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From: John Crookshank <johnc@mt-inc.com>
To: lightwave@mail.webcom.com
Subject: RE: Newtek BBS News: Link-it Has Arrived. {Yahoo!}
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 20:08:18 -0600
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On Wednesday, February 21, 1996 5:22 PM, Mike =
Harlock[SMTP:harlock@raindrop.com] wrote:
> > Link-It! is out, we've had it in our store for a litte while now.
> >=20
> > it allows file transfers between Amiga<->Amiga, Amiga<->PC, and =
PC<->PC by
> > using an included serial cable, or a "not released yet" parallel =
cable.
> > works with Win3.1 or Win95, but is limited to 8.3 filenames in the =
current
> > version. Sells for around $40, so it's OK for the price...
>=20
> Is this the spiffy little piece of software with the file manager/OPUS =
type
> inferace on both ends that updates the display when you use it from =
either
> side? I saw this at the Toaster Expo, on the right wall of vendors =
when
> you first come in, near the sound effects people.
>=20
> If so, it's a pretty slick piece of software, and probably worth =
getting
> if you're unable to do ethernet for some reason.
Yes, it is. It's kinda cool, too, in that when you select another drive =
or dir on one system, it updates the display on the other one, too.
Obviously, with a serial connection, it's slow, but then for the price, =
