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From: warack@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Christopher Warack)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: File Translations PC->Mac and Back
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Date: 9 Dec 90 20:36:28 GMT
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In article <09129011:19:13PMW0@lehigh.bitnet> PMW0@Lehigh writes:
>There are other alternatives out there.  I good one, so I've heard, is
>MacLink.  LapLink is another but this runs from the PC, not the mac as
>does MacLink.  I have not tried either.  These programs, I believe also
>can come with cables to hook the pc to the mac thus making the need for
>the superdrive unnecessary.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>                Phil

I own MacLink.  It lets you transfer files from either direction, PC or
Mac, and converts the format.  It's very powerful this way.  It comes with
a cable that connects to the Mac on one side and either a 9-pin serial,
25-pin serial or another Mac (Mini DIN-8) on the other side.

Several conversions are available from PC programs to Mac programs and
back.  It also transfers programs from Mac to Mac VERY quickly.

The only drawback for pure file conversion is that it requires connection
to a PC.  As far as I can tell, you cannot use LapLink to read files off of
a PC disk in your Superdrive and convert it to a Mac format.

Chris

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Christopher A. Warack                   warack@eecs.umich.edu
Graduate Dept, EECS			(313) 665-4789
University of Michigan