Subj : Re: Looking For Bbs Clien
To   : Poindexter Fortran
From : AKAcastor
Date : Sat May 04 2024 17:34:50

 pF> Computer hobbyists are notorious for hoarding cables. I know I've gone
 pF> through my phases.

Do NOT even hint at taking away my cables!!!  :)

 pF> When I moved the last time, I did a reckoning of my cable stash, and
 pF> tossed parallel cables, old SCSI-1 cables and terminators, IDE cables,
 pF> weird PS/2 to serial dongles, and even an old joystick with that weird
 pF> connector.

But what if you need another SCSI-1 cable?  What then??

 pF> The one cable I would NOT part with? A Laplink DB9 to DB9 null modem
 pF> cable. I'm sure someday I'll need it.   :)

I actually bought some nullmodem adapters within the past few months, to be sure I always have an extra on hand.  They're obsolete right up until you need one!

 pF> I used Laplink with an HP Omnibook 300, a weird little laptop with a
 pF> reflective screen, Windows 3.1 in ROM, and insane battery life. It could
 pF> run on AA batteries in a pinch.

That Omnibook 300 sounds like a very neat machine, I have never seen one, it sounds pretty cool.  Based on the laplink cable I guess it had a proper serial port, would be a great little portable terminal.


Chris/akacastor


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