Hello,
I wonder how can I connect my old 386-2MB RAM laptop to my desktop pc(my primary PC uses win xp,I have another one with win98 too) using a serial null-modem cable via Telnet? Controlling my PC using my old laptop will give that old machine a use.
Thanks in advance.

TelNet over an RS-232 serial cable doesn't
make too much sense to me and i'm not sure
how a 80 x 25 colour ANSI (text only) type
of screen would allow you to control an XP
Windows system... Maybe you'll get a more
appropriate configuration by running a BBS
on the XP machine while running some basic
terminal emulator like 'MS-Kermit v3.16' or
'{Commo} v7.7' on the 386 legacy PC. Note
that you must have a FiFOed 16550A-type of
serial port to make it really enjoyable...

I suppose 'SynchroNet' was one of the last
BBS pieces of SoftWare to benefit from an
active development effort in this century;
it used to be available in several flavours
including Windows 32-Bits, maybe it's OKay
for your purpose but i wonder i'll admit.

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Salutations,

Michel Samson
a/s Bicéphale