bburley
Experienced Member
I used to use a program called ZIP171 - worked so good that I never needed anything else
ZIP is a tiny, fast utility to transfer files between two IBM compatible
computers; it requires no expensive additional hardware, just a simple serial
cable. It can be used from the DOS command line or a batch file, or run from
an interactive menu. It transfers files as simply as using the COPY command,
and has options that make it easy to reconcile directories on both computers.
Ideal for laptop or palmtop computers, it takes just 13k of disk space, and
consumes no memory when not in use.
In order to use ZIP, you will need to have a copy of the same version of
ZIP.COM on both computers, and the correct cable (a serial "null modem" cable,
or a serial cable with a null modem adapter) to connect between them. If
incompatible disk drives prevent you from getting ZIP.COM itself onto the
second computer to begin with, you can "clone" ZIP with the ZIPDUP utility
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ZIP is a tiny, fast utility to transfer files between two IBM compatible
computers; it requires no expensive additional hardware, just a simple serial
cable. It can be used from the DOS command line or a batch file, or run from
an interactive menu. It transfers files as simply as using the COPY command,
and has options that make it easy to reconcile directories on both computers.
Ideal for laptop or palmtop computers, it takes just 13k of disk space, and
consumes no memory when not in use.
In order to use ZIP, you will need to have a copy of the same version of
ZIP.COM on both computers, and the correct cable (a serial "null modem" cable,
or a serial cable with a null modem adapter) to connect between them. If
incompatible disk drives prevent you from getting ZIP.COM itself onto the
second computer to begin with, you can "clone" ZIP with the ZIPDUP utility