Tim_Sam_Carson@cup.portal.com (12/16/87)
Has anyone out there ever had any luck using any multi-file tranfer protocols on a Mac? I have a major problem on my hands, I have to transfer 500+ text-only files from my IBM/PC/XT to my Mac SE and, so far, nothing works properly. I can get XModem to work, but the Mac asks me for a file name for each file. I also got Kermit to work, but it trys to fit all the IBM files into one file on the Mac. Anyone have any suggestions??...Thanx T.C.
cm450s02@uhccux.UUCP (Jeff T. Segawa) (12/17/87)
In article <2020@cup.portal.com> Tim_Sam_Carson@cup.portal.com writes: >Has anyone out there ever had any luck using any multi-file >tranfer protocols on a Mac? I would've suggested Red Ryder 10.3's YModem batch file capability, but it doesn't always seem to work. When it does, it's wonderful, though. Have you considered ARC-ing those files on the IBM, then transferring the packed file over to the Mac, and Un-ARCing it there with MacARC? That should work just fine, though still not quite as easy as telling the IBM to send all files (*.*) to the Mac.
stephens@hpcupt1.HP.COM (Greg Stephens) (12/18/87)
I have tried several combinations of programs to perform multi-file xfers between PCs and the Mac. First, Red Ryder 10.3, says that it supports YMODEM. I have never gotten Red Ryder's YMODEM to work with any PC based emulator that supports YMODEM. However, MicroPhone 1.1 YMODEM does work with multiple files at least when you are sending from the PC to the Mac. I have not tried sending multi-files from the Mac to the PC though. Another nice thing about MicroPhone is that it supports up to 56kbaud which helps if you have the PC and Mac direct connected. On the PC side of things I have used ProComm and Mirror (the crosstalk clone). Both of their YMODEMs work with MicroPhone. Procomm, however, only goes up to 19.2kb so I would use Mirror or Crosstalk if you are direct connected. If you get YMODEM from Mac to PC working with multi-files let me know how it works.