Data recovery on Toshiba T3100 laptop

[Robert Feldman]

A good MS-DOS program to use to transfer files off an old computer is Xport 
(search on Google for XPORT21). It includes a procedure to send itself over 
a serial line to the target computer, so you don't need to have a working 
floppy. It also includes instructions on wiring the cable.

Bob


Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 12:09:37 -0600
From: Jim Leonard <trixter at oldskool.org>
Subject: Re: Data recovery on Toshiba T3100 laptop
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Tore S Bekkedal wrote:
>I have a VGA monitor, no CGAs around, but I also have a 9-pin to 15-pin
>male-male cable - but aren't the voltages different?

Voltages aside, the technologies are completely different; it won't work.  I
would follow the "boot-a-floppy-and-transfer-via-kermit" method.  Or use a
DOS-based program like FastLynx or even the built-in transfer in DOS 6.x's
intersvr/interlnk programs.
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