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On Thu, 4 Apr 1996, John D. Griffith wrote: > I would like to buy one of these things for my desktop machine at > work and use it to transfer files to my thinkpad 701. However, the > problem is that I'm running Windows NT on my desktop machine > machine and a lot of communication software doesn't work under NT. > For example, Laplink doesn't work under NT (at least over a parallel > cable). If LapLink works with a serial link then I susspect that it would work with the IrDA adaptor. I thought someone made a program like LapLink or TranXit for NT. > > Do these irDa devices require special drivers to operate or are they > simply hardware devices that would work with any program (e.g. > kermit) that talks politely with the serial port under NT?? > The adaptor does not need any drivers, it connects up to the serial port and acts as an extension of it. 1 meter range using the power supplied to serial port. It must be suported in the traqnsfer program like Laplink. > Currently, to transfer files, I reboot from NT to DOS and run > laplink. This is quite inconvenient as I often have lengthy > optimization calculations running on the NT machine. > Why not just use a terminal or modem program and send z modem from one to the other over a null modem cable? > I contacted two vendors of these devices trying to get an answer to > this question, but I was unable to penetrate the sales/marketing > barrier. I'd appreciate any information that anybody has. > Extended System are at www.extendsys,com or at 1-800-235-7576 NOTE:I am in no way related or affiliated to this company, I only like their product. Dennis -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis Pantazis My opinions are my own, and can not <pantazis@uiuc.edu> be interpreted as extensions of the Graduate Student in Civil Engineering University's official policies, University of Illinois-Urbana until they decide my opinion's are (the Extended Tour of Duty continues) worth money to the institution!!! You can see us at http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~pantazis !!!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------