Subject: Re: Help needed for simple Mac to IIgs question
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From: wbdesnoy@acs2.acs.ucalgary.ca (Byron Desnoyers Winmill)
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Date: 24 Dec 1999 22:30:32 GMT
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Vinh Cam (vtcam@mailbox.ucdavis.edu) wrote:
: I have a Mac Performa 578 which I Appletalk with my IIci and SE on a
: regular basis as they share printers.  I have a file that is greater than
: 1 MB (.shk) which I need to get to my IIgs for using.  I know that I can
: use a hard drive or Zip drive but I left them at my dorm room.  Can
: someone l please explain how I would either (1) Appletalk between my IIgs
: and Macs or (2) set up a null modem connection so that I may transfer that
: bulky file.  I have tried to convert to it binhex and split it up into
: 700K pieces and re-assemble and GSCII it but no word processor I have can
: work with such big text files.  (yes, it was futile to boil water in a pot
: with lighter)

The simple solution would seem to be using the System 6.0.1 diskettes to
create an AppleTalk boot disk.  This is the local, not remote, boot diskette.
(System 6.0.1 is available on Apple's FTP site.)  You will need System 7.x
or later with Personal FileShare enabled on one of your Macintoshes.

The physical connections are exactly the same as (serial) AppleTalk between
Macintoshes (direct serial connection, PhoneNet, FastNet, etc.).

Hope this helps,

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