Re: .Simple IIGS-Mac network - boy i feel stupid

[lon@pcnet.com (Lon Seidman)]

In article <3pakel$7d2@elna.ethz.ch>,
   GUDATH@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH (GUDAT,HENRIK MICHAEL) wrote:
>In <2e445c2w165w@ruth.uucp> spqr@ruth.uucp writes:
>
>> JJeffries@psu.edu (Jason Jeffries) writes:
>[...] 
>> | > I have a serial cable (the one from the printer) plugged into the 
printer
>> | > ports.
>> 
>> no no, a straight-through cable ought not work.  use some sort of 
>> localtalk (or similar) boxes and the appropriate wires.  it REALLY is 
>> necessary.  i made this mistake once, and you need the spiffy 
>> connectors.
>
>Hmm, but it worked in my environment. I had no problems with file transfers 
in
>either direction.

I had no problems either.  If you're connecting a IIgs to a Mac, a simple 
serial cable will do the trick.  I use my Newton's cable to connect my GS to 
my powerbook.  The trick is getting the appleshare software installed on your 
system disk (an ardous task if you have to do it manually :)    ).


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