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Why does this have to be so difficult?!
First I buy a 128MB "keyring" type drive, on the theory that I can use this
to collect the data and transfer. (Since it won't let you use the CDRom, and
the new computer doesn't have a floppy drive.) But it will only work for the
first one, won't let me delete the file and put the next file on it.
Then I give in and buy, daylight robbery, a £20 serial file transfer cable,
plug it in to the com ports (at least I assume that is what the nine-pin
things are) - hit autodetect on both computers, and trying this several
times, leaving it for up to 20 minutes, nothing happens ... no error message,
just "trying" to detect.
How can I force the com ports to open, or the computers to recognise the
connection? (Been through all the help files and doesn't seem to be anything.)
All help most gratefully received ...! (Particularly since I've only got one
monitor and I am REALLY sick of crawling under the desk.)
First I buy a 128MB "keyring" type drive, on the theory that I can use this
to collect the data and transfer. (Since it won't let you use the CDRom, and
the new computer doesn't have a floppy drive.) But it will only work for the
first one, won't let me delete the file and put the next file on it.
Then I give in and buy, daylight robbery, a £20 serial file transfer cable,
plug it in to the com ports (at least I assume that is what the nine-pin
things are) - hit autodetect on both computers, and trying this several
times, leaving it for up to 20 minutes, nothing happens ... no error message,
just "trying" to detect.
How can I force the com ports to open, or the computers to recognise the
connection? (Been through all the help files and doesn't seem to be anything.)
All help most gratefully received ...! (Particularly since I've only got one
monitor and I am REALLY sick of crawling under the desk.)