Re: Making a .sea file in windows

2004-01-22 Thread Josh Watson 
You could try setting your PC up with Basilisk II, the Mac Emulator (you'll
need an older rom though) from http://gamma.nic.fi/~lpesonen/BasiliskII/ .
You can read and write mac floppies with it and transfer files from your
PC's hard disk to mac floppy disks, and obviously compress them or span them
over disks on the way. I always found this was the most reliable way of
doing it once I'd got Basilisk up and running, which can be a bit tricky. It
works a treat on any modern Windoze/Linux PC, though.

Alternatively, you could buy a CompactFlash reader for the pc and mac and a
card (about £45 for a USB reader, PCMCIA reader for the 5300 and a 128Mb
card here). These are brilliant for copying big files.

Hope this helps,
Josh


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Re: Making a .sea file in windows

2004-01-22 Thread Tom Roth 

> > I've switched files between Macs and PC many times.  The last 
> > time was the easiest.  I just used a PC formatted zip disk 
> > and copied the files from the PC onto it and then put that 
> > disk in my Mac which read it just fine.
> 
> No zip disk on the pc but I have one that's working on the Mac. It's SCSI
> tho and it won't hook to the PC without a new card put in there
> 
I was lucky enough to have had a SCSI card in the PC.


>  You'll have to 
> > assign the correct type and creator code but that's no big 
> > deal. 
> 
> On the Mac or on the PC?
> 
PCs don't have type and creator code.  That's a function of the Mac's resource fork. I 
like to use Creator Changer but there's a bunch of utils out there that can do the 
same thing.  It gives the file the correct icon and tells the Mac which program to use 
to open the file.


> The time before I used a simple mini hub and connect 
> > both computers up to it.  Using a little FTP server program 
> > on the Mac I was able to login to it from the PC side and FTP 
> > my files across.  Just be sure to use the right FTP mode.
> 
> No Ethernet card in the Mac...
> 
Strike one!


> > If you have a CD burner on the PC just make a Joliet formatted 
> > CD and using the Macintosh Joliet extension
> 
> I have the CD Burner on the PC but no cd on the 5300 as of yet
> 
Strike two!


> > If you have an email account that includes web space you 
> > might be able to upload the files via FTP to that space 
> > (within the limits set by your ISP) and then download them 
> > back down from the Mac.  I wouldn't recommend doing that 
> > unless you have broadband though.
> 
> Broadband: Yes. Way to connect the Mac to the net: no. Thanks to some recent
> posts I'm aware of iCab so that will probably be my browser of choice due to
> limited space/ram/speed
> 
Strike three!  If you've got broadband for the PC then by all means, get a ethernet 
card in that Mac and get it on-line too!


> > If you want to use StuffIt you should be able to make a .sit 
> > file instead of an exe but you still have to move the file to the Mac.
> 
> I would still need stuffit on the Mac to open it would I not? I tried making
> a sit file on the PC and when put in the Mac it ends up with an Icon over it
> that just says 'PC'
> 
That's because there's no resource fork.  StuffIt on the Mac will still be able to 
open it.  Do you have a modem on that Mac?  Download StuffIt Expander from Aladdin's 
website.

-tom




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Re: Making a .sea file in windows

2004-01-22 Thread Mr Cranky 


> Mr. Cranky,
> 
> I've switched files between Macs and PC many times.  The last 
> time was the easiest.  I just used a PC formatted zip disk 
> and copied the files from the PC onto it and then put that 
> disk in my Mac which read it just fine.

No zip disk on the pc but I have one that's working on the Mac. It's SCSI
tho and it won't hook to the PC without a new card put in there

  You'll have to 
> assign the correct type and creator code but that's no big 
> deal. 

On the Mac or on the PC?

 The time before I used a simple mini hub and connect 
> both computers up to it.  Using a little FTP server program 
> on the Mac I was able to login to it from the PC side and FTP 
> my files across.  Just be sure to use the right FTP mode.

No Ethernet card in the Mac, but even then unless the programs I need to use
it are already on the Mac I wouldn't be able to do it without finding them
all on a floppy


  If 
> you have a CD burner on the PC just make a Joliet formatted 
> CD and using the Macintosh Joliet extension (downloadable 
> from somewhere on the Internet) you can read that disk on the 
> Mac.  Don't use ISO9660 format unless all of your PC files 
> are 8.3 filenames.  You'll still have to assign type and 
> creator codes as the PC doesn't have that information.

I have the CD Burner on the PC but no cd on the 5300 as of yet

> 
> If you have an email account that includes web space you 
> might be able to upload the files via FTP to that space 
> (within the limits set by your ISP) and then download them 
> back down from the Mac.  I wouldn't recommend doing that 
> unless you have broadband though.

Broadband: Yes. Way to connect the Mac to the net: no. Thanks to some recent
posts I'm aware of iCab so that will probably be my browser of choice due to
limited space/ram/speed


> 
> If you want to use StuffIt you should be able to make a .sit 
> file instead of an exe but you still have to move the file to the Mac.

