Re: Transferring Files

["julian814" <julian814@hotmail.com>]

BluPhoenyx wrote:
> julian814 wrote:
> > This is something I want to be sure of - do you need a modem to
> > transfer files from a PC to an Apple//? I'm talking about transfers
> > with Hyperterm on the PC and Proterm on the Apple. I know you don't
> > with ADT, but not all the files I want to transfer are in .dsk format.
> >
> > Here's the deal - I have two PC's. The older one has a working modem,
> > but is considerably slower than the other, and can't do half the stuff
> > the newer one can. The modem recently died in the newer one. What I'd
> > like to do is put the modem from the older one into the newer one and
> > just use the older one to transfer files onto my Apples. They both have
> > floppy drives, the newer one has a CD burner on it, while the older one
> > just has a CD ROM. I figure if I need files off the internet, I could
> > use the newer one to burn them on CD or put them onto floppies, then do
> >  the transfers with the older one. There isn't enough room upstairs to
> > keep my Apples hooked up to my newer one, and there isn't a phone line
> > I can use in my basement workshop. So, will my plan work, or not?
> >
>
> Sure, just make sure your terminal software sets matching baud rates,
> data bits, stop bits and parity. Also make sure the baud rate you use is
> handled on the Apple side. It seems like 9600 usually works best but for
> the GS you should be able to go higher.
>
> I suggest ProTerm for the Apple. AFAIK, it's still available for sale
> pretty cheap on the web. There are other terminal softwares available
> but ProTerm is so useful even when offline.
>
> Another thought, try ADT for writing disk images directly.

Thanks, Mike. I do have Proterm, so that should be no problem. One of
the reasons I'd kinda like to have the software on CD is so I have an
easy, compact archive of software, so I won't have to download off the
net all the time. I have ADT, but I'm not sure how I'd be able to use
it to convert software off the net into .dsk images. Anyway, it
shouldn't be long before I'm in business. ;-)



Ralph Glatt