27 Mar
2001
27 Mar
'01
12:20 p.m.
Another simple way to get files to non built in ethernet macs like SE30s,
Classic IIs and such that only have built in Appletalk is to run a
Ethernet---Appletalk bridge off a more recent 68k mac thats got ethernet and
then connect the non-ethernet macs to there with Appletalk.
Very practical and speed is not a concern because most of the times the
files going to compact classic macs are quite small in size...
I run this off a 6100/66 permanently attached to my home network... Works
great for loading up small compact macs with software from the net...
The software is free off the Apple ftp site. I have used it many times and
it works fine...
Have fun
----- Original Message -----
From: Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) <cisin(a)xenosoft.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: Mac SE/30
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Claude.W wrote:
> You can use something called HFVexplorer (or something like that) that
can
> format and write 400k,800k and 1.4M Mac format
disks on PC running
windows.
Search the net
for it, its free. It works, I have used it before.
Doing 1.4M Mac format on a PC is a relatively straightforward, albeit
definitely non-trivial, task of implementing an alien file system.
But doing 400K and 800K Mac formats on stock PC hardware would be VERY
interesting, as it is not possible to get PC FDCs to do those forms of
recording.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com