I would still need stuffit on the Mac to open it would I not? I tried making
a sit file on the PC and when put in the Mac it ends up with an Icon over it
that just says 'PC'
> 
> Good Luck!



> 



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Re: Making a .sea file in windows

2004-01-22 Thread R. A. Cantrell 

Great keeper Tom, thanks.

> I've switched files between Macs and PC many times.  The last time was the
> easiest.  I just used a PC formatted zip disk and copied the files from the PC
> onto it and then put that disk in my Mac which read it just fine.  You'll have
> to assign the correct type and creator code but that's no big deal.  The time
> before I used a simple mini hub and connect both computers up to it.  Using a
> little FTP server program on the Mac I was able to login to it from the PC
> side and FTP my files across.  Just be sure to use the right FTP mode.  If you
> have a CD burner on the PC just make a Joliet formatted CD and using the
> Macintosh Joliet extension (downloadable from somewhere on the Internet) you
> can read that disk on the Mac.  Don't use ISO9660 format unless all of your PC
> files are 8.3 filenames.  You'll still have to assign type and creator codes
> as the PC doesn't have that information.
> 
> If you have an email account that includes web space you might be able to
> upload the files via FTP to that space (within the limits set by your ISP) and
> then download them back down from the Mac.  I wouldn't recommend doing that
> unless you have broadband though.
> 
> If you want to use StuffIt you should be able to make a .sit file instead of
> an exe but you still have to move the file to the Mac.
> 
> Good Luck!
> -tom



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Re: Making a .sea file in windows

2004-01-22 Thread Tom Roth 

Mr. Cranky,

I've switched files between Macs and PC many times.  The last time was the easiest.  I 
just used a PC formatted zip disk and copied the files from the PC onto it and then 
put that disk in my Mac which read it just fine.  You'll have to assign the correct 
type and creator code but that's no big deal.  The time before I used a simple mini 
hub and connect both computers up to it.  Using a little FTP server program on the Mac 
I was able to login to it from the PC side and FTP my files across.  Just be sure to 
use the right FTP mode.  If you have a CD burner on the PC just make a Joliet 
formatted CD and using the Macintosh Joliet extension (downloadable from somewhere on 
the Internet) you can read that disk on the Mac.  Don't use ISO9660 format unless all 
of your PC files are 8.3 filenames.  You'll still have to assign type and creator 
codes as the PC doesn't have that information.

If you have an email account that includes web space you might be able to upload the 
files via FTP to that space (within the limits set by your ISP) and then download them 
back down from the Mac.  I wouldn't recommend doing that unless you have broadband 
though.

If you want to use StuffIt you should be able to make a .sit file instead of an exe 
but you still have to move the file to the Mac.

Good Luck!
-tom


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> From:         Mr Cranky
> Subject:  Making a .sea file in windows
> 
> In my ongoing quest to get my 5300cs working and be able to use my net
> connected PC to the 5300cs which is not and won't be until I am able to
> transfer files I thought that maybe what I needed to do to get them from PC
> to Mac was make a .sea file. I've been unable to do this so far as when I
> try to make as when I try to make a self extracting file it makes .exe files
> automatically and I can't find an option to have it make a ,sea file in
> Stuffit Deluxe. Does anyone have any ideas on this?
> 
> 
> 

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Re: Making a .sea file in windows - older edition?

2004-01-22 Thread R. A. Cantrell 
on 1/22/04 8:48 AM, Mr Cranky at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Sorry for being dense, but where can I find an older edition? Their site
> seems to only have the newest version
I found mine at the Houston Area Mac User Group sale. You can probably find
one on ePay or  try posting a WTB (want to buy) here

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Re: Making a .sea file in windows - older edition?

2004-01-22 Thread Mr Cranky 



> You need DAVE, by Thursby software. I just  got an older 
> edition 

Sorry for being dense, but where can I find an older edition? Their site
seems to only have the newest version



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Re: Making a .sea file in windows

2004-01-22 Thread R. A. Cantrell 
on 1/22/04 8:20 AM, Mr Cranky at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> PC to the 5300cs which is not and won't be until I am able to
> transfer files I thought that maybe what I needed to do to get them from PC
> to Mac was make a .sea file.
You need DAVE, by Thursby sofware. I just  got an older edition and put my
iMac DV/400 OS 9.1 in  touch with my wife's PC XP/pro. Easy  deal once you
have DAVE. I bought v 2.5.1 which would NOT do 9.1, but there is a free
update download to 2.5.2, which did the  trick.
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Making a .sea file in windows

2004-01-22 Thread Mr Cranky 
In my ongoing quest to get my 5300cs working and be able to use my net
connected PC to the 5300cs which is not and won't be until I am able to
transfer files I thought that maybe what I needed to do to get them from PC
to Mac was make a .sea file. I've been unable to do this so far as when I
try to make as when I try to make a self extracting file it makes .exe files
automatically and I can't find an option to have it make a ,sea file in
Stuffit Deluxe. Does anyone have any ideas on this?



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