Re: Problems with Apple IIGs, IMageWriterII, PcTransporter and 486Dx2/66

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In article <goble.1.0011988F@eastend.com.au>, goble@eastend.com.au (David
Goble) writes:

>I have been using the system of the Apple 3.5 Disk Drive connected to the

>PcTransporter and copying the text files to IBM Disk to PcTransporter to
>Apple 
>and then printing. This works well for text file, except for a bit of
text 
>formating problems.
>
>But I need to be able to use the Apple ImageWriterII to print graphics
that I
>have on the 486Dx2/66. ...
>My problem is that I want to use the Apple ImageWriterII on both
machines.

   Make a switchbox to let you select which computer's output goes to the
printer.

>I would also like to be able to download Apple stuff from the internet
and 
>transfer it to the Apple IIGs, without buying another modem for the Apple
>IIGs.
>
   Use a NULL modem connection between the IIgs and PC to do transfers.
For more convenience, you could add a Modem Setup selector to the
switchbox. It could choose between [1] IIgs to modem,   [2] PC to modem, 
and  [3] IIgs to PC via a NULL modem connection.