<s>
Laplink	B-Application
(	O
sometimes	O
styled	O
LapLink	B-Application
)	O
was	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
piece	O
of	O
software	O
developed	O
by	O
Mark	O
Eppley	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
Traveling	O
Software	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
LapLink	B-Application
Software	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
First	O
available	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
LapLink	B-Application
was	O
used	O
to	O
synchronize	O
,	O
copy	O
,	O
or	O
move	O
,	O
files	O
between	O
two	O
PCs	B-Device
,	O
in	O
an	O
era	O
before	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
networks	I-General_Concept
,	O
using	O
the	O
parallel	B-Device
port	I-Device
and	O
a	O
LapLink	B-Protocol
cable	I-Protocol
or	O
serial	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
and	O
a	O
null	O
modem	O
cable	O
or	O
USB	B-Protocol
and	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
adhoc	O
network	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LapLink	B-Application
was	O
the	O
predecessor	O
to	O
Laplink	B-Application
PCmover	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LapLink	B-Application
typically	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
LapLink	B-Protocol
cable	I-Protocol
to	O
link	O
two	O
PCs	B-Device
together	O
,	O
enabling	O
the	O
transfer	O
of	O
files	O
from	O
one	O
PC	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
using	O
the	O
LapLink	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
