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> I have a rather faded memory of using a parallel port to transfer files Indeed. It was called "Laplink" though that was a trademark (https://en.wikipedia.org
by rlonstein 10y ago
> I have a rather faded memory of using a parallel port to transfer files
Indeed. It was called "Laplink" though that was a trademark (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LapLink_cable https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LapLink_cable). In addition to the Laplink brand software there was Interlink which Microsoft bundled with Win95 iirc, FastLynx (FastLink? my memory is also fuzzy), and a bunch of shareware/freeware from the era (I remember simtel).
I was a field service engineer in the early 90's and carried around a six-headed parallel/serial null modem cable just for this. I also got my hands on a few of those (awful) Xircom Parallel-Ethernet adapters some time later and those were just the thing for ruining an entire day getting some awful old machine backed up onto Novell NetWare.