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From: gort@cup.portal.com (george d harrington)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Apple IIe ==> Mac
Message-ID: <41489@cup.portal.com>
Date: 21 Apr 91 02:32:52 GMT
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Peter Sweeney writes:
>I'm at my wit's end.
> 
>There is a professor on campus that has 30 disks full of
>Apple IIe documents that he has written over the last 8 years.
>Last month he bought a Mac.  He wants to convert from
>the Apple to the Mac.
> 
>Problem number one: they are all on 5 1/4" disks.
>Problem number two: he was using software that ran
>                    under AppleDOS.  Not Apple ProDOS.
>                    AppleDOS.  Jesus.  I think the software
>                    was a primitive version of AppleWorks.
> 
>My boss seems to think I can hook up an Apple IIe to
>the serial port on an IBM and fool the software into
>thinking it's "printing."  Meanwhile, on the IBM
>side, I set-up PCTRANS to receive and build the file.
>The file is transferred to the Mac via DEC's PathWorks.
>Hellish.  It might work, but hellish.
> 
>I've tried converting from DOS --> ProDOS on an Apple IIe
>and then copying from 5 1/4" to 3 1/2" and then running
>Apple File Exchange on the Mac.  Okay, feasible, but slow.  Plus,
>Apple ProDOS is the most inconsiderate buttinsky piece
>of software.  [e.g. It won't let me rename what it thinks are duplicate
>files in the middle of a copy.  I have to either overwrite or skip]
>I figure with this method, maybe a disk an hour.  Maybe.
> 
>I'm not looking for anything fancy here, folks.
>These are just flat text files.  Can I print directly
>to a Mac and have MacKermit receive it?  I've experimented
>with this, but so far, no luck.
> 
>Anyone have any ideas?

I'm presuming the apple // has a SSC (superserial card). In this case,
all you need to do is make sure the jumper block on the SSC is
set for TERMINAL (not modem). This sets you up for a direct cable
connection, allowing you to use an ordinary straight through cable.
(Not a null modem cable). The cable you use to connect your mac to
modem will work nicely. Then set the speed of the serial card.
(pr#n
 in#n
 ctrl-I 14b) where n= the slot number your SSC is in.
(Isn't the apple // intuitive?)
Fire up appleworks or whatever , select a printer that expects pure
ascii (I think apple dmp fits the bill, I don't recall offhand
which worked for me) with no printer control codes. Then set up
your telecom software on the mac, and start "printing" to the
slot where the SSC is. I've had good results with Zterm 0.85 on
the Mac. Just capture to ascii file. BTW, the ctrl-I 14b sets the
modem to 9600 bps (either that or 15b does it). set zterm to n71.
  Wish your prof lots of luck porting his applesoft basic progs
to the Mac environment. He may have to remove a few PEEKs and POKEs
:-).
              gort@cup.portal.com