[pchelpers] Re: "Laplink" USB Cable

Hi PcCowboy,

Monday, July 17, 2006, 12:22:54 PM, you wrote:

P> Scott McNay wrote:      \
>> Officially, no, the USB spec specifically prohibits connecting two
>> computers in this manner. Unofficially, I know two computers can be
>> connected, but I'm not sure if you can network that way.

P> I was thinking that I saw in a store a USB cable that had a box in
P> the center of it and they said that it was for transferring files
P> from one computer to another. Have to go look again.

Yes, this would be one of those "unofficial" things.

-- 
Scott.



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