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shorthair:
Could be scotthh. But take them individually and maybe not. I wasn't sure with lew. I am sure with cheffo (though I suppose I could be wrong; he might chime in to confirm).

Yeah, that's the compaq I have. And, yeah, I wasn't planning on spending any cash on it. The extra cd drive was free and delivered. I don't even have any floppies about. I may see if there's anyone local who wants to trade for something they might have. Thanks, though.

lew: I write like I talk. I can't always write, here, like I talk.
CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: shorthair on June 05, 2007, 09:06:16 pm ---I am sure with cheffo (though I suppose I could be wrong; he might chime in to confirm).

--- End quote ---

Mostly I was just stacking another acronym on Lew's post, but if the acronym fits ... store it in a WordPad file.  ;)

FWIW, I thought that linking through the serial port was a good idea (did you use a null modem cable ?) as I have used old school YModem/ZModem on more than one occasion to move files to/from an otherwise inaccessible, but bootable machine.
shorthair:
Duly note{ed}. Um, I picked up some kind of serial cable at a surplus place. The problem I had was interfacing the OS's. They had different protocols that didn't match. All my first time with this stuff, and I don't know what a null modem cable looks like. All more than I wanted to get into. And it occurs to me this could seem like an interest in keeping ignorant of older hardware - which would be sorta true. Anyways, thank you.
knave:
Wow, serial (nul-modem) connection would work fine...I just havn't thought of them since I had to make one in hardware class...

If it were me I'd find a surplus Network card and pop that in there.  Win98 should recognise the older ones without drivers. 

I think for ease of use considerations taking a look at the cd-rom drive power connectors is a good idea. It might be unplugged or that particular molex connector could be dead (like scotthh suggested)

And if it matters Shorthair I never have any trouble reading your posts...
...and I totally understand what it's like to be working with uncooperative hardware.

Imagine my embarassment when I tried to hook up a wireless router for my parents and my dad had to watch his cisco certified son call the ISP's support line.  In the end both me and the tech called it a faulty router.  :dunno So any ribbing on my part was purely to reduce tension and perhaps create some smiles.  :cheers:

RayB:
There are ALOT of old ethernet cards just lying around in people's basements, old used computer stores, etc. They are worth about $1. So just ask around and you should be able to find one. (Just remember to check the slot type you need. It's probably PCI or even ISA)
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