Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu From: daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David H. Huang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: serial transfer to mac Message-ID: <47089@ut-emx.uucp> Date: 12 Apr 91 16:58:02 GMT References: Sender: news@ut-emx.uucp Reply-To: daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David H. Huang) Distribution: comp Organization: The University of Texas at Austin Lines: 25 In article ag0514@leah.albany.edu (Andy Goldstein) writes: >I have a IIgs, and my roomate has Mac+. We want to exchange some files. I >can read his disks (I have HFSlink and a2fx), but he wants to take some of >my sound files. Can we just use a IW2 printer cable between our two serial >ports as a null modem? Or will this be a BAD thing to do.... You can use Apple File Exchange on the Mac end to read Prodos disks... However, if you really want to use a null modem cable, I don't think a printer cable would work, since printer cables are supposed to be different from modem cables (I think the transmit and receive pins are switched or something). Anyways, using Apple File Exchange would probably be much faster than using a cable. >-- >******************************************************************************* >Andy Goldstein >Internet: ag0514@leah.albany.edu > Bitnet: ag0514@albny1vx.bitnet >America Online: GOLDSTEIN >****************************************************************************** -- David Huang | "Calzoni Pizza: Internet: daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu | Delivery in six UUCP: ..!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu!daveh | hours, or else your America Online: DrWho29 | pizza is cold."