On 6/24/25 12:41, Tom Cronin wrote:
I’d decided to limit my retro computers largely to notebook machines that can run from AA batteries in order to retain sanity and storage space. I just picked up a Memorex Commuter and launched the included PIM software to see what it had to offer. Lo and behold, it’s from Travelling Software dated 1991 or so. I guess they did more than the M100 and it’s ilk.
I think they went on to make LapLink and are now responsible for that scammy pc migration thing that they try to sell you with a new computer to move all your stuff from the old computer.
I've bought it a couple times when I got my mom a new laptop. I say scammy because, A, it doesn't work worth a crap, and B, they made me buy it a again for the next pc when I already bought it for something like $60 or $70 before. It's a migration tool. By design it will only ever get used exactly one time on any given machine. So it's kind of incredible balls to tie it's license to one machine. Basically completely unjustified cost for what you end up actually getting, IE how little it manages to do successfully. The 2nd time it not only didn't move very much successfully, it completely trashed the windows install and I had to reinstall and just do everything manually and not use it at all. But of course no refund.
Basically all of the vintage Travelling Software stuff I've ever encountered has been both actually useful and produced to a high standard of quality.
-- bkw
