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From: shawn@pnet51.cts.com (Shawn Stanley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Data transfer
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Date: 10 Jan 89 16:25:11 GMT
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kirk@pro-gateway.cts.com (Kirk Kamberg) writes:
>I am looking for a way to transfer data from my IIgs to my IIe. The problem is
>that the file is bigger than 143k, so I can't just put it on a 5 1/4. I have a
>AE Serial Pro for the IIe. Is there any way that I can just hook the two
>serial ports together with a cable and have it work? (I have a hard drive on
>the IIe, so the file should fit) If so, does it matter how long the cable is?
>Thanks...

Yes, you can connect the two computers via the serial ports.  You'll need a
null-modem type interface between the two, which supplies the required signals
to "trick" the interfaces into thinking they're connected to an active
modem-type device.

The maximum length used for serial communications is generally 50 feet, but
with low-impedance cable we've gone up to 75 feet.

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