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Is the protocol used by the DOS Laplink software publicly documented?

I seem to remember there were Linux tools that could use it.

I cannot find anything useful on their website.

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Tomas By
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    Are you sure it is the laplink protocol or was it just the laplink cable? – cup Jun 27 '21 at 15:20
  • Probably just the name https://tldp.org/HOWTO/pdf/Serial-Laplink-HOWTO.pdf – Tomas By Jun 27 '21 at 15:22
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    This suggests that different versions of Laplink used different protocols, and the timing seems to depend on system speed. One way to find out would be to reverse-engineer the Laplink binary. – dirkt Jun 27 '21 at 19:54

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As far as I’m aware, it isn’t.

I don’t remember any Linux software capable of connecting to LapLink; the latter was commonly mentioned because the cable provided with it could be used with a variety of tools. DOS-to-Linux connections with null-modem cables usually involved PLIP, SLIP or PPPD rather than LapLink-style tools.

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