I am going home for the weekend and my parents do not have internet but both computers have modems. Is it possible to have the computer at home (win 95) recive files from work (win 3.1) and vice versa.
One thing in particular is that I would like files to sychronize. for example if my father saved his file in the office it would update the file at home. And vice versa
Where do you work that you are using a Windows 3.1 computer? It must be a 10 year old machine.
On a thoroughly unhelpful note, I’m not sure this is possible if they both need dial-up connections, but if one is on the internet it should be possible, though I’m not sure of the technical specifics.
Holy cats! Your father has some really good stuff, there.
Given a modem at both ends, but no internet access, you’re going to need to do some file transfer stuff. This will probably require having someone at each end to manage the process.
I spoke too soon. Here’s what you need:
http://www.jumbo.com/business/dos/commprog/PAGE2.htp
Download “backdoor.zip”
This is an automated modem transfer program. You have it running on both PCs, and it automatically transfers files for you. Your father will have to leave his work PC turned on to have stuff sent to it from home, and he’ll have to have his home PC turned on when he wants to send stuff to it.
Stoneage, but ti should be workable.
I’m assuming the two computers are in different locations. If so, it’s not difficult to tell one computer’s modem to answer the phone when it rings and have the other computer’s modem call it when you want to transfer files. That gives a direct PC-toPC connection without involving the internet at all.
But that does tie up the phone line at the receiving computer; if anyone dials that number for any reason, they’ll be talking to a modem.
Now as to software to actually make the file transfer, there were tons of programs for file transfer and communications (usually called “comm programs”) sold in the DOS / Win 3.1 old days. You might be able to find something like that at http://recycledsoftware.com, butyou’ll need to talk to somebody who knows the features and compatibility of the specific version to know exactly what to buy.
You could also use a remote control program such as “Carbon Copy” or “pcAnywhere” to achieve the same result. But you still need to find an ancient 16-bit version that runs on Win 3.1.
You can also try the used PC hardware stores in your city. They often have a rag-tag collection of antique software too, as well as people who remember the good old days.