ryan@ucla-cs.UUCP (08/26/85)
Is there anything available out in netland which allows an APPLE MACINTOSH to communicate with an IBM PC? I am primarily interested in transfering regular ASCII files (such as Dbase or Lotus) to/from the IBM and Macintosh... Does such a Program exist? Ryan
vishniac@wanginst.UUCP (Ephraim Vishniac) (08/30/85)
> Is there anything available out in netland which allows an APPLE > MACINTOSH to communicate with an IBM PC? I am primarily interested > in transfering regular ASCII files (such as Dbase or Lotus) to/from > the IBM and Macintosh... > > Does such a Program exist? > Most communication packages for the Mac support XMODEM file transfer. Most comm packages for the IBM PC and clones do the same. I don't know of any totally free Mac programs that fill the bill, but there are several shareware (pay for it if you like it) programs, including the very popular Red Ryder. If you want to stick with "official" stuff, use Apple's MacTerminal. I do, and it's quite reliable even if it did take Apple 8 months to mail a manual that was supposed to be available "in a few weeks." I communicate between Macs and various types of PC regularly. Most of the local bulletin boards that I call are IBM PC's (not many Macs with hard disks yet!). Because of logistics, stuff that I download from Usenet usually goes first to my Wang PC (local phone call, 10 meg hard disk), then later ferried over to a Mac (direct connection, 19,200 baud). -- Ephraim Vishniac [apollo, bbncca, cadmus, decvax, harvard, linus, masscomp]!wanginst!vishniac vishniac%Wang-Inst@Csnet-Relay
rogerh@sagan.UUCP (Roger House) (09/04/85)
>Is there anything available out in netland which allows an APPLE >MACINTOSH to communicate with an IBM PC? I am primarily interested >in transfering regular ASCII files (such as Dbase or Lotus) to/from >the IBM and Macintosh... PC-to-Mac-and-Back is a general purpose communications package, but it is best-known as a link between the IBM PC and the Mac. The distribution kit for this package contains a 5-1/4" floppy disk for the PC, and a microdisk for the Mac, both of which contain the PC-to-Mac-and-Back program. If I remember correctly, a cable for connecting a PC and a Mac is also included. Of course, the connection can also be done via modems. PC-to-Mac-and-Back was formerly available from Dilithium Press in Oregon, but they have gone out of business (not because of PC-to- Mac-and-Back; rumor has it that this program was the only thing making money for the company). The package can now be obtained at a cost of $150.00 from its author: Peter H. Mackie Seaquest Software, Inc. 4200 N.W. Columbia Ave. Portland, OR 97229 (503) 645-2282 Roger House {dual,hplabs,ptsfa}!well!micropro!sagan!rogerh