On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Frank McConnell wrote:
> Zane H. Healy wrote:
> > IIRC, if you've got the right software these should work under DOS, they're
> > definitly of the correct era. The problem is coming up with a copy of
> > something like PC/TCP.
Parallel ethernet devices work fine under DOS. They are inherently
slow, of course, but for most interactive work that is not an issue.
Assuming raw DOS, you can either use the Microsoft Client stack (and
their NDIS2-compliant driver interface, quite often supported by the
device manufacturers), or you can use a FTP/Crynwr packet driver
compliant driver, and use free packages like NCSA Telnet, Kermit-PC
or such. I personally always used FTP's PC/TCP, and, for standalone
stuff, a nicely configured Kermit-PC setup.
I probably still have all that stuff. I *know* I have the MSClient
stuff (since that is what I use these days) and the Kermit-PC stuff.
Dunno about the PC/TCP and/or B&W packages.
Wasnt there a version of pcXWin32 that did packet drivers? That
stuff gave you Telnet, and full X11R5 on a raw DOS box :)
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Received on Thu Dec 11 2003 - 10:26:46 GMT