Re: Profile Hard Drive Question

[louiss@gate.net (Louis Schulman)]

In <1d6krct.ejl9jb1fds5a8N@dempson.actrix.gen.nz>, dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) writes:
>Peter E. Clark <pclark@kcnet.com> wrote:
>
>> I am trying to figure out a way to connect my profile to my //gs or //e and
>> my /// to transfer files bigger than 140k between them.  The obvious ways,
>> direct cable, or compressed  files are a problem as I have no comm. software
>> or compression/decompression programs for my ///.
>
>You _might_ be able to use IIPLUS.UNSHRINK and IIPLUS.SHRINKIT on the
>///, in ][+ emulation mode.  
>
>Icky solution: write a simple program in whatever language(s) you have
>available on the /// to split files into small enough chunks that they
>will fit on a floppy.  Also write a corresponding join program.
>
>-- 
>David Empson
>dempson@actrix.gen.nz
>Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand

Easy solution:  Get a 3.5 Unidisk and controller for the /// and the //.
Drivers are available for the /// from Dave Ottalini at WAP.  Since ProDOS
and SOS use the same file system, you can just move disks back and forth.

Of course, you could actually make do with one controller and drive, and move
it back and forth, but that would really be annoying, I would think.

I actually used the system of physically carrying a ProFile between a //e
and a /// to move files, but that system does leave something to be desired.

Louis Schulman