I have a very old laptop, it has Windows 3.1 and nearly all the programs run from an early version of DOS.
The desktop is more current. Both are IBM compatible.
It can be interfaced using, (I think), a program called "BRIEFCASE" - which is missing from my desktop. The cable to be used is a double-female with two plugs; a nine-pin (female) and a twenty-five pin female (on both ends).
2007-08-23 10:19:38 · 3 answers · asked by thedavecorp 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR
2007-08-23 13:15:36 · update #1
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR is how to use the cable I've GOT to interface this ancient laptop with the desktop I've got now. I'm not looking to do computer surgery or buy expensive hardware - I just want to get my shtuff on the desktop.
2007-08-23 13:16:28 · update #2
If all you want is access to the data you can remove the hard drive from the notebook and simply mount it in the desktop.
http://www.directron.com/nbadapter.html
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If it's a dos.3.1 machine all programs run in their own folder, they don't use support files from windows. All you have to do is use a flop and move them over and create a shortcut to the exe from your desktop. Use a zip program for the larger ones. Your cable sounds like a serial cable. the floppy will be the easiest without getting a cable to work.
2007-08-23 10:32:13 · answer #1 · answered by youngboy1606 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I remember rightly, Briefcase was NOT a program, but just a folder with that name which Microsoft thought would be a good idea so if you wanted to transfer data from one computer to another, you put it all in one folder so it was in one place ready to transfer over. I can't see that you can connect a 3.1 with a newer version. Best to transfer all your data from the old one by whatever means possible and forget about the old one completely.
2007-08-29 09:14:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The easiest way would be to buy a network interface card (Otherwise known as a Ethernet card or NIC) and connect them over a TCP connection.
This card is old enough to work with Win 3.1
http://cgi.ebay.com/10BASE-T-ISA-ETHERLINK-III-3X509X-3COM_W0QQitemZ330158813016QQihZ014QQcategoryZ11182QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
2007-08-23 17:31:17 · answer #3 · answered by acklan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