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From: rreiner@yunexus.YorkU.CA (Richard Reiner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Zero Slot LANs query
Message-ID: <14364@yunexus.YorkU.CA>
Date: 27 Aug 90 19:00:46 GMT
References: <3860002@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com> <1990Aug25.202123.27371@cbnewsc.att.com>
Organization: York U. Computing Services
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psfales@cbnewsc.att.com (Peter Fales) writes:

>In article <3860002@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com>, limhl@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com (Lim Hui Lin) writes:
>> 
>> Can anyone make a recommendation for one of the zero slot LAN s/w
>> packages?  I am considering using one of these in place of buying
>> an external drive for a Toshiba T1000XE.

>I have become a big fan of "The $25 Network."  I use it frequently 
>between my laptop and desk machines.   It works well, doesn't take
>up much memory space, and doesn't cause any problems even when the
>network is not in use, or the cable is disconnected.

I'm a big fan too.  It lives in 10K, runs flawlessly at 115K bps, lets
you share printers as well as disks.

Before buying it (it is *not* free, as someone else erroneously
posted), I tried EasyLan, LanLink, QLAN, and Brooklyn Bridge in a
DESQView window.  All were atrocious: huge, unreliable, and prone to
hang both machines at once.  The $25 Network is in another class
entirely.

Disclaimer: I'm just a satisfied customer.

--richard