Byte Knight
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I was playing around with White Knight terminal program and noticed it had a Host Mode option. It's pretty bare bones and you don't even get a prompt when you connect. In fact, all the Host Mode does is monitor incoming text for certain keywords like DRIVE, DIR, SENDY, RECY, etc. and they must be be in caps. After a little tinkering, I was soon sending files back and forth between my vintage Mac and modern MBP at 57,600 baud!
What you'll need:
-Terminal program for your modern Mac (Zoc8, Muffin Term, Icy Term, or SyncTERM)
-White Knight terminal program for your vintage Mac
-Wifi Modem (WiModem232 used here) with Mac modem cable
Notes:
-You need to use a binary wrapper (BinHex) when transferring files from modern computer to vintage Mac. I used BinHex5 in Basilisk II to convert files.
-Set your modern terminal program to 1/2 duplex so you can see what the hell you're typing
So this is yet another way to get files to your vintage Mac, and I could see potentially using this for pre-SCSI Macs.
What you'll need:
-Terminal program for your modern Mac (Zoc8, Muffin Term, Icy Term, or SyncTERM)
-White Knight terminal program for your vintage Mac
-Wifi Modem (WiModem232 used here) with Mac modem cable
Notes:
-You need to use a binary wrapper (BinHex) when transferring files from modern computer to vintage Mac. I used BinHex5 in Basilisk II to convert files.
-Set your modern terminal program to 1/2 duplex so you can see what the hell you're typing
So this is yet another way to get files to your vintage Mac, and I could see potentially using this for pre-SCSI Macs.