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- Link It v1.0b
- =============
-
-
- Contents
- ========
-
- 1. *** IMPORTANT NOTES (PLEASE READ!) ***
- 1.1 This package contains a SERIAL cable
- 1.2 Connection Problems
- 1.3 Longer Serial Cables and Adaptors
- 1.4 Running Link It! on an Amiga with Workbench 1.3
- 1.5 Technical Support
-
- 2. General Notes
- 2.1 Switch boxes
- 2.2 Conversion programs
- 2.3 Multitasking
- 2.4 Extension cables
- 2.5 Changing Link It! configuration
-
- 3. Windows Version Notes
- 3.1 Rexx & Arexx
- 3.2 Serial baud rates
- 3.3 Windows 95 support and long filenames
- 3.4 Using the Windows version under OS/2 and Windows NT
- 3.5 Black screens when Link It! is running
-
- 4. Amiga Version Notes
- 4.1 Running Link It!
-
- 5. New Address
-
-
-
- 1. *** IMPORTANT NOTES (PLEASE READ!) ***
- ==========================================
-
- 1.1 This package contains a SERIAL cable
- -----------------------------------------
- Please note that the Link It! package that you received contains a SERIAL
- cable. We are currently experiencing manufacturing problems with our
- Parallel cables. Legendary Design Technologies will provide you with a
- Parallel cable FREE OF CHARGE as soon as we receive them from our
- manufacturer. All we ask is that you mail us your registration card.
-
- Link It! will only work in Parallel mode with our special Parallel cable.
- YOU CANNOT USE ANY OTHER TYPE OF PARALLEL CABLE! Our cable contains
- special electronics to increase speed and prevent software piracy. Use of
- any other type of cable could damage your computers. Legendary Design
- Technologies will not be held responsible for damage caused by the use of
- cables not supplied by us.
-
- 1.2 Connection Problems
- ------------------------
- If you are having problems getting your two computers to connect with
- Link It! you may have to adjust the default serial configuration. Follow
- these steps on each computer. Configure each computer separately. DO NOT
- HAVE LINK IT! RUNNING ON BOTH COMPUTERS WHILE YOU ARE CHANGING THE
- CONFIGURATION.
- - Select Configure from the File or Project menu.
- - Set the connection mode to SERIAL and set the BAUD RATE to
- 19200. Do not use a higher baud rate initially.
- - Select SAVE and save the settings in a file called
- DEFAULT.CFG in the directory where you installed Link It!
- Do not use a different file name.
- - Quit Link It!
- Repeat the above steps on your other computer. Then, restart Link It! on
- both computers. The computers should make a connection automatically.
- Copy a small file (10 to 20K) as a test. If Link It! does not report any
- errors while copying you can repeat the above procedure and increase the
- baud rate. Remember to copy a test file each time you make a change. If
- you set the baud rate too high you may not get a connection, or you may
- see Timeout errors from Link It! If this happens, decrease the baud rate.
- Some PCs cannot communicate faster than 38400 baud.
-
- If your PC locks up when you run Link It! try deleting the DEFAULT.CFG
- file. If you get an error message when Link It! starts you most likely
- have the configuration set to an invalid COM port. Select Configuration
- from the File menu and reconfigure for another COM port.
-
- 1.3 Longer Serial Cables and Adaptors
- --------------------------------------
- Link It! uses a STANDARD NULL MODEM CABLE when using the Serial mode.
- This is what is supplied with the package you received. If you require
- a longer cable you can purchase one directly from Legendary Design
- Technologies of from most computer stores. If your PC has a 9 pin serial
- port you can use a standard 25 pin to 9 pin adaptor.
-
- 1.4 Running Link It! on an Amiga with Workbench 1.3
- ----------------------------------------------------
- If you have trouble getting Link It! to run on an Amiga running Workbench
- 1.3, try the following.
- - From Workbench click once on the Link It! icon.
- - Select info from the Workbench menu.
- - Change the Default Tool from IconX to C:IconX.
- - Click on Save.
-
- 1.5 Technical Support
- ----------------------
- If you have technical questions or cannot get Link It! up and running,
- please contact our Technical Support Department. You will receive a
- quicker response if you Fax or E-Mail us. Be sure to tell us about
- your two computers (Model, brand name, speed, etc.) along with your
- questions. Our Fax number is (519) 753-5052. Our E-Mail address is
- legend@io.org.
-
- You can also phone us at (519) 753-6120. Follow the voice prompts and
- select Technical Support for Link It! Technicians are available to help
- you between 9am and 5pm Eastern time, Monday to Friday.
-
- 2. General Notes
- =================
-
- 2.1 Switch boxes
- -----------------
- Link It! will work with serial and parallel port switch boxes. If you do
- not wish to dedicate your parallel/serial port to Link It! and you do not
- want to switch cables all the time you can use a MANUAL switch box. Due
- to the nonstandard communications used by Link It! automatic switch boxes
- will not work. When purchasing a switch box be sure that it switches all
- 25 lines for parallel and at least the standard 9 lines used for serial.
