Article # 380, added by Geoworks, historical record
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Installing target software more quickly.
Q. Is there a way to speed up the installation of the files to my target machine? A. If you're using MS-DOS 6. The Microsoft InterLink Server, a LapLink-like utility, is bundled in the MS-DOS 6 upgrade. You simply run INTERSVR.EXE on the "host" machine, and add "DEVICE = INTERLNK.EXE" to the target machine's CONFIG.SYS. and your host's C: drive is suddenly accessible to the target machine as drive F: (or whatever). You can then transfer, for example, a three MB TARGET.PVL file between the two at 115200 baud in about 7 minutes, instead of the usual 40+ minutes at 19200 baud. If you're using DR DOS 6, there's a utility called FILELINK that might allow faster communication over the serial port on your system. Type FILELINK /? at the DR DOS prompt to see the command line switches available.