Project Amiga - Part 2

It turns out it's easy to get files from the PC file system to the emulated Amiga in WinUAE. There is a feature to create a virtual hard disk from a folder on the PC - perfect!

I've decided that I will need an easy way to move further files between the Amiga and PC in the future. Browsing eBay revealed a PCMCIA to Compact Flash solution that comes with the relevant software on an Amiga floppy. This is mightily tempting, but a) it's a bit of a cop-out to let someone else do the hard work and provide a ready-to-use disk and b) I am loathe to spend the £15.99 including shipping considering my whole set up so far has cost only £8.48!

Instead, I've ordered a PCMCIA to Compact Flash adapter from a seller in China for the whopping sum of £2.36 including delivery. How can they make any money selling this so cheaply?!!! I just hope that it's a classic 16-bit PCMCIA device and not 32-bit CardBus only.... My research leads me to believe that it is.


On the software front, I've downloaded a number of tools from Aminet that will hopefully get this thing working. Firstly the compact flash driver cfd.lha, which allows the Amiga to see the compact flash card. Secondly, FAT95, which allows the Amiga to read a Windows formatted file system. Finally, ADFBlitzer, which lets you write ADF files to real Amiga disks.

I also need to check out a tool called WHDLoad, which allows you to run many Amiga floppy games from the hard disk.