[Ham-Mac] Vintage Mac vs OSX Mac Use Question

[Dick Kriss]

Thanks..... I forgot about the good ol Kermit.  The URL for the latest info
is 

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On 8/18/06 5:02 PM, "jdos2 at mindspring.com" <jdos2 at mindspring.com> wrote:

> Kermit is your answer, I think. It's what I use for terminal emuilation. It's
> compilable software, free for non-commercial use.
> Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Witmer <witmerjr at verizon.net>
> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:42:23
> To:ham-mac at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Ham-Mac] Vintage Mac vs OSX Mac Use Question
> 
> 
> Hello All
> 
> I have an old Radio Shack Model 100 that is still very useful for
> taking notes.  The problem is that I used to use a ³Terminal
> Interface² type program on a pre-OSX Mac, along with a corresponding
> serial interface cable that connected the Model 100 to one of the
> Mac¹s serial ports for transferring files.
> 
> Essentially the process would be that I would first set the serial
> ports of both computers to the same data rate and error correction
> configuration.  I then would then set the Mac to be able to ³receive²
> a text file (which upon receipt would then be saved and read into a
> word processing program) and then the desired file in the Model 100
> would be selected and ³sent² to the Mac.  At times I would reverse
> the process and send a text file to the Model 100 from the Mac.
> 
> I would think such a program still exists that will run on OSX and
> I¹m looking for suggestions and where to look.  I would also expect
> that I will have to use an external serial to USB converter such as
> one of the ³Keyspans²?
> 
> My intended use is probably similar to anyone attempting to use a TNC
> such as the KPC-3 with a current OSX Mac.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your recommendations!
> 
> Bob
> 
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