Re: PC to Mac IIcx to IIgs???

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

Randy Shackelford <shack@onyx.southwind.net> wrote:

>Jason Whorton <jason@microxl.com> wrote:
>: Hello.  Can files be downloaded on a PC and put on a 1.44 floppy disk, then
>: read from the Mac IIcx and put into a file format that the IIgs or IIe can
>: use?  I bought a IIcx yesterday and read that it can read MS-DOS files.
>: Also, I have seen Mac to IIgs transfers being mentioned here, but as I never
>: had a Mac, I always skipped them.  I don't know if a IIcx is modern enough
>: for whatever it has to have to be able to transfer files.  If anyone has any
>: info on this (Supetimer, Rubywand, your name here) then please post it or
>: e-mail me.  I would appreciate it.  It would give me a reason to dust off
>: the IIgs and/or IIe and use it/them again.
>
>A IIcx has a superdrive, so all it takes is PC Exchange to access DOS disks.
>That comes bundled with OS 7.5. I recommend using OS 7.5.5, the last version
>that a IIcx can run. You may not be used to the idea if you use wintel stuff,
>but Apple's stuff has a useful lifespan far longer than that of that brand X 
>stuff. You can also network the IIcx with a IIgs with practically no effort.

You can even have the IIGS read and write directly to DOS (PC) 1.44MB
disks if you have a SuperDrive plus controller card or Floptical plus
Apple HS SCSI/Ramfast card or PC floppy (3.5" 1.44MB) plus BlueDisk
controller card thus skipping the Mac all together.