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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:
> > 100 MB data transfer by means of null-modem cables
> > - no good.
>
> Serial null-modem:  100mb in 4 hours
> Parallel lap-link:  100mb in 1 hour

100MB Iomega parallel port zip drive, usable in DOS with iomega 'guest' 
software or in linux with scsi_mod, parport, parport_pc and either ppa or 
imm modules, will transfer 100MB relatively quickly.  I moved my laptop 
BL3 setup (47MB file) between laptops with it.

A USB memory stick or memory card in USB card reader (or even parallel 
port card reader, or CF to PCMCIA adaptor) will be faster.  The first two 
of these require kernel 2.4.31.

For a desktop you can also temporarily plug in a second hard disk and 
transfer between hda and hdc.

Sindi