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- From: mjohnson@force.decnet.lockheed.com (Mark E. Johnson)
- Subject: Re: HP 95LX
- Message-ID: <mjohnson-181192134731@129.197.97.64>
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- Organization: Lockheed, USC, and UT-Austin
- References: <mjohnson-171192100320@129.197.97.63> <1ebgs1INN6kr@uwm.edu>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 21:48:03 GMT
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- In article <1ebgs1INN6kr@uwm.edu>, anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J
- Stieber) wrote:
-
- > >the transfer. If that's true, we can buy the cable alone for $6, and I
- >
- > Where can you get the cable for $6? The cheapest I've seen is about
- > $24, or $12 for a cable with bare wires at the other end at EduCALC.
-
- My mistake. I was thinking of another cable. Someone else has verified that
- EduCALC has the lowest price.
-
- > You could probably use any software you want that supports either
- > kermit or xmodem protocols as both are built into the 95.
-
- I hope so. On the other hand, I got some email from Steve Thomas ...
-
- "Also, although I've had no problems using Kermit (other than the speed),
- most commercial pc comm programs will not work with the 95 due to a bug in
- its serial port logic."
-
- Can someone verify/expound on this?
-
- > >P.S. Is there a FAQ list for this sort of thing?
- >
- > Yes, you can get it via anonymous ftp to eddie.mit.edu:/distrib/hp95lx.
-
- I can ftp just fine, but I think eddie must be down or something. It hasn't
- responded over two days of trying to connect. Is there an alternate source?
-
- ______________________________________________________________________________
- -Mark Johnson
- mjohnson@force.decnet.lockheed.com
-