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Re: Apple IIe PC to Disk without serial connection
- Subject: Re: Apple IIe PC to Disk without serial connection
- From: salfter@salfter.dyndns.org (Scott Alfter)
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 03:37:03 GMT
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: USS Voyager NCC-74656, Delta Quadrant
- References: <vfq1a3l457mgfe@corp.supernews.com> <bdj2vp$s5v$1@woodrow.ucdavis.edu> <Q1rLa.172498$eJ2.143746@fed1read07> <bdnq8g$f5k$1@woodrow.ucdavis.edu>
- Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.sys.apple2:32305
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In article <bdnq8g$f5k$1@woodrow.ucdavis.edu>,
Chris Alaimo <cpalaimo@excite.com> wrote:
>> >Why dont you just buy a frickin serial cable, dude?
>>
>> A serial cable won't do you much good unless a serial card is also
>> installed in the IIe. Maybe he doesn't have one (which is probable if
>> the computer was used with a parallel printer and no modem).
>>
>> (Three Super Serial Cards are up on eBay right now. One's even at a
>> reasonable price. You'll still need telecom software to make any use of
>> it, but ProTERM's only $20, last time I checked.)
>
> So basically it isnt worth it trying to get an old enough 5.25" drive
>running on a dos machine, and it's too much of a pain to try to get an SSC,
>a serial cable, and a telecom program. Why doesnt he just chuck his Apple
>in the dumpster right now and then put a bullet through his left temple.
So basically it appears you're only here to troll. Why don't you have a
nice hot cup of STFU?
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