On Tue 06 Aug 2019 at 08:44:41 (+0300), Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Lu, 05 aug 19, 14:55:11, David Wright wrote: > > > > I think it's made clear in the tomás quotation, about 18 lines above > > Richard's citation of the same. Regardless, the OP is connecting two > > machines (requiring firmware) running DEs on stretch, and has an > > 8-port switch lying around too, so not much chance of needing to > > chop up cables (unless in frustration at having to use them at all). > > No progress reported yet, though, AFAICT. > > Maybe it's just me, but it was quite clear the OP excluded ethernet and > the cable lying around was USB-to-USB.
We live in hope. The OP may realise eventually that the USB-to-USB is a dead end, a useful dead end in its day, like Kermit over RS232 which gave me years of service in the 1980s and 1990s. It was 2013 when I finally disposed of my 9/25-pin to 9/25-pin serial crossover cable. It could have been very useful for the OP's Kaypro 10. Yes, they have one of these lying around, but no room for Cat5 cables to any of their other computers. So our hope is forlorn. Or should I say, we are a forlorn hope. Cheers, David.
