Re: Help! Filetype $00 problems . . .

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Supertimer writes ...
> 
> hubble1@my-dejanews.com wrote:
> 
> >Help!
> >
> >I am trying to get everything I will need to
> >do null modem transfers from a PC to my GS, and
> >plan to have System 6.0.1 running off of a Zip
> >drive.
> 
> Hi, I think Randy has provided you with the answer to making GSHK
> self-extractable...ProTYPE.  Note, once you have GSHK working,
> you can dispense with ProTYPE since GSHK can handle resource
> forks and even $00 files that are actually .shk files.
> 
> My suggestion is with your intention of using null modem even though
> you have a Zip drive on your IIGS.  DON'T DO IT!
> 
> You can take the whole night to transfer by null modem 100MB at
> 56k, but why bother?  The IIGS can read and write MS-DOS FAT
> formatted Zip disks using the MUG! desk accessory.  That's like
> >1000x faster!  Use Zip disks to do the transfers and save yourself
> a lot of anguish.


     Granted, for transferring enormous blocks of stuff, 56k will take a
while. But, then, how often does a user have 100MB of Apple II downloads to
move at one sitting?

     Another consideration is this: Where do you put the 100MB of stuff you
have on a Zip disk in MS-DOS format if you are using the Zip drive on your
IIgs as your system's hard disk?

     Hubble seems to be counting on using a single Zip drive. Carting stuff
between computers on MS-DOS Zip disk seems to assume the presence of a hard
disk or second Zip drive connected to the GS. Otherwise, you are left with
very time-consuming and bothersome swapping.

     With NULL modem, you just start the PC --> GS transfer and, when it's
done, that's it-- no disks to move around or MS-DOS conversions or need for
extra drives. And, transfers go just as easily the other way. If your PC has
two serial ports, you do not even need to go off-line.



Rubywand