cook@sybil.cs.Buffalo.EDU (John M. Cook) (12/07/89)
I know people have done work with transfering data on one type of disk format to another, so I asking the Net for an update. Does anyone have information about such a transfer? I don't have the ability to a simple communication link via serial ports. I need a software answer or even a way of installing a Mac drive in a PC??? I think that's enough info to get some responces. Thanks, John Cook
ajauch@ics.uci.edu (Alexander Edwin Jauch) (12/08/89)
In article <14314@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> cook@sybil.cs.Buffalo.EDU.UUCP (John M. Cook) writes: > > I know people have done work with transfering data on one type of >disk format to another, so I asking the Net for an update. Does >anyone have information about such a transfer? I don't have the >ability to a simple communication link via serial ports. I need a >software answer or even a way of installing a Mac drive in a PC??? >I think that's enough info to get some responces. Thanks, John Cook get your hands on a Mac with superdrive (all the new Mac II's and SE). These drives can read DOS 3.5" diskettes directly. Apple provides some software that will read text files and translate them fairly quickly into Mac format. Your other major option is to use the serial port and set up a "no-modem" connection by wiring the two ports together. MacLink has the software and cable to do this. It operates at a maximum speed of 9600 baud (slow compared to first method). This requires no special equipment other than the package which I think sells for < $50. Sorry If any of this is repetitive. Alex Jauch UCI, AIS ajauch@bonnie.ics.uci.edu Disclaimer: I don't even know who makes MacLink let alone have a connection.
jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau) (12/12/89)
cook@sybil.cs.Buffalo.EDU (John M. Cook) writes: > I know people have done work with transfering data on one type of >disk format to another, so I asking the Net for an update. Does >anyone have information about such a transfer? I don't have the >ability to a simple communication link via serial ports. I need a >software answer or even a way of installing a Mac drive in a PC??? >I think that's enough info to get some responces. Thanks, John Cook I believe there's a Copy II PC board out there that will support read/write operations to Mac disks. I've only vaguely heard of such a beast. Your best bet, however, would probably be to get the Mac upgraded to one with the SuperDrives which intrinsically support read/write operations to MS-DOS formatted disks. // JCA /* **--------------------------------------------------------------------------* ** Flames : /dev/null | My opinions are exactly that, ** ARPANET : crash!pnet01!jca@nosc.mil | mine. Bill Gates couldn't buy ** INTERNET: jca@pnet01.cts.com | it, but he could rent it. :) ** UUCP : {nsoc ucsd hplabs!hd-sdd}!crash!pnet01!jca **--------------------------------------------------------------------------* */
hans@let.vu.nl (Hans Varkevisser) (12/12/89)
We have the CopyIIpc optionboard and we use it to convert
MS-DOS <---> MAC
I does convert alle ascii files and Wordperfect-MAC to
Wordperfect-PC
You also can use it for copy-protected programs and you can
make diskcopy's of every format.
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Name: Hans Varkevisser (system administrator)
hans@let.vu.nl or let.vu.nl!hans UUCPBHB3@PSUVM.BITNET (12/14/89)
In article <580@vulet.let.vu.nl.UUCP>, hans@let.vu.nl (Hans Varkevisser) says: > >We have the CopyIIpc optionboard and we use it to convert >MS-DOS <---> MAC >I does convert alle ascii files and Wordperfect-MAC to >Wordperfect-PC >You also can use it for copy-protected programs and you can >make diskcopy's of every format. > >-- >Organisation: Free University, Faculty of Literature > Amsterdam, the Netherlands >Name: Hans Varkevisser (system administrator) > hans@let.vu.nl or let.vu.nl!hans UUCP In my experience the most easy way to transfer files from a Mac to PC and visa versa is via ethernet if possible. The Option Board will work also. There is one drive avaiable for the Mac that will also read PC disks, but it is over $30 0, whereas the option board can be found for $110 or so. Brent H. Besler
wew@naucse.UUCP (Bill Wilson) (12/15/89)
Another method that people miss is putting a Deluxe Copy Option board from Central Point Software in the machine with a 3 1/2" drive. This will allow you to read, write and initialize a Mac disk. The board retails for $150, but can be purchased wholesale for as low as about $120. I have two of the boards and they work great! It is also possible to make bit copies of disks with the board. -- Let sleeping dragons lie........ | The Bit Chaser ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Wilson (Bitnet: ucc2wew@nauvm | wilson@nauvax) Northern AZ Univ Flagstaff, AZ 86011