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- From: jelmore@nyx.cs.du.edu (Jay Elmore)
- Subject: Re: Linking SE/30 with Classic II
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.181920.6470@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 18:19:20 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov19.085527.12367@wuecl.wustl.edu> har1@cec2.wustl.edu (Hasnol Abdul Rahman) writes:
- >I have a question for you all out there. I want to link a SE/30
- >with Classic II. What is the best way to do so? I just want to
- >transfer files from one another. Buying 2 of those AppleTalk
- >device ($25 each) is a waste of money. I would like to use
- >a male/male cable similar to those used by Imagewriter which
- >only cost me $4. Since I want to link only 2 computers, my brain
- >said that I can do so. Am I right?
- >
- >Don't ask me to try it out. I just want opinions
- >
- >Thanks in advance.
- >
- >p/s: Both macs are using 7.0.1
-
-
- Yep... you can do it. I've done it lots of times.
-
- If you ever want to hook up more than 2 Macs, an inexpensive alternative
- to AppleTalk boxes are Farallon PhoneNet connectors. They use phone
- wiring, and cost about $15-$20 per box, depending on how you get them...
-
- Jay (=
-