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mac-man6
Junior Member
Canada
217 Posts |
 Posted - 01 Oct 2003 : 05:39:46
Hi, I've been trying to figure this out for a while. I have an iMac 333 and Powerbook 170 and I want them to talk. Direct phone cable doesn't work and I don't have any mediums transfer (zip, floppy, intermediate mac, localtalk). But I have two things that I think will help me. The iMac is hooked up to a cable modem and the powerbook has a phone modem. Is there anyway that these two computers can connect to each other?
Telnet, zterm, anything?... I am in Toronto and there probably is a bbs I can connect to at 2400bps. With these random bits of info, can I rig up the two macs to make a connection? Editor of the printed word, Ministry of 68k Truths (mini6)
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tomlee59
Starting Member
USA
46 Posts |
Posted - 01 Oct 2003 : 17:47:55
By direct phone cable, I assume that you simply hooked up the two modems together with phone cable. If so, failure is expected. You need to have a phone company simulator (or a real phone company) in between. Basically, all you need is a battery and resistor (possibly one capacitor). If you plan to transfer a lot of files, you'll need to replace the battery with a power supply.See http://www.jagshouse.com/modem.html for details. 
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Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 01 Oct 2003 : 19:01:57
How about setting one of your other (Ethernet equipped) Macs as a localtalk bridge? All you'd probably need is a printer cable and the crossover cable (?) you're using now on the cable modem. I think a howto may be listed on our site, it has definitely been discussed in the threads. (search)  jt  ™.
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2003 : 09:28:41
This might mean that if I connect my PB100 with modem to my TiBook, I'll be able to telnet/ssh in?it seems like it could be an advantageous way to do things, if you could make TCP/IP and AppleTalk to work  (I also have the scsi thingy...) Official 68k videographer
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