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From: psurge@cs.utexas.edu (Troy Carpenter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Downloading with an IBM for the ST
Summary: Downloading on an IBM
Message-ID: <13530@cs.utexas.edu>
Date: 12 Oct 90 20:45:53 GMT
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In article <1990Oct11.203905.12547@CSUFresno.EDU>, billm@CSUFresno.EDU (Bill Mills) writes:
> In article <4757MV010320@NDSUVM1> MV010320@NDSUVM1.BITNET writes:
> >Okay here's my situation,
> >            I want to know if it is possible to download programs for the ST
> >using an IBM XT.  Both using a 3.5 drive.  Would I have to Format disks on my
> >ST and then try to download onto them using the XT or wouldn't it matter or
>  [Stuff deleted]
> >                                        Thanks,
> >
> >                                        Thomas
> Yep, it's no problem, I do it all the time.  Just format the 3.5"
> floppies on the IBM (or format them on the ST and add an IBM boot sector
> with the appropriate boot-sector-adding software).  If his IBM has a
> 1.44 Meg (high density) 3.5" drive, make sure he formats the floppies to
> 720K (double density).  Then download the files just like any other IBM
> file.  I have access to IBM's at work with ethernet connections, so I
> download very quickly there, and then take the disks home to my ST and
> I'm ready to go.  Hope this helps.
> Be seeing you...
> -Bill Mills
> 


Actually this way is easy compared to how I do it...just try to follow this:

First, I ftp from a site, say terminator, to my account.  Takes very little
time (ftp is FAST).  Then I ftp from my account to one of the MacSE's here in
the lab...all our macs are connected to the Internet via a K-box.  From the
mac SE, I put the file onto a disk.

I take the disk to one of our Mac II's, where I format a disk 720K MS-DOS style.
Then using Appleshare I move the Mac format ST file to a MS-dos disk, which I
can take home and put in my st.  

This sounds like a lot, but it will take me less than 10 mins to get any size
file up to 700K, where it would take me mucho longer to Kermit the file.  

Now my only problem is how to get the 756K arc'ed file of TEX to my computer...


Point:  Yes you will have no problem downloading atari stuff to the IBM...



 



                                Troy Carpenter
                        Department of Computer Sciences
                        THE University of Texas, Austin
                              psurge@cs.utexas.edu

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