Re: image to disk ?-- ways to transfer

["Simon Biber" <simon@basilisk2.cjb.net>]

We're only talking about transferring DOS 3.3 for the first time. If you
don't have a DOS then there is probably* no communications program to
transfer files, and certainly no ram disk available.

* You could load one off a cassette :-) Hey, could you load a DOS off a
cassette?

Simon.

<noone@nowhere.net> wrote in message 3A8633F2.93E40A5E@nowhere.net">news:3A8633F2.93E40A5E@nowhere.net...
> For the the jokers pondering timing issues:
> Hey since you want to optimize your text transfers, just send the ASCII
> file to a RAM disk using hi-speed modems with compression, then EXEC the
> thing into memory.  Much faster and more reliable to send via a file
> transfer protocol that makes sure the bits don't get twiddled in
> transit.
>
> For those who aren't quite following:
> There are two ways to get a program into a computer's memory; load from
> storage or enter it in manually from the keyboard.  Many newbys do not
> have a disk to load the initial software from, so they are stuck typing
> something in.  The problem is that they probably still can't store that
> data back to the disk without DOS which is on the startup disk.  Granted
> you could type in about anything, including DOS, but accuracy would
> probably not be nearly good enough.  (Especailly the way alot of us
> type.)
>
> All newby needs to understand is that in the method outlined in the
> Apple Disk Transfer (ADT) documentation is to have the other PC will
> type in the ADT program on their Apple II.  First have DOS typed in if
> you do not have a startup disk.  Then have ADT typed in to allow one to
> transfer disk images to real disks.  ADT is a comm program that copies
> disk images from the other computer to your Apple II's disk drive.  For
> the newby, ADT and 300baud is the least amount of effort from a windows
> type PC. (My opinion.)
>
> My 2 cents.
>
> Thankx,
> Ed