x86/DOS system backup via rs232?

< On Nov 13, 2015 4:47 AM, "Christian Corti" <cc at informatik.uni-stuttgart.dewrote: of including C source code. I use it e.g. to image the hard disk of a DOS PC into a file (either network or parallel ZIP drive). ftp://ftp.oldskool.org/pub/misc/Hardware/IBM/PCjr%20magazines%20and%20resou… > I've modified the program a bit to support retries and TurboC. > Christian I used to use a program called Laplink, which came with special serial and parallel option cables to transfer files from one dos machine to another. It was useful to "image" DOS computers with it. I don't think these were straight through cables and you needed the laplink software to be running on both sides. I see the cables on ebay, I picked up a set a few years ago to move contents of similar MS DOS system. Serial is much slower than parallel obviously. If you must use Linux, you may find something that emulates dos, or you can rewrite the receiving - end Linux equivalent of laplink if it has not already been done. Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net