Re: How can I convert 2mg to real IIgs 3.5" disk on my Mac?

["schmidtd" <schmidtd@my-deja.com>]

jsnospam@cimmeri.com wrote:
> schmidtd wrote:
> > If you have a USB to serial converter, you can go the ADTPro route to
> > transfer the .2MG directly to the IIgs' disk drive from the G4.
>
> David,
>
>     To verify, OS 10.0 or greater is needed for ADTPro and a Mac?   Or
> would the Java runtime with earlier OSes like 8.6 work ok?

The criteria for a host computer are Java (swing) and support from the
rxtx.org library.  So, that equates to Java 1.1 or greater for the Java
side. On the rxtx Mac OS side, it looks like they only support OS X.
So 8.6 isn't going to work.

>     Also, what would one run on the IIgs side?

ADTPro has a client side that runs on the IIgs.  It ships as a .dsk
image that has to get to the IIgs somehow - (chicken and egg, anyone?)
but the original ADT or ADTgs can get the disk image down there.  I
talk about it a little on the bootstrap section of the ADTPro page
(http://adtpro.sourceforge.net/bootstrap.html).  You can use the
built-in modem port if you have the appropriate cabling.  You can also
use a Super Serial Card if you want to be more conventional.