Re: Disk drives and PcTransporter

[dmcclain@runet.edu (Dennis McClain-Furmanski)]

David Empson (dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz) wrote:
: In article <goble.4.00028292@eastend.com.au>,
: David Goble <goble@eastend.com.au> wrote:
: >         Running IBM software has not been the proplem, the problem has been,
: > that I want the 486Dx2/66 connected to the PcTransporter, so that the
: > 486Dx2/66 can use the Apple ImageWriter II and transfer files between the
: > 486 and the Apple IIGs (Espeacial Apple IIGs programs from the net).
: 
: I assume you want to set up some kind of serial connection between the
: computers, so you can transfer files back and forth?  This should not
: need to involve the PC Transporter at all - just use communications
: software on each computer to send files down the wire (ideally using
: ZModem, to save typing and allow automatic receive at the other end).
: 
: You do _not_ want to involve the PC Transporter in this.  The PCT has
: no serial ports of its own, so it uses the Apple II ports.  It does
: this _very_ slowly.  At best, I've only ever been able to get transfer
: rates of about 240 characters per second using a PC Transporter on an
: accelerated IIgs.  You will be much better off using Apple II comms
: software (either GS/OS or ProDOS-8 based), then using the TRANSFER
: program to copy the files into the PC Transporter's hard drive, if
: they are PC-specific.
: 
: The PC Transporter is really only useful in this case if you want to
: copy files to a disk on the 486, and read them on the IIgs.  The
: TRANSFER program can then be used to copy the files over to a ProDOS
: disk.
: 

The PC/T has to wait for things moved through the Apple's RAM, and 
it doesn't like to. Printing is a problem. Modeming is virtually useless.

I also do far better by simply transfering directly to the Apple and then 
print. A handy set of conversion programs like LIST.SYSTEM and TEX, as 
well as the control-character filter patch for Appleworks makes it easier.