All agreed. No offense taken nor meant from my part too. Friendly, :-) rpd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roman Stckl-Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <lilypond-user@gnu.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 3:49 PM Subject: Re: ive got a problem
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Szab rpd Zoltn wrote on 29.03.2005 10:33: > | I have to confess that I have connected PC-s with printer cable (at > least I > | thought it was printer cable) long time ago, and I don't recall the exact > | method, so you may well right. > | I just checked Total Commander (do you know this software), which supports > | this, and its help speaks about "Direct cable connection through parallel > | port". I quote a short passage, if it makes more sense. > | <quote start> > | The PORT connection through the parallel port allows to transfer data > | between two computers in the same room over a special parallel cable. This > | cable can be found in most computer shops under the name > "Interlink/Laplink > | parallel cable" or "parallel cable for direct cable connection". It > allows a > | transfer rate of about 50kB/sec. The function therefore cannot be used > as a > | network, but is meant to synchronize data between two machines (e.g. a > | desktop and a notebook). You need a pair of network cards for a permanent > | connection. > | <quote end> > > I have to confess I forgot the fact that most printer cables today are > bi-directional and that makes them capable of transferring data between > PCs just as well as a serial link cable. So my bad, I just hadn't done > this with a parallel cable personally, because when I needed to do this > parallel cables weren't bi-directional and so there was no alternative > to serial links for me. > So just excuse my being ignorant, please. =) > > | However, I mentioned it as a tip, I believe "the" problem was not with the > | physical method of moving the files from one computer to another, but what > | files from where, and what to do with those, i.e. the usage of Cygwin > | setup.exe. > > That's certainly true, I'm just a person that's always eager to learn > and so I presume of others that they are too. After all the net is a > place where you have lots of information but most is not verifiable and > unfortunately many people think that they have the obligation to express > an opinion where the really have the RIGHT to. > This is not meant as an offense because I feel it doesn't have much to > do with the issue discussed above, it's more of a philospohical point of > view. > > Regards from Germany, Roman. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFCSVzen0kyIx7rF68RAhT4AJ9xmxDeBK8X+6FGVO+Hajg5x6xLRACgmQex > mh5LzfxdjKvudnFWEeRDvBE= > =YQgW > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
