Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc:24138 comp.sys.mac:26090 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!eecae!netnews.upenn.edu!eniac.seas.upenn.edu!hodas From: hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Josh Hodas) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Mac to IBM File Transfers Message-ID: <7624@netnews.upenn.edu> Date: 3 Feb 89 16:07:19 GMT References: <962@novavax.UUCP> <595@mccc.UUCP> Sender: news@netnews.upenn.edu Reply-To: hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu.UUCP (Josh Hodas) Distribution: usa Organization: University of Pennsylvania Lines: 36 In article <595@mccc.UUCP> pjh@mccc.UUCP (Pete Holsberg) writes: >In article kgordon@pilot.njin.net (Ken Gordon) writes: >=One simple solution, possibly not the cheapest though is to use the >=Central Point Option Board Deluxe. The cost is between $90 to $100. > >Caveat emptor!! My wife has two of these boards -- one in a PS/2 - mod 30, >and one in an XT clone -- and they do not work reliably. There are >floppy drives that are incompatible with the Copy II PC Deluxe Option >Board, and potentially, certain controllers may play a part. We have >gotten a level of reliability with the PS/2 but the XT clone has been a >disaster area so far. CP has just sent her an upgrade to their >software, so we will try that next. >= >Pete While this is definitely a possible problem, be aware that borderline mac drives can also be a problem. My brother was having repeated problems with his setup, even though the mac seemed to be working fine alone. then disks written on his internal drive started to be unreadable on his external. We got the internal swapped and now all is well, and the pc option card also has no more problems. Josh ------------------------- Josh Hodas (hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu) 4223 Pine Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 222-7112 (home) (215) 898-5423 (school office)