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- Subject: Re: Hooking a PC up to a DN4000
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:26:31 GMT
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- chris@zeus.alta-oh.com (Chris Murphy) writes:
- >I assume the PC is is a long way from the Apollo, as you mentioned
- >the use of a modem/phone line. I've used KERMIT locally (i.e. direct
- >serial connection from PC to Apollo) at 9600 baud with no problems.
- >I assume a modem connection will work just as well.
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- Actually, the PC will be right next to the apollo. What I want to do is to download large
- files onto the school machines, tar them to a tape, untar them onto my machine at home, and
- transfer them to my PC. This sounds goofy, but I think it will work, and my wife will not
- be, um, annoyed by my tying up the phone lines for hours on end.
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- -Scott
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