>On 12/26/98 5:18 PM, Glenn Gray wrote: > >> >> >>The 3.5" drive on one of my computers went south for the year, "it >don't >>work no more" and I was wondering how I could hook up the IIci to The >>SE30 to the PB145B. >>I know you use AppleTalk, up I have never tried it and as dumb as I am, > >>I'll screw it up. Any detailed help would be welcomed. >> >>Thanks >> >> >>Glenn (cedar) > >Glenn, > One thing people don't think about much is a null modem. They're >about the same speed as appletalk, and you have to use terminal software >like Zterm, but it's usually pretty effective, even across platforms. >The hard part is finding the right cable. What you're looking for is a >serial-to-serial "null modem" cable. I haven't looked, but I'd imagine >you could buy one at MacWarehouse, etc. > > Incidentally, I wasn't aware that Apple II's could use Appletalk with >Macs. I would think this would be the best way, depending on how hard >it is to setup. > >Good luck, >Wintermute (Jason Cox)