Re: How to link up GS and PC?

[gfung@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Gavin Fung)]

John L. Graham (fl332@cleveland.Freenet.Edu) wrote:

: The null-modem cable idea works like a charm. I recently had a need
: to move a 1 Mb packed file from one GS hard drive to another and
: I didn;t have a SCSI-SCSI cable to hook the drives together in the
: same chain and the GS's aren't close enough to hook together. Sooo,
: I took the modem cables off the GS's and joined them through a gender
: changer and a null modem adapter. I then connected the source GS to a
: PB-145 through the cable. Using ProTERM v3.1 on the GS and ZTerm on the
: PB I transferred the file to the PB's hard drive, then reversed the
: process on the destination GS. I know I could've AppleTalked the GS &
: PB, but the null modem set up was quick, painless, and got the job
: done.

: Have fun!

: John

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How long does it take to transfer a file through a NULL modem?
Can you set to the highest transfer rate, like 32.2k or higher.