[comp.sys.apple2] Transfering Files/Data from Apple//e to IBM

yusuf@delta.eecs.nwu.edu (Yusuf Pisan) (11/09/90)

     Hi,
I have quite a large sum of data on Apple//e that I would like to transfer to
a Mac or an IBM. The only way I could think was finding a modem and
transfering the files through the phone lines. It should be possible to link
up an Apple//e and IBM, but I have no idea about how to do it. Maybe some
computers (with the help of software) can even read Apple disks, which would
just solve all my problems. I need help. I am feeling lost. I do not have a
modem at hand and since this is going to be a one time thing I don't really
want to purchase one either.

I would appreciate any help that would save me 10 days of typing in front of
a computer.


                                                 Yusuf Pisan
                                               yusuf@eecs.nwu.edu
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cs4w+@andrew.cmu.edu (Charles William Swiger) (11/11/90)

If you can find a Mac, use "Apple File Exchange", which is included with
the system software.  It can transfer files between Apple //'s, Macs,
and IBMs.  It also has specialized translators that may be able to
retain formatting information for wordprocessing documents and the like.
 Wait a minute, you do have a 3.5" drive don't you?

Failing that, you could get a "null modem" cable, which is simply a
cable without a modem that directly connects the two computers.  You'd
need a serial card for the //e though.

-- Charles William Swiger
    cs4w+@andrew.cmu.edu