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From: dinapoli@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Ron DiNapoli)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Linking an Mac...
Message-ID: <1991Mar7.134542.12214@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
Date: 7 Mar 91 13:45:42 GMT
References: <63724@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
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In article <63724@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v564huce@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu writes:
>Chris Del Grande writes:
>
>After just purchasing a second Macintosh, I would like to be able to transfer
>the contents of the internal drive of my Mac Classic onto the internal
>drive of my MacIIsi. Is there an easy (not be efficient) way of transfer-
>ing this data via direct serial cable hookups? Someone mentioned something
>about a null-modem (sp?) configuration, but I have little idea if this is an
>acceptable means, or how to go about setting it up. I do have telecomm-
>unications software (if needed) and I'm willing to purchase
>CarbonCopyMac or similar software package if needed.
>
>	How about "direct AppleTalk"?  A couples of friends and I used a
>standard ImageWriter cable to link an SE and SE/30 for a little Falcon session.
>It worked fine and was a hell of a lot of fun!!!

If this is a one-time deal; i.e, you won't be doing this often, you might just
consider getting a floppy and using the cheapest network there is...
"Sneaker-net".

Carbon Copy Mac has a retail list of (from the "Macintosh Buyer's Guide,
Summer 1990) about $199.  If you are only going to do this transfer of files
once, it might not be worth the bucks...

If you did manage with a null modem and communications packages, you would
have to transfer the files using whatever protocols are available in you
comm. packages.  Even at 19200 baud, it would take time to transfer the
files...

Now back to sneaker-net...  If you get a high density floppy, you could
probably transfer the files manually in less time than using a communication
package... and the total cost is $0.00 (if you already own a HD floppy) or
just a dollar or two if you don't currently own a HD floppy...

Just my opinion, it all depends on what you are willing to spend vs how much
inconvenience you can put up with :-)

Ron D.