Re: IIe -> mac data transfer

[Roger Johnstone <rojaws@es.co.nz>]

In <quartz-914E75.03442126062003@netnews.attbi.com> Quartz  wrote:

>>[stuff I wrote]
> 
> couple things I forgot-
> 
> 
> the files on the disks are plain text files AFAIK.
> 
> 
> he had made some weirdo dongle/cable that had a PC paralelle port on 
> one  end and a chip-like thing on the other. AFAIK he used this to 
> transfer  stuff back and forth between his win9X machine and the apple, 
> but I have  no idea how to use it or even where on the apple's 
> motherboard the chip  plugs in. anyone familiar with the idea who can 
> help me out?

That cable will almost certainly plug into the internal game controller 
port. The original Apple II used a 16-pin IC socket on the motherboard 
to plug paddles and joysticks into, but it wasn't exactly convenient, so 
when the Apple IIe came out Apple added a 9-pin D socket on the back. 
The internal socket was retained though because it has extra signals on 
it, most importantly some outputs. This allows it to be used as a 
bidirectional data port, instead of using a serial card. The only 
problem is that it requires special software on both ends. I've never 
used this type of setup, so I don't know what the programs are called. 
Assuming of course that your friend hadn't written the software himself :
o)

-- 
Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand

Apple II - FutureCop:LAPD - iMac Game Wizard
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