JEAN PARROT wrote to KEN HRYNCHUK on 09-28-04 09:17:

 KH> Has anyone done 8-bit file transfers via the PC's parallel port?

 JP>         I used to do a lot of this before using a DCC that is a
 JP> poorman's
 JP>  LAN. It worked quite nicely. The cable was mated to the LPT1 connector
 JP>  on the two systems. Have not done any lately as I am now on a real LAN.
 JP>  My three systems are on NICs 10/100.   Much better. One of them, a
 JP>  Thinkpad, is on wireless LAN.

 JP>         The DCC is built-in Windows, not the cable though, but it is
 JP>  available on eBay for not too many $$.

Do you know if DCC works in 4-bit or 8-bit modes? I am aware of DCC's
existence, but it requires the usage of network components (and, I've
purposely disabled a lot of the networking stuff on this (Internet)
machine, for security reasons). This setup has been stable and secure
for years now, and I'd rather not open a new 'can of worms'. If I do
decide to install networking, it'll be for a 'real' network, and not
for a serial/parallel connection (and, only after doing my 'homework').
Thanks for the idea, though, Jean.

   Ken

 
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