Re: A bit Lost on Null Modem Xfer's and .ZIP files !

["Simon Biber" <simon@basilisk2.cjb.net>]

It's the same connector as used on Mac serial ports since the Mac Plus, an
8-pin Mini DIN. You can buy Mac serial cables at most large electronics or
computer stores. I have two which convert 8-pin MiniDIN to DB-25 which I use
either for connecting my modem to the Mac or for connecting my null-modem to
the Mac.

My Apple II is only a IIe so I don't need to use it on that.

Simon.

"Marvin Miller" <marvinisnot@home.com> wrote in message
news:3a1f4f61.1902254677@news...
> Hi Simon!
>
> Thanks for the info. It was exactly what I needed. I have some null
> modem cables here and I foolishly assumed they woud work with my //gs.
> Wrong, the connector on the //gs is round and strange!
>
> Crossing a couple of wires would be easy, but since I have no
> connector - I'm SOL.
>
> Where would I get one, or how could I make one?
>
> Thanks;
> Marvin
>
>
> On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 02:45:35 GMT, "Simon Biber"
> <simon@basilisk2.cjb.net> wrote:
>
> >A plain serial cable, such as you would use to connect a modem to your
PC,
> >connects Receive to Receive and Transmit to Transmit, so connecting it
> >between two computers won't work, as they will be both listening on the
same
> >line, and both sending on the same line. What you need is called a
> >null-modem, which can be a little box you connect in line with your
serial
> >cable, or it can be a new cable which replaces the old one. This one
swaps
> >the lines over, so that Receive goes to Transmit and Transmit goes to
> >Receive. This way the data can be written by one serial port and read by
the
> >other one.
> >
> >There are one or two ZIP programs for the Apple, but you probably would
find
> >it easier to transport them uncompressed. However if the programs use an
> >Apple II-based format like ShrinkIt then you should extract them on the
> >Apple. (Providing you have the ShrinkIt program.)
> >
> >Simon.
> >
> >
> >"Marvin Miller" <marvinisnot@home.com> wrote in message
> >news:3a1f2121.1890414181@news...
> >> Hi;
> >>
> >>
> >> I got my SCSI card today and connected it up to my HD. I made a bunch
> >> of ProDos partitions and one big HFS one.
> >>
> >> I have a bunch of data on my PC that needs to go to the Apple. I
> >> really quickly looked at the FAQ, saw the words null modem and figured
> >> I had it beat as I have done this stuff before (by using HyperTerminal
> >> to null modem into my UPS stuff etc.)
> >>
> >> The thing is, I've now gone in and read the FAQ a little more and am
> >> now confused. Questions;
> >>
> >> Can't you just connect the PC & Apple together using a single serial
> >> cable? From the FAW it looks like you need some sort of itermediary
> >> device called a 'null modem' cable! I thought the serial cable was a
> >> null modem connction?
> >>
> >> Also, the PC has tons of zipped Apple files. Can these be unzipped on
> >> the Apple (is there software for it?) or is it ness to unzip them
> >> first before x-fer?
> >>
> >> Thanks Again - I'm almost there.....Honest!
> >>
> >> Marvin Miller
> >
> >
>