OT: USB Computer-to-Computer

Jim Thompson · May 15, 2005

My father has an ancient Compaq Presario 1200-XL106 laptop, no network
adapter.

He's overfilled his hard-drive with photographs of the grandchildren
;-)

Is there any way to connect him to my system via USB and transfer
files?

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson
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Luhan Monat · May 15, 2005

Jim Thompson wrote:

My father has an ancient Compaq Presario 1200-XL106 laptop, no network
adapter.

He's overfilled his hard-drive with photographs of the grandchildren
;-)

Is there any way to connect him to my system via USB and transfer
files?

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

Use a data-com program that does binary transfers over the serial port.
Error checking and protocols can be dispensed with when using a short
hardwired connection.

I used to be in the 'business' - Lync Data Communications Program
marketed by Norton Lambert. Sorry, but its DOS.

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indistinguishable from technology."

Spehro Pefhany · May 15, 2005

On Sat, 14 May 2005 18:38:15 -0700, the renowned Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

My father has an ancient Compaq Presario 1200-XL106 laptop, no network
adapter.

He's overfilled his hard-drive with photographs of the grandchildren
;-)

Is there any way to connect him to my system via USB and transfer
files?

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

External USB->Ethernet adapter. Around $20-$25.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
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Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com

Spehro Pefhany · May 15, 2005

On Sat, 14 May 2005 18:45:44 -0700, the renowned Luhan Monat <x@y.z>
wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:
My father has an ancient Compaq Presario 1200-XL106 laptop, no network
adapter.

He's overfilled his hard-drive with photographs of the grandchildren
;-)

Is there any way to connect him to my system via USB and transfer
files?

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

Use a data-com program that does binary transfers over the serial port.
Error checking and protocols can be dispensed with when using a short
hardwired connection.

Something like that was included free with later versions of DOS.
Thankfully I can't remember the name of it, but it used the "standard
laplink(Tm) cable. PAINFULLY slow for even 20 or 30M let alone
something that would fill up a disk drive.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com

Oppie · May 15, 2005

USB to ethernet adapter
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=50347355&pfp=SEARCH

USB type A to Type A
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=283437&pfp=cat3

More on page
http://www.compusa.com/products/products.asp?N=0&Ntt=USB%20cable&Ntk=All&Nty=1&D=USB%20cable&Dx=mode%20matchall

"Jim Thompson" <thegreatone@example.com> wrote in message
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My father has an ancient Compaq Presario 1200-XL106 laptop, no network
adapter.

He's overfilled his hard-drive with photographs of the grandchildren
;-)

Is there any way to connect him to my system via USB and transfer
files?

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson
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| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
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Oppie · May 15, 2005

"Jim Thompson" <thegreatone@example.com> wrote in message

My father has an ancient ...
Gee, Jim, you've got a few years on me. Your dad must be ancient himself...

God bless.
Bob

Watson A.Name - \"Watt Su · May 15, 2005

"Luhan Monat" <x@y.z> wrote in message
news:RRxhe.26131$tQ.19447@fed1read06...

Jim Thompson wrote:
My father has an ancient Compaq Presario 1200-XL106 laptop, no
network
adapter.

He's overfilled his hard-drive with photographs of the grandchildren
;-)

Is there any way to connect him to my system via USB and transfer
files?

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

Use a data-com program that does binary transfers over the serial
port.
Error checking and protocols can be dispensed with when using a
short
hardwired connection.

You're really trying to torture someone, aren't you? At .115 Mb/S it
will take all day to d/l a bunch of high res pictures. .115Mb is not
even .01 MB, or 10kB/S. For a 3 megapixel or 1 Megabyte .JPG picture,
that's over a hundred seconds or more than a minute and a half per pic.
Gimme a stinkin' break!

Use sneakernet. Either save them to a Zip drive, which can be connected
to a parallel port, or else burn 'em to a CD-ROM. This is the best way,
because you have a backup copy. If you must connect them together, use
a special USB cable that's made for connecting two PCs together. But
USB is usually 1.1 and that's no faster than your parallel port. You
can make or buy a parallel port cable and use the built-in progtram.

I used to be in the 'business' - Lync Data Communications Program
marketed by Norton Lambert. Sorry, but its DOS.

--
Luhan Monat: luhanis(at)yahoo(dot)com
http://members.cox.net/berniekm
"Any sufficiently advanced magick is
indistinguishable from technology."

Watson A.Name - \"Watt Su · May 15, 2005

"Oppie" <oppie@-nospam-cloud9.net> wrote in message
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"Jim Thompson" <thegreatone@example.com> wrote in message
My father has an ancient ...
Gee, Jim, you've got a few years on me. Your dad must be ancient
himself...
God bless.
Bob

Yeah, really. Reminds me of my 92 yr old neighbor. She says, "I don't
know how I've lived this long. Everyone else I knew has died." :-O

Clifford Heath · May 15, 2005

Jim Thompson wrote:

My father has an ancient Compaq Presario 1200-XL106 laptop, no network
adapter.
He's overfilled his hard-drive with photographs of the grandchildren

Far easiest just to pull the drive and swap it into another laptop,
preferably one that can take two drives. Or get a portable USB-laptop
drive (under $20). You'll want one to cart data around on anyhow.

