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- From: smckinty@sunicnc.France.Sun.COM (Steve McKinty - Sun ICNC)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix,comp.sys.dec
- Subject: Re: Help using 'slavepc' with DEC SoftPC
- Date: 19 Nov 1992 08:28:18 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov18.171204.12306@u.washington.edu>, garrett@lib.washington.edu (Adam Garrett) writes:
- > SoftPC users:
- >
- > I am trying to use a floppy drive on a IBM PS/2 70 from my DEC 5000/200 running
- > SoftPC (this is known as SlavePC). I have made a serial cable as specified on
- > page F-4 of DEC SoftPC User's guide. After connecting the machines together
- > and starting SoftPC, the program seems to hang after I attach 'drive A'. Has
- > anyone else experienced this problem? Do I need more pins in my serial cable
- > then what is decribed in User's guide. Any help would be appreciated.
- > Thanks.
-
- I used an early copy of SlavePC several years ago, and I think it was
- very picky about the kind of floppy that the remote PC had. I don't
- think it would accept a 1.4M drive, I remember I had to hunt around the
- office for a spare PC with a low-density drive.
-
- That was obviously with a different (VMS) version of SoftPC, but perhaps
- the restriction still exists?
-
- Steve
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