I should have some floppies that will turn up if I do cleaning (I know I saved a pile of them somewhere) and digging up a USB floppy drive shouldn't be too bad. The next hurdle will be seeing if the floppy drive survived after years of neglect and outdoor elements.
On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 10:13 AM NODEraser <nodera...@gmail.com> wrote: > I can send you some floppies if you'd like, a USB floppy drive should > be available pretty cheap. > On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 6:25 AM Jonathan Morton <chromati...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > On 13 Dec, 2018, at 4:08 pm, Christian Wacker <pizzaboy...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > I have piles of serial communication hardware from microcomputer > projects and SBC applications. Is there any documentation on making a PC to > Mac serial bridge and just shooting files across using something like > xmodem? > > > > Yes, it's straightforward. The Mac serial ports technically use RS-422 > while PCs use RS-232, but you can wire up a plain cable and they'll talk to > each other just fine. > > > > There are instructions on making such a cable here: > http://www.ccadams.org/se/serial.html > > > > If you don't have appropriate serial cables but *do* have an analogue > modem for each machine, then you can cheat up a dummy phone line for them > to talk over. Instruct one modem to pick up, and the other to dial a > 1-digit number without listening for a dialtone. Whether you use that for > xmodem or go the extra mile of setting up PPP and then using FTP is up to > you. > > > > As far as software is concerned, I recall ClarisWorks 3 had a > communications terminal built in. There are undoubtedly more lightweight > alternatives as well - try Macintosh Garden. > > > > - Jonathan Morton > > > > -- > > -- > > ----- > > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > > To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com > > To leave this group, send email to > vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Vintage Macs" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > [Greg Bennett] > -Independent Carpenter, Electrician & Lighting Designer > -Purveyor of Classic Apple & Macintosh Gear > http://www.hsiprodsvcs.com/ > http://www.macshack.us/ > > -- > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to > vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Vintage Macs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- I blog, therefore I am... I think. http://pizzaboy192.com/blog/ -- -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
