From: Davison, Lee (Lee.Davison_at_merlincommunications.com)
Date: 2004-02-23 17:50:39
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg King [mailto:gngking@erols.com]
Sent: 22 February 2004 11:30
To: cbm-hackers@cling.gu.se
>> While I'm about it, has anyone ever networked a VIC-20
>> before? I don't mean SLIP or PPP through a serial-port.
>> I mean ethernet or similar.
>>
>> Am I really first?
> In these modern times, probably yes. But, in the entire
> history of the VIC-20, no.
I realise Vic 20s have been connected together before but
not to generic networks, it's always been to like machines.
> A long time ago [in a galaxy far away ;-)], Commodore sold a classroom
> network for the C64. Students' computers were connected to the teacher's
> file-server through disk-drive cables.
> Does anybody remember the details of that product?
I have a similar network for PETs called MUPET, it allows multiple
machines to connect to shared drives and printers over the IEEE
bus.
Lee.
________________________________________________________________________
This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The
service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive
anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit:
http://www.star.net.uk
________________________________________________________________________
Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list
Archive generated by hypermail pre-2.1.8.