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4 months ago
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Serial to Parallel Port Converter
Ah! You got me down the right rabbit hole. I think I was actually using INTERSVR and INTERLNK but yes, must have been a LapLink cable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_DOS_commands#INTERSVR_...
mysterydip
4 months ago
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That was magic for me the first time I transferred a file between computers. I didn't have to re-type my code! What a time to be alive.
hi-v-rocknroll
4 months ago
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Before Arduino and the analog Square reader, the parasitic-powered serial port wireless X-10 Firecracker seemed magic level to me.
https://www.x10.com/products/cm17a
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