User`s guide

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From: Rubywand
001- How do I transfer files between my Apple and a PC or
Mac?
The best, most flak-free way to move stuff between your Apple II and PC or
Mac is via a standard NULL modem transfer. (A NULL modem connection joins a
serial port of the Apple II to a serial port of a PC, Mac, etc. via a NULL modem
connector joining modem cables from each computer. Radio Shack and ThinkStuff
sell NULL modem connectors/cables.) The usual way to get the most out of this
connection is to have a telecom program on the Apple II talking to a telecom
program on the PC or Mac. For more infor
mation on standard NULL modem transfers see Q&A 004 below.
A variation of the standard NULL modem setup is a software package plus
cable specifically designed for transferring files between computers. For
information on such a package, see Q&A 002 below.
Other ways of doing a direct PC-Apple II transfer include ADT and Ap2222;
and, for Mac-Apple II transfers, there is MacADT. These software packages
include programs for both computers-- e.g. Apple II and PC-- which let the user
do transfers via serial ports (ADT) or game port and printer port (Ap2222). They
are, mainly, intended for moving whole A2 5.25" disks. For more information, see
Q&A 003 below.
Another option is to use a BBS-- perhaps your own company BBS-- or an
internet website, ftp site, etc.. You upload from one machine and download with
the other. For more information about uploading and downloading, see the
Telecom-2 FAQs.
A completely different approach is to move files on diskette. For PC
transfers, this normally requires that either the Apple II or the PC have a
plug-in card and disk drive which lets it read diskettes from the other machine.
For example, an Apple II could have a PC Transporter board with a PC drive
connected; or, the PC could have a TrackStar board with an Apple II drive
connected. For more about TrackStar, see relevant information in Csa21MAIN1.
Depending upon model, installed OS, and available utilities, Macs can
exchange files with Apple II computers via ProDOS and HFS 3.5" diskettes. Macs
with the A2 plug-in board can handle standard 5.25" A2 diskettes.
A modified version of the above approach is for PC users to employ a
utility which allows writing to HFS diskettes.
Files can also be exchanged with PC's and Mac's using Zip disks. (See
Csa2ZIPTF.)
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From: SuperTimer and Rubywand
If your other computer is a Mac, you can format a Mac HFS (standard) DS/DD
3.5" disk and the GS can read and write it if you have the HFS FST installed.
That's how I exchange files with a Mac...