Date   : Wed, 08 Apr 1998 12:53:56 +0200
From   : "Mark Usher" <marku@...>
Subject: Re: BBC Hard Disks

Mike Tomlinson wrote:-

>Instead of trying to figure out how to attach an IDE drive to a Beeb or
>farting about with slow serial links, a simpler approach might be to
>write a pseudo-filing system to transfer data over the Beeb's user port
>connected to the PC's printer port.  Data transfer would be parallel,
>thus much faster.  The software at both ends shouldn't be too difficult
>to write (said he, ducking and running before anyone suggests he write
>it.)


Has anyone got any routines for parallel communication. I talked to Wouter
about software transfer over a parallel cable a few months ago, but as yet
he hasn't had time to really look at it depth as far as I know.

Be interesting if someone could look at this... (said he, ALSO ducking and
running before anyone suggests he write it.) :-)

Mark