cclloyd@leland.Stanford.EDU (Charles Lloyd) (06/13/91)
I am in the process of buying a NeXT and currently own a DOS PC with a 300 Meg tape backup (from Core for $250, new). Is there any way to hook the NeXT to my PC and use the PC as an archiving device? (Please comment on both hardware and software requirements.) What about buying a large hard disk for my PC and using it as a file server for the NeXT (single user). I'm asking these questions because I wouldn't mind utilizing my boat-anchor PC and because PC peripherals are soooo cheap compared to NeXT stuff. (Most used NeXT's out there have less than my minimum hard disk requirements.)
eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) (06/13/91)
In article <1991Jun12.201924.1685@leland.Stanford.EDU> cclloyd@leland.Stanford.EDU (Charles Lloyd) writes: >I am in the process of buying a NeXT and currently own a DOS PC >with a 300 Meg tape backup (from Core for $250, new). Is there >any way to hook the NeXT to my PC and use the PC as an archiving >device? (Please comment on both hardware and software requirements.) Hardware: get an Ethernet card for your PC. Lots of choices here, but ideally find one that's supported by FTP Software's packet drivers. There is an NDIS-to-Packet Driver converter, but that's just one more complication best avoided. Software: again, lots of choices here. (Are you sure you wouldn't be happier with UNIX on your PC? :-) ). Direct access to the tape drive probably requires writing some code; one could presumably extend something like KA9Q NOS to do it. Ask someplace like comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc, someone may already have done it. Incidentally, that newsgroup (and comp.dcom.lans) will be very useful to you! Check 'em out... >What about buying a large hard disk for my PC and using it as a >file server for the NeXT (single user). There's a free NFS server for MS-DOS called SOSS that should do this. "where to find stuff" (by anonymous FTP) SOSS: sun.soe.clarkson.edu pub/ka9q/soss.zoo pub/ka9q/sossexe.zoo (same as above, but w/o sources) pub/ka9q/sossread.me <-- you probably want this first! Info/Mailing List: rbraun@spdcc.com (Richard Braun) Packet Drivers: sun.soe.clarkson.edu pub/ka9q/drivers.zip [binaries and documentation] pub/ka9q/driverss.zip [same as above, plus sources] Mailing list: drivers-request@sun.soe.clarkson.edu Info: nelson@clutx.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson) NDIS-to-Packet Driver converter: vax.ftp.com pub/packet.driver/pubdom/ndis/dis_pkt.asm [source] pub/packet.driver/pubdom/ndis/dis_pkt.dos [binary] Info: jbvb@ftp.com (James Van Bokkelen) KA9Q NOS: thumper.bellcore.com pub/ka9q/nos/net.exe ["generic" executable] pub/ka9q/nos/src????.zip (varies) [sources!] pub/ka9q/nos/asmobj.zip [if you only have a C compiler] Mailing list: tcp-group-request@ucsd.edu Note that there are commercial alternatives ($$$) if you can't stomach a little effort. :-) -=EPS=-