Msg: 6285 *Conference*

02-05-96 17:57:46

From: RON WIESEN

To : RICHARD HANSON

Subj: REPLY TO MSG #6272 (LAPDOS)

Thought you used ESP-Mail on me Rick. When I arrived home after ordering
BoosterLink Friday evening, there it was in may Snail-Mail box.  Man, you're
fast!

Actually Rick, I need the BoosterLink cable.  So just send a cable and consider
the deal done.  I understand you want a test bed and I'll give it workout.
Today (Monday) I used it quite a bit with my own Nul-modem cable which is not
built like the CompLink cables. but just loops control to status (e.g.,
RTS-CTS) at each cable end.  You see, with one of your CompLink cables I may
find that LAPDOS works better than with my simple cable.  So keep the bucks and
send me a CompLink cable.  If it has only one head at the PC side, make it a
female DB-9.  The cable described in the BoosterLink document sounds very handy
- having two heads at the PC side: DB-9 and DB-25.

At any rate, BoosterLink (aka DeskLink.COM) is having no trouble with my simple
cable. Today I'm using it in Windows95 and for those interested here are the
"properties" of it's "shortcut":
.  GENERAL: n/a
.  PROGRAM: DESKLINK
.  .  Cmd line:      C:\DESKLINK.COM \!
.  .  Working:       C:\!
.  .  Batch file:
.  .  Shortcut key:
.  .  Run:           Normal window
.  .  Close on exit: Checkmark
.  .  Advanced...
.  .  .  Prevent MS-DOS based ..... : Checkmark
.  .  .  Suggest MS-DOS mode ...... : Checkmark
.  Memory:
.  .  Conventional memory:
.  .  .  Total:                   Auto
.  .  .  Initial Environment:     Auto
.  .  .  Protected:               Checkmark
.  .  Extended (XMS) memory:
.  .  .  Total:                   Auto
.  .  .  Uses HMA:                Checkmark
.  .  MS_DOS protected-mode (DPMI) memory:
.  .  .  Total:                   Auto
.  Screen:
.  .  Usage:
.  .  .  Window:                  Checkmark
.  .  .  Initial size:            25 lines
.  .  Window:
.  .  .  Restore settings on startup: Checkmark
.  .  Performance:
.  .  .  Fast ROM emulation:          Checkmark
.  Misc:
.  .  Foreground:
.  .  Mouse:
.  .  Background:
.  .  .  Always suspend:              Checkmark
.  .  Termination:
.  .  .  Warn if still active:        Checkmark
.  .  Idle sensitivity:               LOWEST
.  .  Other:
.  .  Windows shortcut keys:
.  .  .  Alt+Tab:                     Checkmark
.  .  .  Ctrl+Esc:
.  .  .  Alt+PrtSc:                   Checkmark
.  .  .  Alt+Space:                   Checkmark
.  .  .  Alt+Esc:
.  .  .  PrtSc:                       Checkmark
.  .  .  Alt+Enter:                   Checkmark


I'll do more rigorous tests soon.  For now, it works OK with the setup above.