOS
- format. However, you still can't copy those directly to
- floppy disk: floppies are still in MSDOS format. One way to
- procede is to use an archiving utility such as PKZIP which
- will pack up all the files on the PC, move the archive to
- the Amiga and un-ZIP it. The result is that the filenames
- are preserved.
-
- Q. How can I move the files from the PC to the Amiga?
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- A. To move the file, you have two options: use a removable
- disk which both systems can read, or link the two platforms
- together. Using the Amiga's built in CrossDos device (PC0:)
- it can read floppy disks formatted by the PC -- but only
- double density, not high density (unless you have an A4000
- or special floppy drive). It's also possible to make use of
- Syquest or ZIP drives if you have the necessary hardware.
-
- The best way is to network the machines using Ethernet, but
- this is overkill for file transfer, not to mention virtually
- impossible on the A1200 (go on, prove me wrong -- please).
- Send best way is to connect the PC and Amiga together using
- a Null Modem cable, run a terminal program and use ZModem to
- transfer files.
-
- Q. How can I install files stored on the CDROM when I can't
- read it directly?
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- Q.