[NTLK] 2015 eMate Connectivity?

[SteveC]

I am thinking of (wishing for?) a piece of hardware/software that will transfer my stored eMate word processing files to something like DropBox/Evernote/etc and be done with it. I don't want to run a VM, but another cable (I have lost all of mine a long time ago and IIRC they were a pain and PC speed dependent).

I am aware that the eMate doesn't do SSL natively and etc. I am hoping someone can point me to something or 2 I can buy so I can take my ruggedized word processing workhorse anywhere and actually get documents in/out of modern storage system with minimal fuss. 

I don't have any Macs on my desktop. 

I wonder if there is something I can do with a Raspberry Pi to act as a kind of "bridge box"?


Hmmmm...


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> On Jun 29, 2015, at 9:01 PM, Dan <dan at dbdigitalweb.com> wrote:
> 
> I do agree as my personal suggestion would be to get a copy of virtual
> PC (which is free last I checked) from microsoft, then install a copy of
> windows 98 and run that virtually.  It is the most reliable way I have
> found to transfer data, do backups, install packages etc (at least via
> Windows).  I don't even have to use slowdown.exe to make the connection
> stable. :) (this is all covered in Tony's posts)
> 
> If you are just looking to transfer word processing files then you could
> just get a copy of X-port.  Although I am not sure if the windows client
> side of x-port can run on windows 8.  So in the end you still may end up
> running a virtual machine.
> 
> -Dan
> 
>> On 6/29/2015 8:14 PM, Tony Kan wrote:
>> This is the cheapest way, if you still have your serial cable:  Get yourself
>> one of these:
>> http://www.bestbuy.com/site/startech-1-port-pci-serial-adapter-card-green/97
>> 17599.p?id=1218158730830&skuId=9717599 
>> 
>> You can bone up on connectivity here:  
>> 
>> http://myapplenewton.blogspot.com/2006/01/connecting-to-pc-and-backups.html 
>> http://myapplenewton.blogspot.com/2012/06/serial-connection-on-windows-7.htm
>> l 
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Tony 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: newtontalk-bounces at newtontalk.net
>> [mailto:newtontalk-bounces at newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of SteveC
>> Sent: Tuesday, 30 June 2015 11:58 AM
>> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
>> Subject: [NTLK] 2015 eMate Connectivity?
>> 
>> 
>> Hey all. I am embarrassed to say that I have lost track of the best way to
>> connect my eMate to the outside world so I can use the word processing
>> functionally and get the content out/in. 
>> 
>> I only have a windows 8 desktop without classic interface ports. 
>> 
>> Help?
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks. 
>> 
>> 
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