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From: ez@laiawake (Ezra Goldman)
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Subject: Re: Mac to NeXT file transfers
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Date: 8 Jun 91 00:03:06 GMT
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In article <44184@netnews.upenn.edu> mmendel@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Mark Mendel)  
writes:
> What is the easiest way to transfer a macintosh file (specifically a 
> microsoft excell spreadsheet) to the Next (where I will want set it
> up as an Improv spreadsheet)?

Aside from FloppyWorks (which I have and have used) I prefer MacLink Plus/PC
from DataViz for *direct* transfer of Mac files to the NeXT. MacLink doesn't  
require any physical media for the interchange - it essentially connects the  
two system's desktops using a serial cable and a transfer protocol.

The MacLink package includes Mac software, cables, and documentation for the  
Macintosh side of a direct connection. The NeXT side is handled by an app  
supplied with the system in NextDeveloper/Demos called DataVizBridge. 

Hardware hookup is the provided cable that attaches a mac port to the NeXT  
serial port. Software is enabled on the NeXT with a double click of the App. On  
the Mac side you select from a palette of file translators, select files from a  
standard file dialog box, and click "convert and send"

I purchased MacLink through NeXTConnection, and have used it for a while now  
with no problems. 

--ez