Re: 2e to mac transfer

[wshek@ibm.net]

In <5r2ena$90i$1@europa.frii.com>, shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford) writes:
>In article <mikeford-2107971316220001@ppp-207-113-176-93-anaheim.apc.net>,
>Mike Ford <mikeford@apc.net> wrote:
>>In article <33CFA7DA.D3E5EE50@hg.uleth.ca>, Makepeace@HG.Uleth.CA wrote:
>
>>> I would like to transfer some files from db master (11e) on 5.25 disk to
>>> my mac. I have an LC with a 2e card in it. Can anyone offer tips on how
>>> to get these files to the mac side? The last time I used a 2e was in
>>> elementary school, so I am a bit lost without my mac gui B-)
>>> 
>>> Is there a FAQ on the web about this? It seems that there are a bunch of
>>> people of asking the same question ie. 2e to mac/pc transfer.
>>> 
>>> I am trying this for a nice old guy who is trying to archive some stuff,
>>> and I would appreciate any help you can give.
>>
>>Find a IIe, ala $25 in a thrift shop if you don't have one, and hook it
>>together with a null modem to your mac and do the transfers from within
>>any telecomm program.
>
>Better yet, buy a 5.25 drive and the adaptor cable job and connect the drive
>to the //e card and access the disks directly.
>-- 
>Randy Shackelford                                 
>shack@frii.com                                    

Gets my vote.... everytime I've seen a IIe card on an LC or such it has had a
diskII attached. Kind of useless without it unless you're into writing all your 
code on the fly. <g>

-Walt