>Since we've not seen any code for the 6502 yet, this may not be a problem,
>but since Apple didn't exactly make it easy to exchange diskettes with other
>systems, how would you propose to transfer a file, binary or otherwise
>between systems? Though I haven't gotten into it, I figured on
>cross-assembling from a PC to a PROM. That makes it easy for me, but how
>will others do it?
Easy: Run Kermit on both ends of the link. Kermit is available for
everything from IBM mainframes to HP calculators, and has been the
standard solution for decades for those of us who have to deal with
diverse systems. See
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ for details.
>It's enough of a problem transferring files from, say, a CP/M box running a
>Z-80, since PC's don't read 8" disks.
Huh? I've been doing this with 22Disk and/or Teledisk on PC-clones for
over a decade. See
http://www.sydex.com/ for details. See the
comp.os.cpm FAQ for details about the cabling, and see my recent posts
here or the discussions in comp.os.cpm about single-density FDC chips
in PC clones if you need to read single-density formats on your PC-clone.
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Received on Thu Apr 22 1999 - 10:37:08 BST