Anhaedra wrote:This isn't very game related, but it's the most fitting section I could find. My laptop is a Compaq LTE Elite 4/75C, and I want to put some games on it. However, it has no NIC, no CD-ROM, it does have PCMCIA but I want to if networking through direct cable connection with the parallel port would be easier, and how to do it. It's running Windows 95, and I'd also like to know how I would network through DCC in DOS 6.22. Thanks.
Xircom used to make a parallel port Ethernet adapter that had full NDIS, ODI, and Packet Drivers. I've you're looking for high-speed then this is the way to go. Then go to the following URL and download MS Client for DOS. It will allow you to map Windows network shares using the same "NET USE..." style command line commands that are still in use in WinXP today.
http://www.jacco2.dds.nl/samba/dos.html#msclient
I've used MSClient and/or MS Lan Manager for DOS to get even an original 8bit IBM XT on a network and sharing files with my modern Windows PC's. It's definitely more convenient than using floppies and faster than using LapLink.
If you can't pick one up, then I agree that a parallel port xfer program like Total Commander or LapLink is the way to go.