Re: Apple IIe PC to Disk without serial connection

["Chris Alaimo" <cpalaimo@excite.com>]

Whoa there, big guy.  I've been contributing to this newsgroup.  Just
because I say one thing that you take offense to, don't start lumping me in
with the trolls.  I just felt as though you took a defeatist attitude
towards the guy's problem.
Try to take a joke, dude.  Lighten up.


"Scott Alfter" <salfter@salfter.dyndns.org> wrote in message
news:zfOLa.172717$eJ2.142447@fed1read07...
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> In article <bdnq8g$f5k$1@woodrow.ucdavis.edu>,
> Chris Alaimo <cpalaimo@excite.com> wrote:
> >> >Why dont you just buy a frickin serial cable, dude?
> >>
> >> A serial cable won't do you much good unless a serial card is also
> >> installed in the IIe.  Maybe he doesn't have one (which is probable if
> >> the computer was used with a parallel printer and no modem).
> >>
> >> (Three Super Serial Cards are up on eBay right now.  One's even at a
> >> reasonable price.  You'll still need telecom software to make any use
of
> >> it, but ProTERM's only $20, last time I checked.)
> >
> >    So basically it isnt worth it trying to get an old enough 5.25" drive
> >running on a dos machine, and it's too much of a pain to try to get an
SSC,
> >a serial cable, and a telecom program.  Why doesnt he just chuck his
Apple
> >in the dumpster right now and then put a bullet through his left temple.
>
> So basically it appears you're only here to troll.  Why don't you have a
> nice hot cup of STFU?
>
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