Hello, Wayne.
-=> WAYNE CHIRNSIDE wrote to JIM HOLSONBACK <=-

 JH> I have Laplink cables.  I only use the parallel cable (yellow), because
 JH> it is faster.  Parallel data transfer cables can be had for about $5,
 JH> but I do have the Laplink Serial cable (blue) which is not being used,
 JH> and you can have it for the price of the stamps. If you're interested,
 JH> send an email - - jim.holsonback{at}juno.com

 WC> Think I'll follow your and Charles' advvise and go parallel.

Hee.  Well, that's why the serial cable was offered for "free" if you
had wanted to pay for the stamps - - it is slower than data transfer
thru the parallel port.  If you pay more than $5 to $8 for the parallel
data transfer (laplink) cable, that is too much,  IMHO.


 WC> What's the deal, hook up to the LTP1 port and run some sort of
 WC> software? Never messed with this stuff as this is really the first time
 WC> I've had two computers and with a bit of luck soon to be three.

I haven't done it in awhile, so going from memory. - - hook up the
special cable to both parallel ports,  boot one machine from FDD with
INTERSVR, then boot the other from FDD with INTERLNK.  If it connects
OK, then a screen comes up with reassignment of HDD letters in two
columns  - - "This Machine" and "other machine".  Then
you can transfer
files from whatever drive letter to whatever drive letter, as if it were
all one machine. -Note- Windows isn't involved.

This process I'm describing is best for 'single shot' data transfers
from one HDD to another. IMO for on a regular basis, rooting around
behind the machines to unhook any printer, and to hook up that special
cable and to reboot both machines to floppy diskette just isn't
something you want to do on any sort of regular basis.

With Win 3.x for workgroups or higher on both machines, it is possible
to set them up thru windows to be a little "Peer-to-Peer LAN", which
would permint sharing of files, printer, and more.  All through that
parallel data transfer cable.  I did set up a small laptop 'puter that
way several years back, for one of the Boy Scout units - where they
had a small donated laptop which they used in the field for
registration for their get-togethers away from office.  Been about 5
years now, and I forget all the particulars of what I went through.

But there's another way - - Ethernet -  10BaseT cards are cheep to
free right now, and for two computers, all that is needed is a crossover
cable,  no need for a hub or anything like that.  That would work OK
with WFWG and Higher.  For 3 'puters, a hub would be good, but even
without it,  the "server" machine could have the printer, CD drive and
etc,  and the crossover cable could be switched back and forth from NIC
to NIC in the two "client" computers.


Those crossover cables are right inexpensive -
BIR last one I bought was maybe $7 for a 14-footer.  Less for shorter
ones.  So here you go - here's another offer.   If you want to look into
that and satisfy yourself that it will work, I know I can come up with
at least two or three 10 BaseT ISA Ethernet cards for free (you pay for
the stamps).

But the 100 speed NIC cards are now inexpensive also, and faster. [;-D.



 WC>  I'm at kevlar{at}verizon.net and could use a few items.
 WC>  Nothing spectacular but a few items.
 WC>  I could use a 200 MHz Pentium CPU either MMX or not to bring another
 WC>  system up. I'll select the coputers-4-sale echo as well.

If you can verify that your mainboard can support the Intel VRE
single voltage Pentium chips (3.4 - 3.6) 3.5v ideal,  I'm sure I
can help you with that as well.  Lets take it to email, shall we?

- - -  JimH.

... "Bother!" said Pooh, as his system couldn't find his hard drive
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