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Ben Lovejoy <ben@lovejoy.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> real-address-in-sig@rhu.barb.foobar (Rebecca and Rowland) wrote:
> 
> >> Could somebody please suggest the best way to connect a G3 266 desktop
> >> mac to a Powerbook 180 so that the files can be transfered.
> 
> >Appletalk over LocalTalk - I'm told that a printer cable to connect the
> >two Mac will work. 
> 
> It does. Very simple, but very slow.

Not all that slow.  Admittedly not all that *quick*, but if the files
aren't huge, the lack of speed isn't a problem.

> Quickest is to use either an external hard drive or a Syquest, Zip, etc.
> The Syquest 230 is only 100 quid now, so well worth considering for quick &
> easy backups, with easy file-transfer into the bargain.

It depends on the file size.  You get 230400 bit/s with LocalTalk, which
means transferring a 100KByte file takes:

100*1024*8/230400 = 3.4 seconds (actually a bit more, but you get the
idea)

Which is less than the time it takes to insert and mount a disc.

Rowland.

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