Clifford Heath.

mike · May 15, 2005

Jim Thompson wrote:

My father has an ancient Compaq Presario 1200-XL106 laptop, no network
adapter.

He's overfilled his hard-drive with photographs of the grandchildren
;-)

Is there any way to connect him to my system via USB and transfer
files?

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

USB Thumb drive or flash card and reader.
If you don't have one, go to any public place and holler out your need.
You'll find a hundred of 'em within shouting distance.
mike

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Watson A.Name - \"Watt Su · May 15, 2005

"mike" <spamme0@netscape.net> wrote in message
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Jim Thompson wrote:
My father has an ancient Compaq Presario 1200-XL106 laptop, no
network
adapter.

He's overfilled his hard-drive with photographs of the grandchildren
;-)

Is there any way to connect him to my system via USB and transfer
files?

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

USB Thumb drive or flash card and reader.
If you don't have one, go to any public place and holler out your
need.
You'll find a hundred of 'em within shouting distance.
mike

--
Return address is VALID but some sites block emails
with links. Delete this sig when replying.
.
Wanted, PCMCIA SCSI Card for HP m820 CDRW.
FS 500MHz Tek DSOscilloscope TDS540 Make Offer
Wanted, 12.1" LCD for Gateway Solo 5300. Samsung LT121SU-121
Wanted 12" LCD for Compaq Armada 7770MT.
Bunch of stuff For Sale and Wanted at the link below.
MAKE THE OBVIOUS CHANGES TO THE LINK
ht<removethis>tp://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Monitor/4710/

Yeah, probably a better idea than using the Zip drive that I suggested,
now that 128MB USB flash drives are only $20 and a half Gig is less than
$50. Some older PCs have to have a drive installed.

That's the first time I've seen someone obfuscate a URL. I can see
doing it to the email address, but why a URL? Especially Geosh!tties.

Jim Thompson · May 15, 2005

On Sat, 14 May 2005 22:16:19 -0400, "Oppie" <oppie@-nospam-cloud9.net>
wrote:

"Jim Thompson" <thegreatone@example.com> wrote in message
My father has an ancient ...
Gee, Jim, you've got a few years on me. Your dad must be ancient himself...
God bless.
Bob

480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax

Jim Thompson · May 15, 2005

On Sat, 14 May 2005 20:11:40 -0700, "Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the
Dark Remover\"" <NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote:

"Oppie" <oppie@-nospam-cloud9.net> wrote in message
news:118dcanfeqvag0a@corp.supernews.com...
"Jim Thompson" <thegreatone@example.com> wrote in message
My father has an ancient ...
Gee, Jim, you've got a few years on me. Your dad must be ancient
himself...
God bless.
Bob

Yeah, really. Reminds me of my 92 yr old neighbor. She says, "I don't
know how I've lived this long. Everyone else I knew has died." :-O

480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax

Carl D. Smith · May 15, 2005

On Sat, 14 May 2005 22:13:28 -0400, "Oppie"
<oppie@-nospam-cloud9.net> wrote:

USB type A to Type A
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=283437&pfp=cat3

This one is a real USB data transfer cable. It has a lump in the
middle with the necessary circuitry to transfer data between two
PCs.

But beware - at other places I have seen a straight USB-A to
USB-A cable. I have no idea what people use these for as you
can't just plug two computers together and expect anything to
work.

Watson A.Name - \"Watt Su · May 15, 2005

"Carl D. Smith" <cdsmith69NOSPAM@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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On Sat, 14 May 2005 22:13:28 -0400, "Oppie"
oppie@-nospam-cloud9.net> wrote:

USB type A to Type A

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=283437&pf
p=cat3

This one is a real USB data transfer cable. It has a lump in the
middle with the necessary circuitry to transfer data between two
PCs.

But beware - at other places I have seen a straight USB-A to
USB-A cable. I have no idea what people use these for as you
can't just plug two computers together and expect anything to
work.

Exactly. And if the 5V line is connected thru, then if one PC isn't
turned on, the 5V power from the other PC will try to go thru to it, and
probably burn something out. If you're lucky, there's a fuse for that
port on the MoBo that will blow, but still it's "not a user serviceable
part".

