Re: Arghhhh with PC--->Apple over Null Modem Cable

["EK" <spam@euankirkhope.freeserve.co.uk>]

If possible connect the HD up to a PC with a cheap scsi card, and use Beos 5
/ linux whatever to mount the drive, and copy the data in a matter of
seconds.

"Marvin Miller" <marvinmiller@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:aC996.21359$ED.775755@news1.rdc1.bc.home.com...
> OK, I guess I'll have to explain the scenario..
>
> I have roughly 400 megs of Apple programs compressed into a single
> self-extracting zip file. This file is comprised of around 4,000
individual
> programs that I found lying around the 'net. As a result, they are stuck
on
> my PC.
>
> The reason I need a comm program that will work with HFS is obviously
> because of the file size. No other file system will do. I do not have a
Mac
> lying around so there's no help there. It's going to have to go over a
null
> modem cable from the PC ---> Apple
>
> The amount of time it will take is not really relevant. I have time and
can
> set it up and let it go. So, I have two SCSI drives. Both are identical 2
> gig units. The one drive is almost strictly tiny 32 meg partitions and
will
> be the working drive. The other drive is a single two gig HFS partition.
The
> idea is to stick all the programs onto the HFS drive, decompress them
using
> the self-extracting file and than wipe out that file. This means around
500
> megs of stuff on that drive that can than be moved to wherever. At least
the
> programs are than accessible for use.
>
> So the problem comes back to what is the best application to use for
> communicating over a null modem cable that can address the HFS file
system.
> The only other option I have seems to be picking up a CD player and
burning
> the data on it and than using that with the IIgs. Certainly it would be
> faster and would result in a stable archive on a single disk.
>
> What do you guys think?
>
> Best;
> Marvin Miller
>
>
>
>
> "Mark Cummings" <figjams@primus.com.au> wrote in message
> 3a5d92db@news.iprimus.com.au">news:3a5d92db@news.iprimus.com.au...
> > Not free, but not too expensive either, AppleWorks GS should work,
that's
> > what I use. Biggest file I've transfered was about 2 Meg., if you get
too
> > many errors it quits (10, I think). Slower produces far less errors than
> > trying to push the limits.
> > 400Meg though would be a challenge though at 9600/19200. How many days
are
> > you going to be doing this ??? At 9600 it will take something like 5
days.
> > half that isn't much better.
> > Lastly I have to ask, what on earth could you do with a 400Mb file on a
GS
> > anyway. Don't forget one of the key features of the Apple series was
that
> > programmers were forced to make "smart" programs that fit in little
> > packages. If you've got a 400Mb file it must be written by a lazy PC
> > programmer, who has absolutely no respect for hard drive space :)
> > That's why a 500Mb Apple can fit every program ever needed on it, and a
> 20Gb
> > PC can only fit the next version of Windoze on it and no applications !
> >
> > good luck anyway,
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > Marvin Miller wrote in message ...
> > >Hi;
> > >
> > >I'm trying to do a null modem xfer using Z-term and Hyperterminal.
> > >
> > >I need to move a 400 meg file from my PC to the Apple. Because of the
> size
> > I
> > >need to put it on a 2 gig HFS drive.
> > >I was trying Z-Term but it would not see the HFS drive, probably
because
> > >it's a ProDos based program??
> > >
> > >I need a program that will do this transfer, as such it must;
> > >
> > >Work with multiple hard drives
> > >Work with HFS and ProDos volumes
> > >Work with no other comm gear in an Apple file://GS other than a Null
Modem
> > cable.
> > >
> > >Can anyone tell me of a simple to use program that fits these
> requirements
> > >and is free?
> > >
> > >Best;
> > >Marvin Miller
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>