Re: thinking of buying imac but no floopy, how do u share files?

[Bryan Villados <news001@nospam_macgeek.org>]

In article <jeff-B74937.13490026072000@nntp.cts.com>, Jeff Jungblut
<jeff@nospam.soapzone.com> wrote:

> In article <260720000808150491%news001@nospam_macgeek.org>, Bryan 
> Villados <news001@nospam_macgeek.org> wrote:
> 
> > > I am thinking of buying a new imac (one of those great new colours 
> > > that are out) and I can't help myself to wonder, "how do u Mac 
> > > users share files, with no floppies?"
> > > 
> > > Or that you the share files over the net?
> > 
> > You can exchange data across two computers via two modems. This is
> > possible by having telecommunications software on both machines. I'd
> > recommend doing the freebee route by using software like ZTerm, or
> > AppleWorks that ships with the iMac.
> 
> A much easier method would be to connect the two iMacs with an RJ45 
> ethernet crossover cable and use file sharing.  (See "File Sharing" in 
> Mac Help.)
> 
> If the iMacs aren't in the same room, you could connect both to your 
> ISPs and do file sharing over TCP/IP, or one of you could put your files 
> on Apple's iDisk server (a public AppleShare server that gives users 
> something like 20MB of free space).

I think the user has only one iMac... And traditionally, earlier Macs
didn't come with ethernet. That's why Apple recommends the
modem-to-modem route. BTW, this also works with transferring files
between ANY two computers. All is needed is a modem for each computer,
and term software that supports a common protocol, such as XMODEM,
ZMODEM, YMODEM, etc. So an Apple IIgs with a modem and ProTERM could
transfer files to PC running HyperTerm, etc.