z-factor@sherwood.rent.com (Scott Brown) (03/22/91)
Well, if it's just ascii and text files that you want to transfer, gat the right cables and adapters and hook up a "null-modem" setup between the serial port on the IBM and the modem port on the Mac. That way you can send and recieve via the null modem just as if you were online. As far as using the 3.5 diskettes, i'm not sure if the mac format and IBM format are compatible. Yes, they use the same physical diskette, but they store information differently. I doubt you could get that to work without some sort of bridgecard. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: __ __ _ :: :: | \/ | | | The Missing Link BBS (908)/352-7488 Weekends :: :: | | | | :: :: | |\/| | | |___ Inet: z-factor@sherwood.rent.com :: :: |_| |_| |_____| UUCP: ...rutgers!bobsbox!sherwood!z-factor :: :: AmOn: Z Factor :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
ingemar@isy.liu.se (Ingemar Ragnemalm) (03/25/91)
z-factor@sherwood.rent.com (Scott Brown) writes: >Well, if it's just ascii and text files that you want to transfer, gat the >right cables and adapters and hook up a "null-modem" setup between the >serial port on the IBM and the modem port on the Mac. That way you can send >and recieve via the null modem just as if you were online. >As far as using the 3.5 diskettes, i'm not sure if the mac format and IBM >format are compatible. Yes, they use the same physical diskette, but they >store information differently. I doubt you could get that to work without >some sort of bridgecard. Use Apple File exchange. It can mount MS-DOS diskettes, copy files and making character set conversions, granted that your Mac is new enough to have a "superdrive". Optionally, you could get Dayna Dos Mounter, an init that lets you mount MSDOS disketted on the desktop just like ordinary Mac disks. I've tried the demo, and it works just great. It was IBM PC's you were talking about, wasn't it? -- Ingemar Ragnemalm Dept. of Electrical Engineering ...!uunet!mcvax!enea!rainier!ingemar .. University of Linkoping, Sweden ingemar@isy.liu.se