The original LapLink software supported two port variants: Parallel and Serial. It also has two cable variants:That is true
The first is a 25D-25D which is a PARALLEL and the second one (what Tony has) is a null modem Serial which came in 25D-25D (and later on as 9D-25D as well as 9D-9D.)The one in question was a serial laplink cable which had both 25 and 9 pin D connectors on each end. Designed to be used by computers with either kind of serial connection. It worked fine with Laplink.
In the PC world however the world 'LapLink' routinely is identified with the Parallel Version (Also usable with the DOS licensed version of LapLink available from MS-DOS v.4.00 on to v.6.23) - BUT NOT PC-DOS.But a moments real thought about this would lead to conclude that you cannot connect a parallel 'D' cable to a serial one because the parallel cables are male to male and the serial ones are female to female.
As a consequence asking for a LapLink cable you end up with a parallel cable which of course not only cannot work with the serial ports but can potentially damage your QL.
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Roy Wood
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