Re: //e -> Mac file transfers (need software)

[nathan@cco.caltech.edu (Nathan Mates)]

In article <3jfg08$p4n@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>,
Kent Squires  <squires@uiuc.edu> wrote:
>neds@acca.nmsu.edu (GareBear) wrote:

>> The prof I work for as a student assistant just got a new PowerMac, and 
>> now he wants to transfer all of his old applewriter files over to the mac.

>> Well, the main problem is that the Mac only has a 3.5" drive, and the //e 
>> only has 5.25" drives.  So.. I read the FAQ, and it says that you can 
>> just hook the //e -> Imagewriter cable up to the Mac, and transfer the 
>> files that way (null modem).  Okay.. well, we have Versaterm on the Mac, 
>> but no comm program on the //e.  Can anyone help me out here?  I'd need
>> the necessary program on 5.25" disk.

>With an imagewriter cable? Naw, you'd need a null modem cable.

   Today's bit of trivia: printer cables are null modem cables. That
way, both ends have standard serial connections, no funky wiring
differences. The cable takes care of everything so they can both talk
to each other.

Nathan Mates



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