Hello KEN.

17 Sep 04 17:24, you wrote to me:

 KH> JASEN BETTS wrote to KEN HRYNCHUK on 09-16-04 09:43:


 JB>> that's looks like a 4-bit cable.

 KH> I got the above from File Maven 3.5a's (DOS freeware) docs. It's
 KH> billed as being 8-bit, with 4-bit compatibility (just what I need).

he probably knows more than me on that score.

 JB>> check the documentation for whatever software you're planning to
 JB>> use. the documentation usually describes which sort of cable you
 JB>> should use. The interlink documentation describes a 4 bit cable
 JB>> that seems compatible with most software, (but I never could get
 JB>> PLIP working under linux)

 KH> Like I was saying to Terry, I've read conflicting reports about
 KH> Laplink's ability to do 8-bit transfers (?). Perhaps some versions
 KH> were 4-bit, and some were 8-bit?

I'm not a great fan of specialised copying software. personally I prefer to
use networking software and just use a generic tool to copy the files
across.
as such most of my experience is with interlnk under dos, and
unsuccessfully with PLIP under linux.

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Jasen

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