Reminds me of the time I tried connecting the pigtail of the 2 USB port
jacks on the adapter slot to the connectors on the MoBo. For some
reason they had one of the connectors oriented on the board like the
other connectors, with pin 1 towards the rear. And I assumed they were
both that way. Well, the other was bass ackwards, with pin 1 towards
the front! And when I turned it on, the jacket on the pigtail started
to melt, and of course the smell of burned plastic. I killed the power
quickly, and disconnected the jumper and didn't look into the problem
for months. I thought that the bozos at the adapter mfg co goofed with
the pigtail wiring. But then later I decided to try to resolve the
problem, and I downloaded the manual with the MoBo layout from the
Shuttle website. And then I found out they arranged the two
side-by-side connectors thus.
( 1 = pin 1 )

0 0 0 0 1
1 0 0 0 0

What a dirty, rotten trick to pull on users!

mike · May 15, 2005

Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\" wrote:

"mike" <spamme0@netscape.net> wrote in message
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Jim Thompson wrote:

My father has an ancient Compaq Presario 1200-XL106 laptop, no

network

adapter.

He's overfilled his hard-drive with photographs of the grandchildren
;-)

Is there any way to connect him to my system via USB and transfer
files?

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

USB Thumb drive or flash card and reader.
If you don't have one, go to any public place and holler out your

need.

You'll find a hundred of 'em within shouting distance.
mike

--
Return address is VALID but some sites block emails
with links. Delete this sig when replying.
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Wanted, PCMCIA SCSI Card for HP m820 CDRW.
FS 500MHz Tek DSOscilloscope TDS540 Make Offer
Wanted, 12.1" LCD for Gateway Solo 5300. Samsung LT121SU-121
Wanted 12" LCD for Compaq Armada 7770MT.
Bunch of stuff For Sale and Wanted at the link below.
MAKE THE OBVIOUS CHANGES TO THE LINK
ht<removethis>tp://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Monitor/4710/

Yeah, probably a better idea than using the Zip drive that I suggested,
now that 128MB USB flash drives are only $20 and a half Gig is less than
$50. Some older PCs have to have a drive installed.

That's the first time I've seen someone obfuscate a URL. I can see
doing it to the email address, but why a URL? Especially Geosh!tties.

I don't understand it either. The symptom is that when someone replies
to my return address, the mail gets returned with an error message
stating that AOL rejected it.???? Problem is worse with tripod links.
This seems to fix it.

mike

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FS 500MHz Tek DSOscilloscope TDS540 Make Offer
Wanted, 12.1" LCD for Gateway Solo 5300. Samsung LT121SU-121
Wanted 12" LCD for Compaq Armada 7770MT.
Bunch of stuff For Sale and Wanted at the link below.
MAKE THE OBVIOUS CHANGES TO THE LINK
ht<removethis>tp://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Monitor/4710/

Don Taylor From: · May 15, 2005

Jim Thompson <thegreatone@example.com> writes:

My father has an ancient Compaq Presario 1200-XL106 laptop, no network
adapter.

He's overfilled his hard-drive with photographs of the grandchildren
;-)

Is there any way to connect him to my system via USB and transfer
files?

www.SewellDirect.com has the USB cable and the software to do this.
They even have a free trial version that will work with RS232 or
Parallel or USB and will transfer up to 10 megabytes or 10 files per
run, then you re-run it. The full version has no such limitation.

And, if the contents of the old machine are critical, and thus you
don't want to risk installing new hardware or software, there is
even a floppy boot disk server version of this that can transfer
the files without needing extra space or risk of installation.

I realize that some will say this may be too slow for them. There
is nothing I can say to them. I just started the transfer and
peeked over at it now and then to see that it was still humming
along until it finished.

I don't get paid to say this, it just saved my bacon once.
(the size of the drive on the old system was a drop in the bucket
of the size of the drive on the new system)

Clint Sharp · May 15, 2005

In message <gp9d81l3u0r1cd8ecbpqnbvtc6ea47b6do@4ax.com>, Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@example.com> writes

My father has an ancient Compaq Presario 1200-XL106 laptop, no network
adapter.

He's overfilled his hard-drive with photographs of the grandchildren
;-)

Is there any way to connect him to my system via USB and transfer
files?

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson
Jim, you can buy USB to USB data cables that look like a network

connection but you may be better off with a USB-Ethernet adapter if you
have a network, should need no drivers setting up on your machine.
--
Clint Sharp

Barry Jones · May 15, 2005

Jim Thompson wrote:

My father has an ancient Compaq Presario 1200-XL106 laptop, no network
adapter.

He's overfilled his hard-drive with photographs of the grandchildren
;-)

Is there any way to connect him to my system via USB and transfer
files?

Thanks!

Jim, a really handy device to have around is an adapter to plug in a

2.5" drive into a 3.5"cable. It costs about $5, and it's saved my bacon
a number of times. The fastest way to transfer the data is to take the
laptop hard drive out and put it in the desktop. The time spent moving
the drive will be more than made up by the speed of transfer. Just don't
let Dad see the surgery.

--
Barry

Jim Thompson · May 15, 2005

On Sat, 14 May 2005 18:38:15 -0700, Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

My father has an ancient Compaq Presario 1200-XL106 laptop, no network
adapter.

He's overfilled his hard-drive with photographs of the grandchildren
;-)

Is there any way to connect him to my system via USB and transfer
files?

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax

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