Date   : Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:21:42 +0000
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Re: fileservers

>Message-ID: <7.0.0.16.0.20060316125923.05ad4630@...>
 
Rob <robert@...> wrote:
> I was lucky enough to pick up a A5000 yesterday (boxed, even with
> pretty coloured sleeve, and a boxed AKF18 monitor, too!), with
> 40+200Mb hard discs (well 2 drives show up on screen..) in it.
> 
> Now I think I can add econet to this by just plugging in a standard
> module, which I have..  Can I run any econet fileserver software on
> it though?
 
You'll need a clock, and 5-pin 180degree DIN straight-through
leads.
 
With a short network with a handful of stations you can get away
without terminators.
 
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