Re: The Network from Heck Part III

[Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com>]

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> Roy, no matter our differences in the past,

Some of that difference, I think, had to do with the media of exchange - it
often leads to misunderstandings, which is regrettable. I know that I, at times,
seem to be a real ... pain, but I'm not that hard to get along with IRL (except
before coffee ;-)

> I must say that I have the
> utmost respect for someone that has both DR DOS 6 and Novell Dos 7. Me, I
> only have to find a copy of DR DOS 2-4, and IBM Dos 7,

I have PC-DOS 6, but have been unable to get PC-DOS 7, I want to run PC-DOS on
my true blue machines, DR/Novell on generic machines. I really don't like M$,
and use as few of their products as possible. LOL - using WordPerfect Office and
Netscape means I'm pretty safe from most of the current crop of email
virus/worm.

> and the x86 dos's are
> finished. If I find 2 copies of any, I'll see if I can get them to ya at
> cost (this happens more than some might think, when I found novell dos, it
> was 15 copies, all shrinkwrapped and all for $1).

I'm not sure, I think I have DR-DOS 5, or it might be only the manual. If it is
only manual, do you want it?

>
>
> >To make it really interesting, I'd love to add my TRS-80 Model 3, my
> >Kaypro 2X, and my TI 99/4a (with PE box), but I think that would be
> >pushing it
>
> The TRS model 2 actually had an arcnet card available. I don't know if this
> would even fit in a model 3, don't know as much about them as I would like.
> Also, I recently found plans for a do-it-yourself TRS arcnet card.
> http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/2993/
> I have 5 or 6 arcnet hubs that would be given away at shipping cost, if that
> were the problem. At the other end, linux seems to have an easy enough time
> with them.
> And I have to disagree, networking any computer or device is not "pushing
> it", unless it's like an abacus or maybe the Babbage Difference Engine.

Well, my TI has a serial card, and using a null modem might be the best I could
do with that machine.


>
> Thanks,
> John

No, no. Thank you.

Roy