24 Feb
2007
24 Feb
'07
2:03 p.m.
> Was the RCV35 (or whatever it was called) from
PC-DOS 3.30 present in
> MS-DOS? (used for transferring files from 5.25" PCs to 3.5" PS/2s)
On Sat, 24 Feb 2007, Jim Leonard wrote:
I have never heard of that at all -- What was the
exact name, and why
was it necessary? I have PC DOS 3.3 here but I don't see anything like
what you're describing...
RECV35.COM
It was part of the IBM "Data Migration Facility", which was used to get
files into PS/2s. RECV35.COM was bundled with the PS/2s. It was a sorta
predecessor to Laplink. Note: it was a predecessor in terms of quality
and features, disunirregardless of whether it came AFTER Laplink.
http://www.gilanet.com/ohlandl/floppy/Data_Migration_Facility.html
has the RECV35.COM , the COPY35.COM , pinout for the cable adapter, and
instructions.
It required that the receiving machine have a bi-directional printer port.
The PS/2s did, and most of the non-bidirectional printer ports could be
trivially modified (one cut, one jumper) to be able to tri-state the data
lines.
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