5 ways to get data from and to your retro machine

In this video we're going to cover 5 ways of getting data from and to your old retro machine. In this case I'm going to be using my Commodore PC-20, an XT machine from the mid eighties.

Older retro machine don't have a lot going for them in terms of connectivity. You cannot insert a USB thumb-drive or a cd to get data in or out.

Here I'm going to cover 5 options that can be used when dealing with an old XT machine. We'll

- cover null modem cables
- laplink cables
- iomega zip drives
- XT-IDE cards
- ethernet cards

I'll be going over every method and show you some benchmarks.

- Null modem serial : http://www.nullmodem.com/NullModem.htm
- Laplink cable : http://www.nullmodem.com/LapLink.htm?fbclid=IwAR1DNECICANnYCuhWv-mBb5tGeJCWLEhvfP_RJmn6YN3DZKFLwG7jB-hVPc
- Palmzip driver for Iomega zipdrive : http://leute.server.de/peichl/palmzipe.htm
- XT-IDE Universal BIOS : http://www.xtideuniversalbios.org/
- XT-IDE card used here : http://www.malinov.com/Home/sergeys-projects/xt-cf-lite
- Info on MS Network client for XT machines : https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/pre32/ms-network-client-3-0-tcp-ip-8088-xt-floppy-only-b-t26.html

If you're interested in

- retro computers / PC's
- retro hardware (ranging from 8088 up to pentium class machines)
- the occasional guide or teardown
- classic IBM / Commodore / Philips / .... gear

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