gururaj@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Ravi Gururaj) (08/03/89)
I was considering buying the $25 Network. A network "simulator" of some kind that costs $25(software) + $15(cable). Has anyone bought this product and what kind of luck have you had with it. The product is put out by a company called Information Modes. Thanks in advance Ravi Gururaj University of Pennsylvania.
fyl@fylz.UUCP (Phil Hughes) (07/10/90)
Some time ago I saw this product called "The $25 Network". Basically,
I didn't care because I am a UNIX person and it is for DOS.
But, I got stuck doing some DOS stuff and I just ended up with it.
Basically, it is a device driver and a TSR that allows you to connect
2 or 3 DOS systems together with regular serial ports and communicate
at 115KB. And, it works. Once installed, you can just treat the
drives on one system as resident on the other. I first tried it with
a 286 and a 386 system, both with hard disks. Once I removed a funny
TSR from one of the systems it worked fine. Then I tried it with my
T1000 portable. I configured the Toshiba to only boot of the floppy
but use the network for all loads. It isn't fast but it works. For
example, I can load PC-Write over the network and edit files on the
hard disk of the other system.
I am still not sure what I will really use it for but it comes with a
bunch of diagnostics and "fix" programs. One of them, FAKELPT allows
you to make a program think there is a printer port out there which isn't.
This was worth the $25 as I needed to convince draw that LPT3 existed
so I could send PostScript files to the UltraScript interpreter. It
worked.
Anyway, enough of the sales pitch. You can get more info from:
imodes
P.O. Drawer F
Denton, TX 76202
(800)628-7992 - orders
(817)387-3339 - Techline
It really costs $25 (plus $1.50 shipping). I ordered it on Thursday
and received it today (Monday). And, yes, it comes with tech
support.
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Phil Hughes - FYL - 8315 Lk City Wy - Ste 207 - Seattle, WA 98115 - 206-526-2919
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Politics & music are too important to leave to professionals - Michelle Shockedbright@Data-IO.COM (Walter Bright) (07/17/90)
In article <1290@fylz.UUCP> fyl@fylz.UUCP (Phil Hughes) writes:
<Some time ago I saw this product called "The $25 Network". Basically,
<I didn't care because I am a UNIX person and it is for DOS.
<But, I got stuck doing some DOS stuff and I just ended up with it.
I use this program every day. I used to use the Brooklyn Bridge, and ended
up tossing it in favor of the "$25 Network". It's a fine program,
probably worth at least $150, but the author insists on selling it
at $25.jacobs@freezer.it.udel.edu (Mike Jacobs) (07/18/90)
In article <2572@dataio.Data-IO.COM> bright@Data-IO.COM (Walter Bright) writes: =>In article <1290@fylz.UUCP> fyl@fylz.UUCP (Phil Hughes) writes: =><Some time ago I saw this product called "The $25 Network". Basically, =><I didn't care because I am a UNIX person and it is for DOS. =><But, I got stuck doing some DOS stuff and I just ended up with it. => =>I use this program every day. I used to use the Brooklyn Bridge, and ended =>up tossing it in favor of the "$25 Network". It's a fine program, =>probably worth at least $150, but the author insists on selling it =>at $25. what also great about it is that it allows a PCjr to be able to be in a network. PCjr's are normally hardware incompatible, but all you need is a PCjr serial cable and you've in. -- Mike J | The Grey Sysop... | Phone...RING!...yep yep yep yep yep! |
trig@dkatrig.ka.sub.org (Georg Trietsch) (07/20/90)
> In article <2572@dataio.Data-IO.COM> bright@Data-IO.COM (Walter Bright) write > > In article <1290@fylz.UUCP> fyl@fylz.UUCP (Phil Hughes) writes: > Some time ago I saw this product called "The $25 Network". > [...] > probably worth at least $150, but the author insists on selling it > at $25. Does anybody know how to get this product in europe? Is there any distributor? Let me know. Regards, ********************************************************************* * ----- . | UUCP : trig@dkatrig.UUCP | Georg Trietsch * * / /- / /_> | trig@dkatrig.ka.sub.org | Karlsruhe * * / / / _/ | Voice : +49 721 406357 | West - Germany * *********************************************************************
hyunk@sal-sun35.usc.edu (hunk + y = hyunk) (07/31/90)
Where can I get one? thanks