Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 15:25:51 +0100
From: "Ian C. Melville" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: newbie question
Philip,
I can't answer the first but i'll tackle your install question. The easiest
way to install stuff is to connect the 50ct to an appropriate desktop or
notebook using a special 'laplink-type' cable (belkin makes these for
example). Its really a null modem cable and you can use the serial or
parallel ports to hook up (a different cable is needed in each case). I
suggest parallel because serial is so sloooooooow. You'll of course need the
io adapter that ships with the 50ct.
Then run windows' own direct cable connection on both systems (i'm assuming
win9x on both). If you're not running win9x on the host then try using the
old DOS Intersvr/Interlnk util instead and it should work perfectly... you
can then
use the desktop drives as network drives from the 50ct (the host drives will
already be mapped by intersvr) and even your long filenames will be
preserved across this connection.
Generally a cable connection is not nearly as fast as a network connection
using a NIC of 10 or 100mbits but it will get the job done whenever you have
to install from CD or any other media that the host can read...
Regards,
Ian...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phillip Plunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 2:08 PM
Subject: newbie question
> Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 08:02:27 -0500
> From: "Phillip Plunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: newbie question
>
> I HATE being the "newbie" on lists like these, but here I am again! I
just
> bought a Libretto 50 off ebay of courrse so am learning how to use the
> thing. It seems like most people here think these machines are great.
> Problem--I have tried to install the drivers for a TEAC PCMCIA CD Rom to
> load on software but I can't get the Libby to recognize the new hardware.
I
> have tried installing the drivers that came with the CD rom but no luck.
>
> My question is 1) any advice to get the CD to work and 2) how else do you
> get software installed on these things?
> Health and peace,
>
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