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For this procedure, you can only use that cable - not any null modem cable will do. Click here for issues about 'USB-to-serial adapters'.Ī serial Laplink cable is a particular type of null modem cable. That the modern PC has a serial port, configured as COM1.That the vintage PC can be booted to DOS, and the DOS program MODE.COM is able to be run.That the vintage PC has a serial port, configured as COM1.

The operating system on the modern PC is Windows.

Once Laplink is up and running on both computers, you may need to 'slow' DOSBox in order to stop timeout errors from occuring. The following procedure was tested using DOSBox version 0.74 You do NOT need to have Laplink 3 on on the vintage PC - this procedure copies it from the modern PC to the vintage PC via a serial Laplink cable. The following procedure will have you install Laplink 3 on the modern PC. It is freely available on the Internet from and can be run on Windows XP/Vista/7 (32-bit and 64-bit versions).

The following procedure will have you install DOSBox on the modern PC. I cannot get this procedure to work when the 'vintage PC' is Pentium based. I have used: IBM PC, IBM XT and IBM ATĪn 80386 or 80484 based PC may useable (I haven't tried them). This procedure is intended for people who cannot get any files whatsover on to their vintage PC.īy 'modern PC', I am referring to a PC that is modern enough to run say, Windows 2000.īy 'vintage PC', I am referring to either an 8088 or 80286 based PC. From a Modern PC to an 8088 or 80286 Based Vintage PC