-
- 2.2 Conversion programs
- ------------------------
- Some of the conversion programs supplied with Link It! are shareware. You
- do not own these programs. Please read the documentation that accompanies
- each program. If you find the program useful you are encouraged to make
- the required payment directly to the author. Legendary Design Technologies
- has not made any shareware contributions for these programs. Be sure to
- check Legendary's World Wide Web site, as we find more conversion programs
- that work with Link It! we will post them for our users.
-
- 2.3 Multitasking
- -----------------
- Multitasking can dramatically slow down the operation of Link It!, especially
- during parallel mode transfers. The Windows version is most likely to be
- affected by multitasking. This is due to the co-operative multitasking
- method that Windows uses. If another program does not relinquish the CPU
- at regular intervals Link It! may timeout. If you experience excessive
- timeouts or very slow performance, try running Link It! without any other
- programs running.
-
- 2.4 Extension cables
- ---------------------
- If you need a longer cable to connect your two computers you can purchase
- special extended length Link It! cables from your dealer or directly from
- Legendary Design Technologies. If you wish, you can also extend the supplied
- cable by using a 25 conductor male to female cable. Be sure that the cable
- extends all 25 lines. You may experience problems (slower transfer,
- excessive timeouts) when using cables longer than 12 feet in electrically
- noisy environments. Keep Link It! cables away from monitors, large motors,
- light fixtures or other sources of electromagnetic radiation.
-
- 2.5 Changing Link It! configuration
- ------------------------------------
- If you change your Link It! connection mode (Serial/Parallel) or change your
- baud rate the USE button may not work. For best results save the new
- configuration as DEFAULT.CFG, shut down Link It! on BOTH computers and then
- restart Link It! on both computers. Failure to follow this procedure may
- result in the connection between the two computers being broken. If this
- happens the only way to re-establish the connection is to re-run Link It!
- on both computers.
-
-
- 3. Windows Version Notes
- =========================
-
- 3.1 Rexx & Arexx
- -----------------
- The Rexx menu has been removed from the Windows version. Currently, the
- Windows version of Link It! only supports Link It! commands that are sent
- remotely from an Amiga. For more information about ARexx and Rexx commands
- see the ARexx documentation supplied on the Amiga disk. Additional Rexx
- support will be added to future versions so please remember to send in
- your registration card.
-
- 3.2 Serial baud rates
- ----------------------
- Link It! does not support baud rates higher then 57600 under Windows 3.1.
- Higher baud rates are supported between two Amigas and under Windows 95.
- Some slower PCs (ie. 386 based machines) may not be able to run at 57600.
- If you experience problems with serial communications try lowering the
- baud rate (remember to change it on both computers) and try again.
- Also, see section 1.2 above.
-
- 3.3 Windows 95 support and long filenames
- ------------------------------------------
- Link It! DOES work under the current shipping version of Windows 95. We
- cannot guarantee that Link It! will work under pre-release and beta versions.
- Long file names will be preserved when transfered from an Amiga to a PC
- running Windows 95. The short version of the file name (that Windows 95
- creates) will be shown on the Link It! screen, but the long file name will
- exist on the disk. Full support for Windows 95 long filenames will be
- added to the next release of Link It!
-
- 3.4 Using the Windows version under OS/2 and Windows NT
- --------------------------------------------------------
- Legendary Design Technologies does not guarantee that Link It! will
- operate correctly under OS/2, Windows NT or Windows NT for Non-Intel
- platforms (ie. DEC Alpha, Power PC etc.). Specifically, the parallel port
- communications routines rely on standard PC hardware at specific memory
- locations. Operating systems other than Windows 3.1, 3.11 and 95 may
- protect these memory locations and cause Link It! to fail. Future versions
- MAY support other operating environments. Contact Legendary for more
- information.
-
- 3.5 Black screens when Link It! is running
- -------------------------------------------
- If you experience black screens when entering the Configure dialog or when
- performing file type conversions do the following:
- - From Program Manager open the Main Window
- - Run PIF Editor
- - Select File, Open and open the file called _default.pif
- - Near the bottom left select Windowed
- - Select File, Exit and save changes when asked
- The screen changes to black because portions of the configure box and all
- conversion programs run in DOS mode. If they run in a window, Link It! can
- hide them.
-
-
-
- 4. Amiga Version Notes
- =======================
-
- 4.1 Running Link It!
- ---------------------
- It is very important that you run Link It! from the supplied icon or from
- a Shell/CLI command prompt. Failure to do so will result in the ARexx
- functions not working.
-
-
-
- 5. New Address
- ===============
- Legendary Design Technologies has a new Canadian address:
-
- Legendary Design Technologies
- 515 Park Road North, #9
- Brantford, ON N3R 7K8
- CANADA
-
- Our United States address and our phone numbers remain the same.
-
- Send E-Mail to us: legend@io.org
-
- Access our World Wide Web site: http://www.io.org/~legend
-
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- All trademarks (registered or otherwise) mentioned in this file and/or
- in the software are property of their respective holders. No infringement
- is intended.
-