-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Jun 01, 2018 at 08:27:13AM +0200, deloptes wrote: > Richard Owlett wrote: > > > I have two computers with USB ports. > > I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers did. > > Then we used RS232-C with a null modem &/or appropriate software > > software at both ends. > > > > J., why not take a crossover cable - all pcs have now ethernet port
FWIW these days, most devices are capable of doing the crossover thing automatically [1], so you can just use a straight cable. From personal experience, I haven't needed a crossover cable the last ten years (and I do muck around with oldish hardware). Cheers [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_Dependent_Interface#Auto_MDI-X - -- tomás -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlsRAmAACgkQBcgs9XrR2kbpPwCfYH3wQicOhfiQrgAvcDUPytCZ 29YAn0sYNXgIXIFfMDq3tt5wCJUKM8DK =tkoi -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
