TH2002
Experienced Member
So I picked up a Zenith Data Systems Z-Note 325Lp (386SL 25, 4 MB RAM, 122MB HDD, so on so forth) and would love to install LapLink on the machine as I do with all my vintage systems.
Since the floppy drive doesn't work in this computer and LapLink can install itself onto another PC via serial (I have successfully done this before) I figured that should be the first order of business.
Well, I can't seem to get it to work this time around.
The instructions in LapLink are as follows after specifying the local and remote serial ports:
MODE COM1:2400,n,8,1,p
CTTY COM1
Mixed results trying this with various computers, but none of them work:
Toshiba Satellite Pro 420CDT: Z-Note 325Lp hangs after typing CTTY COM1. Remote install failed message on 420CDT.
Toshiba T3100e/40: Oh, I forgot that LapLink has a bad habit of crashing on my T3100e/40.
Epson ActionNote 660C: Write fault error writing device COM1 message on Z-Note 325Lp. Remote install failed message on ActionNote 660C.
Went into setup on the Zenith laptop to make sure the serial port is enabled, and it is.
Am I missing something obvious?
Since the floppy drive doesn't work in this computer and LapLink can install itself onto another PC via serial (I have successfully done this before) I figured that should be the first order of business.
Well, I can't seem to get it to work this time around.
The instructions in LapLink are as follows after specifying the local and remote serial ports:
MODE COM1:2400,n,8,1,p
CTTY COM1
Mixed results trying this with various computers, but none of them work:
Toshiba Satellite Pro 420CDT: Z-Note 325Lp hangs after typing CTTY COM1. Remote install failed message on 420CDT.
Toshiba T3100e/40: Oh, I forgot that LapLink has a bad habit of crashing on my T3100e/40.
Epson ActionNote 660C: Write fault error writing device COM1 message on Z-Note 325Lp. Remote install failed message on ActionNote 660C.
Went into setup on the Zenith laptop to make sure the serial port is enabled, and it is.
Am I missing something obvious?