***************************************************************** Traveling Software, Inc. 19310 North Creek Parkway Bothell, Washington 98011 (206) 483-8088 ***************************************************************** The Latest About LAP-LINK PLUS Version 1.35a ========================= Reminder: Be sure to complete the registration card in the LAP-LINK manual and mail it to Traveling Software to ensure that you will be notified of future releases of LAP-LINK and LAP-LINK PLUS. **************************************************************** USING LAP-LINK PLUS WITH DISK PARTITIONING PROGRAMS ================================================================ CAUTION: Do not use LAP-LINK PLUS with "DISK MANAGER" or "SPEEDSTOR." Some versions of these disk partitioning programs are incompatible with LAP-LINK PLUS and can cause possible disk corruption. If you are using DISK MANAGER or SPEEDSTOR, use LAP-LINK for file transfers. If you have a hard disk that is larger than 32 megabytes, but it has been partitioned so that none of its volumes are larger than 32 megabytes, you may find that LAP-LINK PLUS is able to read only the first volume (which is sometimes called a partition). If that is the case, you can still use LAP-LINK PLUS to print or access files on the second and subsequent volumes by copying those files to the first volume and then using whichever LAP-LINK PLUS function you need. 1 DEVICE WINDOW AND GRAPHICS PROGRAMS ======================================== While working in some desktop publishing programs and other programs that require a high-resolution EGA or VGA graphics mode you cannot call up the Device Window when you press Alt-D (or whatever other hotkey combination you chose). If you are using a high resolution graphics program, pressing Alt-D causes your computer to beep. You have to exit that program before you can call up the Device Window. 2 NEW ERROR MESSAGE ====================== If you have an Epson Equity II or some other computer with a non-standard serial port you may see this message after you install LAP-LINK PLUS: This serial port cannot communicate at 115,200 BPS. Press any key to continue operating at 57,600 BPS. Reinstall at 57,600 BPS to avoid this message... This message may appear immediately after you boot the computer or when you attempt to run DD.EXE. The cause in both cases is identical: the serial port cannot operate at the default speed of 115,200 baud. Having made this determination, LAP-LINK PLUS has lowered the speed to 57,600. You may continue using LAP- LINK PLUS for the current session, but to keep the message from reappearing in future sessions, follow these instructions: If the message appears when you boot, press any key to continue the booting process, run DDINSTAL.EXE on the lead computer, and save the 57,600 setting that now appears there. If the message appears when you attempt to run DD.EXE on the server, press any key; when the Server Menu appears save the 57,600 baud setting that now appears there. 3 LAP-LINK PLUS AND BACKUP PROGRAMS ================================ We are pleased to assure you that our testing indicates LAP- LINK PLUS is compatible with most disk backup programs, including the new Fastback Plus. REMEMBER: Any hard disk--regardless of which software programs it contains--should be checked on a regular basis with the DOS CHKDSK command. This is especially true for portable and laptop computers; portable computers and their hard disks are much more susceptible to damage simply because they are moved more than desktop computers. The CHKDSK command checks a disk for bad sectors and lost clusters, and reports its findings. The presence of bad sectors or lost clusters on your disk is an indication of developing trouble. See your DOS manual and computer dealer or user group for more details. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any suggestions or any problems after reading the LAP-LINK PLUS manual, please feel free to contact us. --------------------------------------------------------------- **** DESKLINK NEWS **** If you like the cababilities of LAP-LINK PLUS, you may want to look into DESKLINK for an office desktop-to-desktop connection. DESKLINK works similarly to LAP-LINK PLUS, but it includes several additional features. One new feature is the DESKLINK "Talk Box". While using a DESKLINK computer, you can pop-up the DESKLINK "talk box" and carry on a conversation or send a message to your associate on another DESKLINK computer. This is a great work group time saver. For example, a secretary receives an important call while the boss is on another line. The secretary can simply send a DESKLINK message which will then appear in a "talk box" in the middle of the boss's Lotus spreadsheet or other program he is using at the time. You can even "beep" an associate to alert him to an important message (or to wake him up!). The DESKLINK package includes a specially designed 25-foot cable that uses ordinary RJ11 phone wire. Each end of the cable has both 9-pin and 25-pin serial connectors so it can link any two IBM PCs, IBM PS/2s, and compatibles. You can extend the length of the cable up to 75 feet by purchasing a standard 25- or 50- foot phone extension cables. All registered LAP-LINK PLUS owners can purchase DESKLINK for only $39.95 (plus $5 shipping)--a savings of $130! (There are advantages to being a Traveling Software registered owner) If you would like to order DESKLINK and you have not yet mailed your LAP-LINK PLUS registration card, send your registration card and a check for $44.95, (or your VISA or MasterCard number and expiration date) with a note indicating "DESKLINK Offer." Please include your shipping address and a daytime phone number. If you have already sent in your registration card, follow the above instructions and add a note mentioning "registration card should be on file"; include the serial number of your LAP-LINK PLUS program and approximate date you purchased it. ********************************************************** *** *** *** The above special offer is good until 6/30/88 *** *** and is for registered LapLink and LapLink Plus *** *** owners only. *** *** *** **********************************************************