Re[2]: HP- IBM data transfer

Dennis_Young@CIS.ucsd.edu
Thu, 7 Mar 1996 10:38:00 -0800

David
Yes, a null modem is a bad idea only because the HP is an HP, not a PC.
Where can you get FREE software for a HP-9000?
The cheapest way we *used to* use was @ $900 (vs @ $1,200 for FACSNET)
Verity Software House's WHPPC (Windows HP to PC) Phone # (207)729-6767
It's an HPIB (IEEE488) interface card in the PC and software on both.
Limited to @5 meter 2-way, @15 meters HP-> PC 1-way
I think there's a MUCH slower and cheaper way, but I haven't tried it:
Reading HP floppies on a PC.

If you have a HP 9000/300, it would cost too much to FACSNET, because the
Ethernet card is not included, as they are with the 320's.

I only use FACSNET now...
Dennis
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Subject: re:HP- IBM data transfer
Author: haviland@kids.wustl.edu at @UCSD
Date: 3/6/96 1:24 PM

On Mon, 4 Mar 1996, Maurizio Mezzetti wrote:

> This is to thank everybody for answering so quickly to the problem regarding
> HP- IBM data transfer (that's the power of new communication media!). As for
> the use of the FACSNET, which a lot of people seem to have adopted we have
> already evaluated this solution but if we can rid of HP so far so good, and
> by the way, BDIS is not at all wanting to give it us for free.We are going
> to contact the other software houses that some of you suggested.

Greeting fellow "cytometrists"...
This may be a bit silly, but is there a reason why hooking the two
machines through a null-modem cable and communications software wouldn't
work for this purpose? For example, just have both machines run Kermit
or Procomm and be connected serially with a null-modem cable?

Just a thought.
David
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