[PLUG] data transfer to a ethernet-less Mac powerbook 180c?

[Steve Bonds]

On 9 May 2003, Russell Senior seniorr-at-aracnet.com |PDX Linux| wrote:

> I am piddling around with a little project of getting linux running on
> a non-x86 machine.  I've got this circa 1994 Macintosh Powerbook 180c,
> which will run linux (I've partially booted it), but lacks a good way
> to move data onto it.  No ethernet.  I don't have any other Mac's that
> I could use to AppleTalk it over.  It's got a lousy 14400 internal
> modem, but under MacOS 7.1, it seems to like to freeze after about a
> meg of data or so.  Any ideas?

I've had to resort to tar/gzip + split + a couple of floppies before.

Parallel port IP might also work, but I've had problems getting it going
in the past.  (http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Net-HOWTO/x1650.html)

  -- Steve