Hi all,
I have a question about transferring data from my Mac to an Atari MegaSTE. I recently got one of Lotharek's new UltraSatan devices, and will be installing it into my MegaSTE in the future (everything is in boxes now, as we'll be moving homes soon).
Seeing as I want to mount the UltraSatan internally in the MSTE, I won't have easy access to the SD cards for transferring data using DOS/TOS partitions. Originally, I was hoping that a Netusbee device could allow USB thumb drives to connect to the MSTE, but it looks like this is only possible if you install MINT and get the appropriate drivers. I don't really want to have to mess around with alternate OSes on my Atari, and would prefer to stay in the TOS world if possible.
Having said that, what would be the best solutions for transferring files from my Mac to the Atari? I don't mind if the transfer/connection isn't very fast; what I'm really looking for is something that is relatively simple to set up and manage in TOS. Bear in mind that while I have a reasonable amount of knowledge about home networking and connecting devices together, I'm far from being a "guru"...
OPTION 1: Get a Netusbee and put the MSTE on the home network? How does this work? Can you share a public folder on the Mac which the Atari could see (or something like that)? Can everything still be done within the TOS world?
OPTION 2: Get a Lantronix adapter of some sort:
http://www.lantronix...rs/xdirect.html
or
http://www.lantronix...rs/uds1100.html
How would this work? On the Atari side, I guess you would use the regular modem terminal to connect, but on the Mac side, how would it show up/connect with the ethernet? Could you communicate/transfer through a web browser like Firefox or Safari to the Lantronix device?
OPTION 3: Set up a null modem system? Again, a bit tricky since the Mac doesn't have any modem connectivity with it (although I could probably buy a USB modem for it).
Sorry about the long post.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions and comments!
I have a question about transferring data from my Mac to an Atari MegaSTE. I recently got one of Lotharek's new UltraSatan devices, and will be installing it into my MegaSTE in the future (everything is in boxes now, as we'll be moving homes soon).
Seeing as I want to mount the UltraSatan internally in the MSTE, I won't have easy access to the SD cards for transferring data using DOS/TOS partitions. Originally, I was hoping that a Netusbee device could allow USB thumb drives to connect to the MSTE, but it looks like this is only possible if you install MINT and get the appropriate drivers. I don't really want to have to mess around with alternate OSes on my Atari, and would prefer to stay in the TOS world if possible.
Having said that, what would be the best solutions for transferring files from my Mac to the Atari? I don't mind if the transfer/connection isn't very fast; what I'm really looking for is something that is relatively simple to set up and manage in TOS. Bear in mind that while I have a reasonable amount of knowledge about home networking and connecting devices together, I'm far from being a "guru"...
OPTION 1: Get a Netusbee and put the MSTE on the home network? How does this work? Can you share a public folder on the Mac which the Atari could see (or something like that)? Can everything still be done within the TOS world?
OPTION 2: Get a Lantronix adapter of some sort:
http://www.lantronix...rs/xdirect.html
or
http://www.lantronix...rs/uds1100.html
How would this work? On the Atari side, I guess you would use the regular modem terminal to connect, but on the Mac side, how would it show up/connect with the ethernet? Could you communicate/transfer through a web browser like Firefox or Safari to the Lantronix device?
OPTION 3: Set up a null modem system? Again, a bit tricky since the Mac doesn't have any modem connectivity with it (although I could probably buy a USB modem for it).
Sorry about the long post.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions and comments!