Re: Transfering files to an Apple II GS without Mac or serial link

["Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net>]

"Capitaine Caverne" <no@mail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9266A8F34B978CHRISK@213.228.0.136...
> "Peter Watson" <paw77@N_O_hotmail_S_P_A_M.com> a �crit
> news:Vf659.2170$Sy4.8594@news-server.bigpond.net.au:
>
> >
> > Both of these are available from just about any IIGS software site
> > that I am aware of. At a pinch, you can get them from me.
> >
>
> I've tried to find these utilities by myself but didn't succeed... Perhaps
> am I lacking good web GS archives adresses... Could you give me some links
> please ?
>

Here's some info on MUG from the faq:

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/apple2/faq/part23/

"From: Supertimer and Rubywand

PC<-->IIgs

     You can use MUG! to R/W MS-DOS formatted Zip disks. Mug! (mug101.bxy)
along with an info file is on Ground at ...

http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple16/System/Ndas/ .

     MUG! is an NDA (New Desk Accessory) which must be started from the
'Apple menu' (click on the Apple symbol) available at the top of a typical
GS 'desktop'-type display.

     One thing to be aware of is that MUG! should be used from an
application other than Finder (the usual main GS "desktop display").  The
Finder and many other applications will do a drive check, find the MS-DOS
Zip disk, and respond with something like: "Installed FSTs do not recognize
disk, do you wish to format it or eject it?".

     MUG! seems to work fine when selected from Platinum Paint or PMPUnZip.
(If you start from Platinum Paint, be sure to go to 640 mode first in order
to be able to see the entire MUG! display.)  PMPUnZip is, probably, your
best bet because it is a relatively small program.      Once, say, PMPUnZip
is started, you can insert your PC Zip MS-DOS Zip disk and start MUG!.
Setting the Copy option to "to GS/OS", I copied several .shk, .wav, and .jpg
files from the Zip Disk to /RAM5 RAM disk with no problem."

I tried it once, just for fun. It worked, but I seem to recall it's nagware.
I think accessing floppies requires the Apple 1.44 floppy card, if I'm
remembering right.  In your case, it would speed the process by letting you
access MS-DOS-formatted SCSI disks.  I seem to recall that it can't handle
long filenames, or formatting under win95 or later.  I booted from a DOS
6.22 floppy to format the disk I used.  Hope that helps.
-Paul
-Paul