Re: Apple IIgs <--> PC question

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

"Peter Rittwage" <rittwage@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Supertimer <supertimer@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> For null modem purposes, the IIGS can do 57.6k which is quite
>> an improvement over a Super Serial Card.  If the other computer
>> is a Mac, you'd want to use AppleTalk through the ports which
>> will allow 230k speed.
>
>What's the trick?  The only terminal software I've found is Comm.System,
>Z.Link, and ANSITerm.  All of the screw up at 19,200 or higher with a NULL
>cable to a Linux box.

The newest version of ANSITerm should support 57.6k.  You
need a handshaking modem cable.  The modem cables sold
for Macintosh computers these days (the pre-USB Macs) are
all handshaking cables, so if you are using an old style IIGS
modem cable, get a Mac one and your troubles should vanish.
It lets the modem tell the IIGS to stop sending data when the
modem has to wait.

I don't think Comm.System or ZLink support speeds higher
than 19.2k because they are IIe programs that use the serial
ports as emulated Super Serial Cards with the same limitations.

If your ANSITerm is an older version, I believe you can still
upgrade.  I just don't know the address of the programmer.

Other IIGS aware programs that support 57.6k are
ProTERM 3.1 from http://www.intrec.com/ Intrec and
Spectrum from Seven Hills software which also makes the
following web browser:

http://www.myesource.com/sevenhills/applesoftware/iigs/sis/sis.htm