RE: Laplink and DOS?
> > I've got a Debian-box, a small laptop with DOS, and a Laplink cable.
> >
> > What is an easy method to connet the Debian-box and DOS-box with the
> > Laplink-cable so that I could easily at least copy files from the othe
> > machine to the other?
> >
> > (The Debian box hasn't got any DOS-partition, so that I need
> some kind of
> > Debian program there, but which kind of program?)
> >
>
> Running Laplink on your Debian box under dosemu is the most obvious way to
> go (although, I haven't tried it); you may also be able to create a PPP or
> SL/IP link using a null modem cable, although you would have to find a DOS
> ppp or SL/IP program (there may be something suitable amongst the Crynwyr
> (?sp) packet drivers). I'm not sure if the LapLink cable is a
> 'proper' null
> modem cable, but it may be...
A bit old fashioned but I am using kermit (doskermit, ckermit, there was a .deb
for this).
I have a DOS-laptop (8086, without floppy drive) connected with a null modem
cable to my Debian box.
It works OK for transferring files between the systems.
Joop
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