Jean,

You are correct.  This method will still work, and it is the cheapest
"universal" method -- but it is the least efficient method.  It requires
that you use both keyboards.  After establishing the connection, you must
still issue commands at the sending PC (to send/transmit the file) and
issue commands at the receiving PC (to capture the  file and redirect it
to the appropriate folder for saving).

With products like LapLink and PC Anywhere, you can control both machines
from either keyboard.
Once the connection is created, you can use one single keyboard to "send"
or "get" files from the PC at the other end of the cable.  You can also
perform all housekeeping functions on the remote PC, like create
directories, move files, delete files, rename files, etc.  An added bonus
is that, with some version of this type of software, you can even run
software apps on the remote machine.

Jim Meagher
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-----Original Message-----
From: JMB <[log in to unmask]>

>Pertaining to this post and that several times people have asked this
>same question, I would like to ask the following:
>
>Back in the old DOS days, I used to hook up a serial cable between two
>computers (even MAC and PC) to transfer files using a simple terminal
>communications program.  It was a little slow but it worked fine.  It
>worked just as if I was sending a file to a friend using a modem -
>except that the setup did not use any modem locally.
>

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