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From: ward@chinet.UUCP (Ward Christensen-)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Seeking bridge program
Message-ID: <1945@chinet.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 5-Dec-87 12:21:25 EST
Article-I.D.: chinet.1945
Posted: Sat Dec  5 12:21:25 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 10-Dec-87 22:26:56 EST
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Reply-To: ward@chinet.UUCP (Ward Christensen-)
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You asked for a way to move many many meg of data between two machines
using RS-232, and mentioned a couple "program names", BROOKLYN and
PARTNR11.  (I am concerned that a program "named" BROOKLYN might be
a rip-off of a commercial product...)
  I use two different products, Brooklyn Bridge, from White Crane
Systems, Suite 151, 6889 Peachtree Ind. Blvd, Norcross GA 30092,
(404) 454-7911; or Lap Link, from Travelling Software, North Creek Corporate
Center, 19310 North Creek Pkwy, Bothell WA, 98011.
  You asked for email replies due to the limited nature of your request,
yet I feel everyone with two computers - even if they have the same kind of
diskette drives (i.e. 3.5 <-> 5.25 is not the issue) should have one of these
programs!  They are of course MOST usable when you DON'T have compatible
disks.
  Brooklyn Bridge supplies a device driver for one machine, and an executable
program for the other.  The second machine then becomes a disk controller
to the first.  The only restriction is that the controllING machine must be
able to support the drives on the controllED machine - i.e. you can't control
a 30M hard disk with 16 bit FATS from a DOS 2.1 machine that only understands
12 bit FATS.  If the systems are at the same level of DOS, no problem.
  LapLink is a friendly full-screen file moving program, to move files between
two machines.  It is also much more than than, combining the features of a
program like XTREE with the ability to run across two machines.  
  How do you choose between the two?  Well, not on price - both list for $129
and come with short multi-plug RS-232 cables; you choose by function: 
BB allows more flexibility such as being able to run programs across the
link, do file compares between systems, etc.  The remote system's drives
simply become additional drive letters on your local system.  I use this on
a daily basis to connect my Toshiba T1100+ to a 3270/PC at work (basically
an XT with a hyperactive keyboard).  With BB I can edit with the T1100+
keyboard, accessing files on the "XT".  (couldn't if the XT were the 20M 
one, since the Toshiba DOS 2.11 couldn't understand the disk format).
  LL on the other hand, requires less setup (no modification of config.sys,
no need for the systems to be active at boot time of the config.sys containing
one).  But it it limited to copying files.  
  Thus they both have their strengths.  
  P.S. Both run at 115Kbaud (9600 x 12).  I have been able to run both over
about 50' of really kludgy wire.
  Further questions/comments may be addressed to me at
  ihnp4!chinet!ward - as I don't get a chance to keep up with netnews very
often.