Re: Programs that transfer apple2gs and IBM files

[msean@ix.netcom.com(Michael Sean Madill)]

In <01bba87a$6ddb84c0$7af30c26@cd003508.interramp.com> "Tom Zuchowski"
<cd003508@interramp.com> writes: 
>
>Stephen Britton <runt@netva.com> wrote in article
><01bba7c1$e4a584c0$9c651fce@PatBritton>...
>> Does anyone know of any programs that will transfer text files
between
>> apple2gs and IBM computers
>> 
>
>It can't be done via disks. You have to transfer the data via a serial
link
>or modem link, or email.  This can generally be done with most telecom
>programs, or you can use a dedicated utility such as Cross-Works. 
Most
>better telecom programs can perform the conversion of CR into CR-LF on
the
>fly during the transfer of text files.
>
>Cross-Works is the only utility that I know of that can translate
files
>between Apples and PC.  It comes with a nifty hydra-headed cable that
can
>hook anything to anything, and supports a whole lot of formats.
>
>Cross-Works is sold by Soft-Spoken: (919)870-5694.  It's about $90.
>
>Good luck.
>
>TomZ
>
> Amen to CrossWorks.  I had a database in WordPerfect that was
delimited by spaces.  The omly way I could get the categories the way
that I wanted them was to use CrossWorks to send them from the 486 to
the GS, use AppleWorks and UltraMacros to turn the wordprocessor
document into a database, and then send it all back to the 486. 
CrossWorks is great.
    Mike