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From: farrier@Apple.COM (Cary Farrier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga to Mac?
Keywords: data transfer programs
Message-ID: <1182@internal.Apple.COM>
Date: 5 Apr 89 16:59:56 GMT
References: <7568@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> <2368@cps3xx.UUCP>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <2368@cps3xx.UUCP> porkka@frith.UUCP (Joseph A Porkka) writes:
>In article <7568@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> diradin@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Dean I Radin) writes:
>>Can someone tell me a way to transfer ASCII files from
>>an Amiga 500 to a Mac?  Is there a PD or commercial program
>>that will do this, or can it be done in some simple way I haven't
>>thought of?
>
>The most general way is to connect them through their serial ports,
>assuming the Mac has one - I don't know.

	The Mac does have a serial port, although it is not RS232.

>To do this, get a Null modem adapter at Radio Shack. Plug it into

	You don't need a null modem when connecting to the Macintosh.
	What you do need is a RS232->Apple Serial cable, connect the
	RS232 cable from the Amiga to the cable to the Mac.

>one of the computers, and find a cable to run to the second. Then
>use kermit (available in the public domain for each machine) to
>get them talking.
	
	You don't need any specific protocall, a text dump should
	work fine.  Configure both serial ports to the same baud
	rate (Use preferences on the Amiga, use a terminal program
	on the Mac), and set your Mac terminal program to recieve
	a text dump, and from the Amiga CLI enter "type myfile > ser:".

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