> Hello all,
>
> I hope this is the right list for this...
>
> A friend recently bought a new computer system and wants to transfer
> about 2 Gigs of data files from her old system to the new one. The old
> system runs the plain vanilla Win95, while the new system runs Win95b
> (OSR2).
>
> SneakerNet (floppies) is out of the question, so I'm thinking maybe the
> built-in applet called Direct Cable Connection. Has anyone used this?
> Does it work with a standard null modem cable when used on the serial
> ports of both machines? If not, what are the pinouts so I can build her
> a cable? I haven't been able to find the specs on the MS site.
>
> Alternatively, I assume LapLink can handle this chore, but again, she
> doesn't have a cable (or the software). Is LapLink the better way to go?
> At least 75% of the data transfers will be in one direction, (old to
> new), with the other 25% being changes she makes to the older system in
> preparation of giving it to her kids.

        Laplink and DCC use the same cables, and each work quite well, I like the
DCC more because it simulates a network connection, no app to work through
once the connection is made. Yes, it is a simple null modem cable, or a
special cable for printer ports. However, if you are transferring 2 gigs of
data, I recommend something other than the serial. 2 gigs is about 2000
megs. The fastest most serial cables go is 11.25Kbytes per second, at that
rate 1 meg takes 1.5
minutes, so 2000 megs takes 3000 minutes, about 50 hours! I suggest you hook
up networking cards, cables and do it that way, it would be much faster. If
not, then use a parallel connection, it should be at least a little faster
than serial. TTYL