Magazines Archives AMIGA Computing (EN) Amiga Computing Issue 018 Vol 02 06 1989 Nov
The big boys use Ethernet to iink workstations to mainfirames. PCs to PGs and most industriai computers. Hydra Systems, a British company, has dcveioped an Ethernet card for the Amiga which provides compatibiii-ty with Amiga and industry standard fiie Systems. The iink is up to 1.000 times faster than other networks, making it an effec tive way for a number of Amigas - or any other machine - to share a hard dise. There is a card version for the A2000 with a cheaper extemai unit for the A500. Such a setup is ideai for educationai estabiishments which often want to iink iarge numbers of computers. Ethernet can cope with up to 8,000 users at a time. The software has been written by Periheiion to integrate weü with the Amiga operating system. whiie Hydra has deveioped the hardware which is aiready instaiied at a num ber of ciients. Hydra has a iong history of producing Commodore networks, which made the Pet a sensibie soiution for businesses which needed a muiti-user system. Ethernet wiii take the Amiga into advanced fieids where it can be used as a fuiiy biown workstation.
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