13 Jun
2001
13 Jun
'01
5:06 p.m.
On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Anthony Clifton - Retrocomputing.com wrote:
As far as (b) goes, "Connectivity is it's own
reward." It'd be a way
to transfer files directly from one vintage machine to another without
having to deal with sneaker-net (floppies) or other intermediate
steps.
Yeah, but what for? What good is a bridge if no one is going to cross it?
What got me to thinking about it was when Don Maslin
sent me a file
via email. Upon receiving it, I scratched my head and wondered how
to most efficiently transfer it from my iMac to my Kaypro.
Then I thought, "Geez, if I could just run UUCP between my vintage
machines and those of others, the file could have just been sent
directly to my machine. Convenient!"
I think it would be more trouble finding a UUCP client for the machine
you're trying to transfer the file to. And if Don is sending you a file,
presumably a system disk for the target machine, then it would be assumed
that you haven't been able to boot that machine anyway to run a uucp
client, because Don hasn't sent you the OS disk yet!
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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