Re: laplink & trials

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (robert)]

 > From: http://www.juno.com/~w1few (RICH)
 > Date: Thu  Jan 23,  2:43pm
 >
 > On Thu, 23 Jan 1997 10:39:25 -0800 http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert) writes:
 > >I seem to be unable to get the laplink you sent to work.  It seems to
 > >successfully get hold of COM1 after I boot up DOS.  I started an LLRAW
 > >(LapLink Remote Access with Wire) on my palmtop.  I tried changing the 
 > >baud
 > >rate to various numbers and none seem to work.  (I cannot change the 
 > >baud
 > >rate on the palmtop; the [brief] documentation doesn't say what baud 
 > >rate it's
 > >set at.)
 > >
 > >Do you think I'll need to purchase the latest version of LapLink for 
 > >this
 > >to work?
 > Laplink is very tricky to get going.  You've got to be sure that the
 > cable you have has only pins 2, 3, & 7 connected in it.  And pins 2 & 3
 > must be cross wired ( 2 to 3 & 3 to 2).  Then bring up Laplink on your
 > palm top.  A menu should appear at the bottom.  On the screen on the top
 > left should appear the baud rate and the com port.  If it doesn't,   Then
 > bring up Laplink on your regular computer under DOS.  Note the same info
 > on that screen.  If the info doesn't match, you have no hope.  The HP
 > baud rate will probably be 9600.  I can send you a RS232 readout box if
 > you'd like to tell which pins are connected.  Or you can send the HP to
 > me and I'll figure it out for you.  Other than that, once LL is going, it
 > is great.

Well, according to what I was reading on the web, it seems that I need version
5 of LapLink to be able to connect to LapLink Remote.  I think that the version
you sent (2.98) won't cut it.

I'm pretty sure the pins should be correct.  I plugged the DE9 connector into
the mouse port (COM1) and the doc says that the connector is made for
connecting to PCs.

I can get a new DOS version (5.0) for $67.50 at Egghead.  That may be my best
bet.