Need some advice about PCMCIA network and card readers adapters

[arkpandora]

Hello,

I am about to exchange a PC with a serial port for a Mac OS X Apple Mac Mini without a serial port.  As I often need to transfer various files between this other computer and my A1200, I need something else than the serial cable I have always been using.  As I also need something more practical than a CD-writer, I suppose that a network or a PCMCIA card reader is the best solution.  But as I have never used any of these options, I am looking for some advice.

So here are some questions :

1. Is it really possible to exchange files through a network between an Amiga and Mac OS ?

2. Which hardware and software are the most suitable for each option ?  On the network side, Hodgkinson said in another thread that he was using a 3Com 3C589 network card with the drivers and the tool SMBFS from Aminet.  But I still don't know if this tool will be compatible with Mac OS.  On the card reader side, I see that Fat95 and CFD from Aminet are needed, but I still don't know if the Mac can handle an Amiga-compatible format, as I still haven't a suitable card reader for the Mac (I wouldn't buy one in the near future if I choose a networking solution).

3. On Amigakit there is the "AMIGA PCMCIA NETWORK CARD MKIII" : http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=32&products_id=116&osCsid=a58b618e15111b7df005639dabb93867
and the "EasyADF PCMCIA Compact Flash Transfer Kit" :
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=440&osCsid=a58b618e15111b7df005639dabb93867
Is it just what I need ?

Thank you for any advice !

[arkpandora]

Thank you for these precious advices.

Unfortunately I have to shelve this topic at the moment, as I have just received my Mac Mini, and *sigh* I am already running into several problems, the main one being that Mac OS X is currently unable to communicate with my Ethernet modem, a Sitecom DC-213.