Re: PC to Mac IIcx to IIgs???

[Randy Shackelford <shack@onyx.southwind.net>]

Paul Seemann <trident@boink.net> wrote:

: What I did was download "Apple IIe Card 2.2.1.sea"  from:

: http://swupdates.info.apple.com/cgi-bin/http_lister.pl?Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Apple_II/For_Macintosh

: and installed it on my IICX.  All you need is the Prodos File System
: init, then you can read/write & format IIGS Prodos disks on your Mac.

I have an Apple IIe card, so I have that software too. I got it way back in
the 7.1 days to use ProDOS disks. It's an antiquated, unstable piece of crap.

: The only other software I use is HFVexplorer or Transmac so I can
: read/write Mac 1.44 disks on my Pentium.  Transmac is alot faster, but
: doens't always work for me.

PC Exchange on a Mac can do both DOS and ProDOS floppies. It works great and
is bundled with OS 7.5. That's really the oldest OS version you want to use.

: If I had a decent modem for my CX I could download directly to Prodos
: floppies and cut out the PC all together.

Well 28.8 modems are $20ish now
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