Subj : Dead EchoArea?
To   : Matt Mc_Carthy
From : Gerald Miller
Date : Sat Mar 29 2003 06:15 am

Hello Matt,

    On Saturday March 29 2003 at 01:03,
    Matt Mc_Carthy [1:396/45.17] wrote to Gerald Miller,
    about:  Dead EchoArea?

 FR>>> Lifeform confirmed. :)

 GM>> It's so nice to see people that still have a sense of humor.
 GM>> <bEg>

 GM>> Should I start asking questions about what I'm seeking now that
 GM>> the pleasantries have been exchanged?

 MC> Go right ahead, but please let the pleasantries continue also.

Thank you.  I'll try to maintain a pleasant type of mind and jump to the
givens:

LEGACY (DOS) Machine -
  Pentium MMX 200MHz
  512Mb RAM
  two IBM 512Mb hard drives
  one AOpen 10/100 MBPS fast EtherNet adapter card
  one external USRobotic 56K fax/modem

Windows 2000 Pro Machine -
  AMD Duron 760MHz
  576Mb RAM
  one Maxtor 20Gb and one Maxtor 60Gb hard drives
  one AOpen 10/100 MBPS fast EtherNet adapter card

Additional -
  one D-Link VKM-4 switch
  one SMC (wired) Barricade router
  one Motorola cable modem

Now, I'd like to discuss the requirements:

  I would like to be able to transfer files/data between the two machines.
  Floppy disk file transfer is getting to be a PITA!  Some files are too
  large to place on a floppy disk without doing some labor intensive
  juggling.

  I would also like to be able to access the Internet through the cable
  modem from the Legacy machine.

I've been considering installing ZIP221 on both machines:

===8< Begin Zip 2.21 FILE_ID.DIZ ===
ZIP 2.21 is a tiny DOS file transfer utility
that exchanges files at high speed between
desktop, notebook, or handheld computers over
a serial or parallel cable. Compatible with
Win95/98 too. No memory-resident drivers.
User configurable. Menu driven, or command
line operation (good in batch files). Can
compare directories, back up changed files or
entire directory trees. Requires IBM PC
compatibles & appropriate cable. Freeware.
===8< End Zip 2.21 FILE_ID.DIZ ===

but I would have to hunt around for my serial/null modem cable and serial
switch (Legacy machine has external modem on COM1 and mouse on COM2)...
The other concern I have is whether this program will operate correctly on
the Win2K machine - documentation implies it could be an "iffy"
proposition...

Installng the ZIP program _may_ solve the file transfer requirement, but
does not address the Internet/cable modem requirement...

Can you recommend a FreeWare / (inexpensive) ShareWare program(s) that
would fulfil my requirements AND make use of the existing network cards and
router?

           Thanks ... Gerald

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