Connecting a MacPlus to a PC

well...since your PC doesnt have appletalk and your mac plus doesnt have ethernet youre probably outta luck. youd have to somehow get both computers on the same network when both computers have different network ports. good luck. you could but an ethernet/appletalk bridge which is a hardware solution that converts ethernet to appletalk. however thats expensive. it would MUCH more economical to put your PC documents on disk. put them in the mac. and choose print.

I have tried using diskettes from the PC to the mac with conversion programs....It was a no go situation.

it works...just gotta tweak with pc exchange (controll panel) to get it to load a driver for the floppy drive. it does work. other than that youre outta luck.

Check out the following products to accomplish what you need.

Apexx PCTalk MACLAN Kit (available from MacConnection)

MacLinkPlus PC Connect 9.7 (ditto)

PC MACLAN 6.1 for Windows 95 (available from MacConnection and MacZone)

DOS Mounter 95 (ditto)

--EbenBrooks

those are only relevant if you can put both computers on the same network. and so dont really do himmuch good. the pc talk maclan kit might have some hardware but is probably more expensive than the ethernet/appletalk bridge which is really what he needs.

The MACLAN 6.1 for Windows 95 was listed for very little--under $100.

Also, the DOS Mounter is a utility to allow him to reliably print his PC files using Sneakernet™. ;-)

--EbenBrooks

www.hp.com

there should be a deskwriter driver available for your pc. you may need an adapter, but a direct connection to the printer should be possible.