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Well Robyn (and David) it turns out that Laplink is still hanging in there.
I consider one of the best remote control programs out there. I use it to
transfer small files between my machines and to watch markets on my PC when
I'm travelling. I don't like transferring large files (> 25 Meg) because
it takes too long. For that I have been using a Iomega Jaz Drive. These
work reliably and are fast except it's a pain to xfer the Jaz from one
machine to another. My preferred method, and the one I'm using now, is to
network PC's together. Buy a couple network cards, T connectors and Coax
cable and for about $150 (less than 1/2 the cost of a Jaz drive) you can
transfer files between machines as though each machine existed inside the
other. The only draw back to this is that it can get a bit technical to
set up. If you're not computer literate I would recommend hiring someone
to set it up and get it operational for you. Trust me, you'll be glad you
did!
Brian.
-----Original Message-----
From: greene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [SMTP:greene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 3:38 PM
To: David Gardner
Cc: OMEGA LIST
Subject: Re: Data Transfer
There is (or used to be) a program called LapLink that did a
port to port (serial or parallel) transfer from one computer
to another. It worked ok when I used it (years ok) - but I
doubt it's state of the art these days. I don't know about
the Jaz or Zip drives - but I use an Iomega ditto drive
(tape) - and haven't had any problems with it. I've heard
that the I-mation drive is slow - but that's just
second-hand information. Robyn
David Gardner wrote:
> I would apreciate an opinion from the group as to the
> most convenient
> way to transfer large data files from my desk top. I can
> do it in small
> pieces with a floppy but that is not very efficient. Does
> anyone have
> any experience with the I-mation floppy drive that can
> copy 100 MB at a
> time? The price and reputation of the Iomega products has
> soured me on
> that solution. Are there any direct cable transfer methods
> from one
> parallel port to another?
>
> Thanks in advance to all.
>
> Dave
>
> David Gardner M.D. Ph.D.
> dgard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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