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- From: kenh@world.std.com (Ken Hancock)
- Subject: Re: Direct Data Transfers PB170 to IIci -- CORRECTION
- Message-ID: <BxtKws.Bzq@world.std.com>
- Organization: Isle Systems - Waltham, MA
- References: <9630@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> <1992Nov14.135048.17437@husc3.harvard.edu>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 17:36:27 GMT
- Lines: 31
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- In article <1992Nov14.135048.17437@husc3.harvard.edu> mcrae@husc8.harvard.edu writes:
- >In article <9630@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP>, nick+@pitt.edu (Nick C De Mello) writes:
- >>>Run a DIN8-to-DIN8 cable between the machines' printer ports and turn on
- >>>file sharing -- instant AppleTalk network! (I don't think you need
- >>>LocalTalk/PhoneNet/whatever connector boxes if you're just connecting two
- >>>machines.)
- >>
- >> Not sure if this will work, the DIN-8 - DIN-8 standard cable (for a
- >> printer etc) has a one to one mapping for the pins. I think you need
- >> one that maps the +output and +handshake to the receive and -handshake.
- >
- >Oops. I knew I had read about this recently, but it took me until today to
- >find the source. An _ImageWriter_connector_cable_ will do the trick, and
- >is probably the cheapest way to do it. (I think the remapping described
- >above is right, but don't quote me.)
-
- Oh, don't be wimpy. Hit the programmer's switch on the PB170 and drop
- into the monitor debugger. Connect up the PB170 through the SCSI bus to
- the Mac you want to transfer files to and power up. Just make sure you
- have different SCSI IDs and proper termination (PowerBook counts as a drive).
-
- After you're done, just power cycle the PB170 and host Mac. File system
- on the PB170 gets rebuilt and works just fine.
-
- Ken
-
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