Re: Apple II software in a .2mg image format and a 68k Mac

[Greg Buchner <null@none.invalid>]

In article <bfmdnWj0C-RPKGHWnZ2dnUVZ_oQAAAAA@giganews.com>,
 madmax_2069@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (madmax2069) wrote:

> 
>  > Greg Buchner wrote:
>  > 
>  > 
>  > I think your best bet would be to build a floppy that has all of
> the 
>  > Appletalk software on it, turn on file sharing on the Mac and then
> 
>  > access the .2mg files that way. I seem to recall that you can't fit
> 
>  > Finder on there with the necessary tools so you'll have to use the
> 
>  > simple launcher program.
>  > 
>  > It's been way too long since I've done file sharing with only
> floppies 
>  > available, so I'm not certain about what needs to be done. And I
> don't 
>  > have room to set up my GS to play with...
>  > 
>  > Greg B.
>  > 
>  > -- 
>  > Actual e-mail address is gregbuchner and I'm located at gmail.com
> 
> Interesting
> 
> The only thing is i lack the hardware and cables to hook my IIgs upto
> the Mac (or router even). the LC 475 has a Ethernet card but i lack
> any serial cables to hook up to the IIgs. and i don't have Ethernet
> on the IIgs.
> 
> that ideal sounds great if i had the proper hardware and cables.

The simplest cable would be an mini din-8 to mini din-8 printer cable, 
hooked up to the printer ports on both the Mac and the GS.

Or, you could get two of the LocalTalk Adapters from here:

> <http://gbennett.whsites.net/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_6&products_id=181>

and a cable:

> <http://gbennett.whsites.net/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_6&products_id=181>

Or from here being that the first location only has one in stock:

> <http://www.worldofcables.com/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=1716>

And you'd be set.

Or you can get the phonenet adapters for less cost and use a standard 
RJ-11 phone cable (needs to be 4 wires), but the phonenet adapters may 
not come with the needed terminator and you might have to build one 
yourself. (The localtalk box self-terminates.)

Greg B.

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Actual e-mail address is gregbuchner and I'm located at gmail.com