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DIRECT CABLE CONNECTION
(SOFTWARE)
First Part

 

Once we have all the hardware needed to connect two PC between (see HARDWARE pages) we can see what software to use to connect;

 

 

 

2 PC RUNNING BOTH  DOS

In the "Windows time" you can believe that connecting 2 PC using the old MS-DOS is a silly thing, but that's not true at all;
infact with only 2 simple boot-floppy you can easy-connect two PC (for example a pentium 3 with an old 8088) in less that 2 minuts.
So you can easy tansfer files, install sofware, make a back-up and repair files;
All that thanks to 2 small software by Microsoft
INTERLINK e INTERSERVER;
The first is the CLIENT and became running adding the following line in your CONFIG.SYS
DEVICE=A:\INTERLNK.EXE 
the second acts as SERVER simply taping at the DOS prompt:
INTERSVR.EXE;
Once running, you can not access to the SERVER throught the keyboard but only throught the CLIENT;
You can download the 2 floppy here (that loads also the cd-room driver) or make its to yourself ;

 

Download INTERSERVER..EXE and INTERLNK.EXE
Download the Bootable SERVER Floppy
Download the Bootable CLIENT Floppy

NOTE: you must make the floppy bootable at first with the command "SYS A:" at the dos prompt.

 

 

2 PC THE FIRST RUNNIG DOS THE OTHER WINDOWS

It's not very "nice" but it works!
Use the above "SERVER" floppy in one PC (that so will run DOS) and add the following line to the CONFIG.SYS in the other one:
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\INTERLNK.EXE (or an other valid PATH);
Load  Windows (tested with WIN95 and WIN98) and than you can access to the server  as removable drivers (FLOPPY,HARD-DISK,CD-ROOM);
Remember that if you disconnect the SERVER, windows will became very slow (may be because it try continually to find the SERVER that you've disconetted;
so if you don't need the connection anymore, simply remove the line
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\INTERLNK.EXE
in the CONFIG.SYS (using the word "REM") and reboot the PC.
Sometime it's necessary run the Server at first and than the client (be sure the cable works fine at first).

Download INTERSERVER..EXE and INTERLNK.EXE
Download the Bootable SERVER Floppy
Download the Bootable CLIENT Floppy

NOTE: you must make the floppy bootable at first with the command "SYS A:" at the dos prompt.

 

 

 

2 PC RUNNING BOTH  WINDOWS

You need more time here:
(NOTE: I use an Italian version of Windows; the procedure for other language is absolutly the same, but I don' know the "exact" word of the windows; also the images you'll find here, refers to the italian version..sorry, but if you send me an english version of Windows...HI HI)




 

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