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Re: Apple IIe PC to Disk without serial connection



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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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