polo@hagar.Solbourne.COM (Dave Polakowski) (11/05/90)
We are expecting a new 286 soon. I would like to transfer the info
from my existing XT hard drive to the new machine; is there a way to
transfer this info through the serial port? Since the old machine
has 5 1/4 floppies and the new sports 3 1/2's, a simple backup and
restore will be difficult. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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DAVE WAS HERE! | [polo@Solbourne.COM] michael@uvphys.phys.uvic.ca (MRENSING) (11/06/90)
In article <1990Nov5.155752.6728@Solbourne.COM>, polo@hagar.Solbourne.COM (Dave Polakowski) writes... >We are expecting a new 286 soon. I would like to transfer the info >from my existing XT hard drive to the new machine; is there a way to >transfer this info through the serial port? Since the old machine >has 5 1/4 floppies and the new sports 3 1/2's, a simple backup and >restore will be difficult. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I suggest you check out two of Travelling Software's products: Desk-Link and Lap-Link. Both are meant to do exactly what you require, in addition to other features. Desk-Link uses serial interfaces (universal cable included) to link two PC's in a local network configuration, allowing complete sharing of disk drives and printers. Maximum speed 19500 baud. Lap-Link uses either the serial interfaces or a printer port on each PC to transfer files serially (19500 baud) or in parallel (much faster). Again, a universal cable is part of the package. I have used Lap-Link successfully with the parallel interfaces on a pair of XTs, which proves that data can be transferred bi-directionally. I wonder how they did it ? BTW, PC Tools' latest release includes a licensed version of Desk-Link, so you could check that out too. All of these packages fall in the $150(retail) price range. Why should anyone else be responsible for my opinions ? ******************************************************************************** * Michael J. Rensing * Michael@UVPhys.bitnet * * Department of Physics and Astronomy * Michael@UVPhys.phys.UVic.CA (INET) * * University of Victoria * * * Victoria, B.C., Canada * * ********************************************************************************
KOHLER@gecrdvm1.crd.ge.com (11/06/90)
Try ZCOPY (PCMag utility) available on SIMTEL20 in PD2:<MSDOS2.PCMAG>. It runs on both machines, does a protocol transfer, and auto-bauds starting at 115 KBaud! It works very nicely, even between a PCjr and a 20MHz 386. It is in VOL8N04.ARC.
jagrogan@vax1.tcd.ie (11/07/90)
> We are expecting a new 286 soon. I would like to transfer the info > from my existing XT hard drive to the new machine; is there a way to > transfer this info through the serial port? Since the old machine > has 5 1/4 floppies and the new sports 3 1/2's, a simple backup and > restore will be difficult. Any suggestions would be appreciated. The company that I worked for this summer had a piece of software called 530. With this, you could connect the machines by either serial or parallel ports and using the software, tranfer files, directories or backup an entire HD. I thought that it was very good, as you could control everything from just one machine. You can even install the 530 program remotely on the other machine. I would definatly recommend it. I managed to backup a 20Meg HD through the parallel ports in about 10-15 minutes. The company - East Coast Software - has an office here in Dublin but I don't know where else they are. I would certainly recommend trying to get your hands on a copy. John. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- jagrogan%vax1.tcd.ie@cornellc.cit.cornell.edu jagrogan%vax1.tcd.ie@pucc.princeton.edu 3rd Year Computer Science jagrogan@vax1.tcd.ie@cunyvm.cuny.edu Trinity College Dublin. jagrogan@vax1.tcd.ie jagrogan@unix1.tcd.ie uunet!vax1.tcd.ie!JAGROGAN@uunet.uu.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I haven't lost my mind.....I'm sure it's backed up here somewhere!"
gettys@regent.enet.dec.com (Bob Gettys N1BRM) (11/09/90)
In article <1990Nov5.155752.6728@Solbourne.COM>, polo@hagar.Solbourne.COM (Dave Polakowski) writes... >We are expecting a new 286 soon. I would like to transfer the info >from my existing XT hard drive to the new machine; is there a way to >transfer this info through the serial port? Since the old machine >has 5 1/4 floppies and the new sports 3 1/2's, a simple backup and >restore will be difficult. Any suggestions would be appreciated. > >-- > _-^-_ | Dave Polakowski (303)678-4700 > / O O \ | Solbourne Computer, Inc. > ---((((---'---U---`---))))--- | Longmont, Colorado > DAVE WAS HERE! | [polo@Solbourne.COM] Kermit and a null modem cable works just fine. Or you can get fancy and go buy something like LapLink, or DeskLink, or I'm sure there are others. BTW - I would reccomend geting a 5 1/4 floppy of some type for the new machine in addition to the 3 1/2's. Too much stuff still only comes on 5 1/4. It's also very useful for sharing with others. A lot of people still only have 5 1/4's. In my opinion, you need three floppies on todays machines. A 3 1/2 1.44meg, a 5 1/4 1.2 meg and a 5 1/4 360k. The last, some will argue with, and for the most part, they are right. But you will occasionaly come across someone who has an older 5 1/4 that will refuse to read a 360k written on a 1.2 meg drive. (They really should replace their old drive - but people are stubborn!) /s/ Bob Gettys
neman@sunee.waterloo.edu (Neman "Napalm" Syed) (11/09/90)
>In article <1990Nov5.155752.6728@Solbourne.COM>, polo@hagar.Solbourne.COM >(Dave Polakowski) writes... >I would like to transfer the info >from my existing XT hard drive to the new machine; is there a way to >transfer this info through the serial port? I have a Zenith MiniSport (ARRGH! _NEVER_ BUY ZENITH PRODUCTS! I GOT THIS FOR FREE AND I STILL HATE IT!!) which came with Fast Wire Link. This is a cool transfer utility, which blows any other I've seen away for sheer speed. Try 115,000 baud. This thing just pushes information at breakneck pace. It isn't freeware, though. See if anybody around you is unfortunate enough to be stuck with a Zenith machine, and find out about FWL from them. -- Neman Syed - Rebel Without A Clue neman@sunee.uwaterloo.ca or neman@108.watstar.uwaterloo.ca Opinions expressed are solely those of my employers and in no way affect or represent those of Neman Syed.