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Introduction
Do you have a packet radio modem but you want to use a programme which only
can use TNCs in hostmode? Or do you have a modem which uses the AMIGA audio
output and you want to use a programm which doesn't support this? AmigaTNC can
emulate a TNC with both types of modem. Hostmode supporting programmes will
run on a simple modem. Even KISS-only programmes run with AmigaTNC.
AmigaTNC even works with KISS-only TNCs and supports the missing hostmode
interface for these TNCs.
AmigaTNC can be "resident in your memory". Other stations can use you for
digipeating even if your packet radio programme isn't running. Somebody can
even put a message in your "TNC" or connect you and wait until you load your
programme. If you leave your programme, all connects will be kept until you
reset your computer. AmigaTNC works completely in the background. If your
computer is fast enough or you don't mind a speed decrease if a packet
arrives, you can permanently install AmigaTNC in your startup.
AmigaTNC can also be used, if you use an old programme which doesn't have a
frame collector. AmigaTNC itself has a higly efficent frame collector built
in!
Tested configurations
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Amiga 500 / 68000 7 MHz / 1 MB Chip / 2 MB Fast / OS 2.0
Amiga 1200 / 68EC020 14 MHz / 2 MB Chip / 0 MB Fast / OS 3.0
Amiga 1200 / 68030 50 MHz / 2 MB Chip / 4 MB Fast / OS 3.0
Amiga 4000 / 68EC030 25 MHz / 2 MB Chip / 16 MB Fast / OS 3.0
Amiga 4000 / 68060 50 MHz / 2 MB Chip / 16 MB Fast / OS 3.0
Requirements
- Kickstart 2.04
- 512 KB memory
- 7MHz or better
Sorry to all Kickstart 1.3 users, but your operating system is really old
fashioned. It's awful to programme I/O handling or command line parsing on
Kickstart 1.3. Please buy a new operating system, the features are great. Or
even better, buy a new Amiga computer!
AmigaTNC does not need much memory, but if you load AmigaTNC, it may be
possible that some programmes don't run anymore because they need all memory
you have. I nobody know who has only 512KB of memory so I cannot test which
programmes run on these machines.
All modem drivers need much CPU time. But I think AmigaTNC should run on all
Amigas. If you have problems receiving packets, then it may be possible that
your Amiga is to slow. I have 2MB of fast memory and I don't have these
problems. If you only have chip memory and your packet programme uses a lot of
bitplanes, it can slow down your whole computer. Buy a turbo board or try
another programme.
(c) 1996-1997 by Alexander Feigl
Binary file: AmigaTNC.lha (53 kBytes)
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