CompuServe Messages

"The average PC transfers data through the Parallel port at 45Kb/sec." Correction. The average PC (meaning the majority of machines sold) can transfer at well over 150K/sec through the parallel port, as evidenced by the the fairly popular portable SCSI adapters that attach to this port. This speed is achieved by hardware that has been pretty much standard since the IBM-AT days (1985-ish). On the other hand, most of the world's IBM compatibles have been sold within the last 3 or 4 years. The Amiga parallel port cannot cope reliably with anything over 50K/sec. This makes it unsuitable for most network and mass-storage devices. Keep in mind that even if your tape drive does run at <=50K/sec, PC driver source may be of no help, since the Amiga parallel port hardware is proprietary and may require different programming altogether. You may want to search the Internet for such Amiga drivers, but you'll be darned lucky if you find one made for your particular brand/model of tape drive. -Chris