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From: jmj@mhuxu.UUCP (J. M. Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Null modem file transfer.
Keywords: IIe > IBM clone
Message-ID: <8933@mhuxu.UUCP>
Date: 10 Jan 89 13:16:47 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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I once transferred a very large database data file from a IIe to an IBM clone.
On the clone I used a very primative com program to capture the information
from the serial port.  On the IIe I wrote a short basic program that opened
the file I wanted to transfer and formatted the data.  The data file was going
from ProFiler on the apple to Professional File on the clone.  The file was
stored on a Sider hard disk.  Between the machines I used a straight through
cable with a null modem adapter and a DB25 to DB9 adapter to plug into the
clone.  Professional File had a utility for importing ASCII files with given
delimiters.  In all it took about 3 hours for the transfer and about 45 min.
to import the file.
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J. M. Johnson, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Reading, PA            ...!att!mhuxu!jmj