Q: Transferring Data from Hypercard 2.2
How do I transfer data from Hypercard 2.2. to a PC environment? I have an PowerBook Duo 280 and would like to migrate my files to a PC. Thank you.
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Posted on Dec 30, 2015 6:04 AM
The SCSI port would allow the connection of a CD-ROM drive or an external hard drive. The former would have been useful for file transfers from a PC to the PowerBook Duo 280 on a CD (burn a CD-R in an ISO 9660 format at a low speed; keep all files encoded or compressed until on the Mac). The latter could be, for example, a SCSI Zip 100 drive (allowing more than 90 MB files) used together with a USB Zip 100 drive connected to a PC.
Does the dock have an Ethernet port as well? If so, it would be possible to connect the PB Duo 280 to one of the LAN ports of an existing router, thus making it possible to download files directly from the Internet. System 7.5.3 has all the required TCP/IP software. Merely a simple web browser (such as the text-based WannaBe at http://mindstory.com/wb2/) or an FTP client (like an early version of Fetch) would have to be added.
If you wish to set up a null-modem link, two cables can be combined (one Macintosh modem cable MiniDIN-8M to DB-25M and a standard PC-style null-modem cable DB-25F to DB-9F). The link is connected to the serial modem/printer port (not the internal modem port, if applicable) on the Duo and to a normal serial port on a PC. Terminal emulation software with file transfer capabilities would be needed on both sides. This could be the communications section of ClarisWorks or a program like Terminal 2.2 (http://archive.info-mac.org/_Communication/_Terminal/) on the Mac and HyperTerminal on a PC.
Posted on Jan 1, 2016 4:48 PM