[Ham-Mac] has anyone tried... Mac/Doze file transfers?

[John Merrill]

Jack:

Do you have a paid version of Virtual Box?. As I understand it, the free
version doesnot support USB. If not, how do you activate the USB ports on a
free version?

John N1JM

On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Jack Brindle <jackbrindle at earthlink.net>wrote:

> Take a fresh look at running everything on the Mac. My main system is now a
> Mac mini. For Windows I use VirtualBox with Windows XP Pro. Pretty much
> everything is supported, including external USB sound and USB serial ports.
> I can even share the devices between the Mac side and Windows. File transfer
> between the virtual machine and MacOS X applications is rather easy using a
> shared folder, although not quite as easy as with VMWare Fusion, which
> allows files to be dragged to and from the VM. This setup has completely
> eliminated my need for a second system running Windows.
>
> If you just wish to transfer files between the two systems, turn on file
> sharing on the Windows laptop, enable sharing of the disk, then connect
> directly to it over the network from your Mac. This works quite well also,
> and you don't need to swap hard drives around.
>
> Hope this helps. If you need more info about the USB serial port sharing
> setup, just ask!
>
> Jack Brindle, W6FB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: chas <chasm at texas.net>
> >Sent: Jul 1, 2009 12:38 AM
> >To: undisclosed-recipients at null, null at null
> >Subject: [Ham-Mac] has anyone tried...   Mac/Doze file transfers?
> >
> >Has anyone tired transferring files from an XP HDD in a MacPro bay to
> >a windows laptop?
> >what software would be needed and would a regular USB cable work?
> >
> >since we are using Intel chips now, this should be possible.
> >
> >I have to have the laptop to run MARS digital software like MixW and
> >Winlink, etc. so, I need to transfer the files back to the MacPro for
> >manipulation.  The need for an external soundcard and TNC preclude my
> >using the Parallels or Fusion software.  What really hurts is the lack
> >of a serial connection on the Mac. also, controlling Comports which I
> >do not even think exist on a Mac but which the Windows software is
> >looking for all of the time.
> >
> >easiest way is to simply use the old null cable trick to move files
> >from the ThinkPad to the Mac and back.  but is there a Mac/Doze
> >software for file transfer?
> >
> >thanks
> >chas, Houston, TX
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >chasm at texas.net   k5dam  Houston, TX
> >
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> >
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