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From: bxw@ccadfa.adfa.oz.au (Brad Willcott)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Emergency IBM help needed!!!!!
Message-ID: <1569@ccadfa.adfa.oz.au>
Date: 31 May 90 05:31:20 GMT
References: <7843@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> <660@marvin.moncam.co.uk>
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emmo@moncam.co.uk (Dave Emmerson) writes:

>In article <7843@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>, komatsu@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (David Komatsu) writes:
>> 
>> I need to move a LARGE chunk of files from an IBM PC-AT to a IBM PS/2

Answer : Run a Comms package on BOTH machines, connect them together with a
serial cable, then transfer the files that way.

Now, that's the general answer, now here's some specifics :

	Use Procomm on both systems (Comms program).  On the 'AT' set Procomm
	into 'HOST MODE', 'DIRECT' connect.  On the 'PS/2' (Ugh, fire him :-)),
	use Procomm to access the 'AT' as a direct connection, NOT a modem link.

	Doing it this way you can then use any one of the various file transfer
	protocols available within Procomm.  It is possible to use 'wildcard'
	characters when using the Kermit protocol.  

	So, set you 'AT' directory, set you 'PS/2' directory, setup for Kermit
	tranfser using : "*.*" as the file to copy, then go home. :-)

>S/he seems to have missed the obvious..

>Remove AT hard disk drive.
>Fit it in PS/2 as drive 2.
>copy d:\foo.bar c:

>for LARGE chunks, there's no faster way..

I agree that this is THE fastest way to do it, however, it is NOT possible.
The PS/2 is NOT hardware compatible, so you can NOT plug your 'AT' hard disk
controller into it.  Without it, you can not access the data that resides
on the drive.  The PS/2 controller accesses date on a hard disk in a different
way to the 'AT's' controller.  So, whether or not you can even physically 
connect the 'AT' HDD to the PS/2 HDD controller, it won't matter.

NOTE: Kermit for the PC, or for that matter any decent comms program, could
      be used instead of Procomm.
      There are a number of commercial products specially designed for this
      sort of job.  Many of them are probably easier to use and fast in 
      transfering files than what I have proposed, however, they cost money.

      (;-])

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