In a message of 17 Dec 96 Kevin Donoghoe wrote to me:

 KD>>> OK. If you can't get it sorted, I can send my box and cables up to
 KD>>> you.

 AS>> The second box I got also didn't work - and I took it back and got a
 AS>> refund.

 KD> Hmm, to lose one box is understandable, but to lose two?

Actually, I think I've sussed out the problem.

I needed a gender changer and because they didn't have one, got a male-male
serial cable.  Well, in fact it turned out to be a laplink cable, which I'm
told has some of the wires crossed.

 AS>> Thanks for your kind offer - but what I might do is connect a spare
 AS>> serial cable I have to the PC and just swap them at the modem.

 KD> OK Arthur, my offer stands.  Think of it as thanks for keeping those
 KD> aminet cdroms online for me to leech from. 

Heheh - I think you're the file request server's most popular caller. :)

Actually, I might take you up on your offer for a while, if you don't mind
- just the box and the gender changer cable/connector - I already have two
serial cables.

That will take the pressure off me to rush into anything during the busy
time of the year.

If you could send it to me at 8 Mitchell Circuit, Port Macquarie, NSW 2444,
it would be much appreciated.

Anyone that wants to send money is also most welcome.

 AS>> I have to figure out what to do on the comms side - I don't think
 AS>> sharing the modem is a long-term solution.

 KD> Network them some how?

Frankly, it doesn't appeal to me.

Besides, that means the machine have to be close together, which can't
always be the case, and somone might want to use one of them in a way
that's going to affect the networking setup.

Then there is the cost side as far as the Amiga goes. :(


        // Cheers 
      \X/  Arthur

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