Restoring an XT - transfer problem

[Mike van Bokhoven]

> Hoping someone may be able to help - I've rebuilt an old Commodore PC 5
(XT
> compatible) back to working condition. Now the problem is getting anything
> on to the machine. None of my current machines are capable of supporting a
> 5.25" drive (of any flavour) so I can't easily transfer using that method.
> However, I have installed DOs 4.01 to the C= & it includes GW Basic & I
have
> linked up that machine & tyhe XP box via a null modem cable. So, all I
need
> is a simple terminal program on the XT & I'm pretty much in business.
> Problem is, all the GW Basic sources I've found for term progs are simply
> for text-based terms only, there are none around with simple transfer
> abilities (ie XModem or Kermit).

Now this is going to sound very vague, but perhaps it'll jog someone else's
memory. Once upon a time, it was possible to buy a serial file transfer
package that supported transfer to/from MS-DOS machines with no removable
media, e.g. machines with dead floppy drives, so long as they were able to
load MS-DOS or similar in some way. The process went something like this:

1. Make sure the two machines have compatible RS232 settings.
2. Connect the two machines with a null-modem cable.
3. On the driveless machine ('client'), type a short command that
effectively mapped the serial port to the console.
4. On the 'server' machine, run the transfer software, selecting the option
that sends the software to the client machine. The server would then upload
and start the client software - instant networking.

The downside - I don't remember which package it was that did this. LapLink?
XTLink? Google wasn't helpful in this case.

Mike.