Subj : DIY Laplink cable results
To   : Retroswim
From : Bob Worm
Date : Wed Aug 20 2025 21:04:57

  Re: DIY Laplink cable results
  By: Retroswim to kirkspragg on Wed Aug 20 2025 11:10:12

 > What transfer software are you using? Back in the day, we used a package
 > called "FastLynx", it could get around a megabit of throughport between
 > 486es, using a standard LapLink parallel cable. I have to assume using some
 > form of compression?

Every time anyone mentions Laplink I go off into a mental rabbit hole and think that I might have to whip out the ol' logic analyser and sniff a Laplink connection to see how it works. My cheapo logic analyser only has 8 pins, though, so I guess it'll have to be serial. At a guess parallel would use the same protocol over the top.

Maybe it would be easier to MitM it using a system with two serial ports. If it relies on hardware handshaking, though, I might have to bypass those through at first.

Hmmmm...

BobW
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