Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cornell!rochester!rit!ultb!clf3678
From: clf3678@ultb.UUCP (C.L. Freemesser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: HELP! Need to transfer files off Atari 800XL
Keywords: 800xl, Macintosh, file transfer
Message-ID: <375@ultb.UUCP>
Date: 21 Feb 89 19:00:12 GMT
References: <307@ultb.UUCP> <1270017@hpclkms.HP.COM> <4945@xenna.Encore.COM>
Reply-To: clf3678@ultb.UUCP (C.L. Freemesser (709ITP))
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Information Systems
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It's pretty easy to transfer the files.

What I did was to get a hold of an old R-verter interface (a really
cruddy modem interface for the 8-bits), and reverse pins 2 and 3.
Voila, instant null modem cable!  It hooks up directly to the 8-bit via
the SIO port, and to the RS-232 machine (in my case an ST).  Then just
load up term programs and transfer the files to the Mac.

I'm not sure, but did you say that the Atari files are in ASCII?  Did
you use Atariwriter + to do this (CTRL-S I think).  Then there should be
no problems.

I might be willing to sell my null modem cable, complete with software.
Leave me a mail message.

I forgot to mention that you need a modified term program for the 8-bit
to do this transfer.  Mine is a modified AMODEM 7.5 (or so) with a
little fix by Bob Puff (of Diskcomm fame).

=cf=

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