Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ginosko!rex!ames!sgi!bennett@galois.esd.sgi.com From: bennett@galois.esd.sgi.com (Jim Bennett) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi Subject: Re: Connecting ATT 7300 to SGI network Summary: Ethernet is available on the 7300 Message-ID: <39925@sgi.SGI.COM> Date: 10 Aug 89 18:43:37 GMT References: <8908091853.AA10794@manta.nosc.mil> Sender: daemon@sgi.SGI.COM Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA Lines: 28 In article <8908091853.AA10794@manta.nosc.mil>, stratego@MANTA.NOSC.MIL (Steve Strategos) writes: > Bill Lasher asks: > > > We have a lab of SGI personal IRIS machines. We would like to attach > a PC so we can transfer CADKEY files from DOS based PC's. We have the > opportunity to get two ATT 7300's for free, but we don't know much about > them. Can the ATT read DOS files without a special board? What would > it take to hook them up to the SGI ethernet (running TCP/IP, NFS)? Any > suggestions would be appreciated. > > > The ATT 7300 will read and write DOS files on the built in floppy, as well as > format DOS disks. You will, however, need an add-on board if you want to run > DOS executables on the 7300. There is no ethernet capability on the 7300 and as > far as I know there are no add-on cards available. I have always used the built > in modem or the serial line for connecting to other computers. Hope this helps. > > Steve Strategos > voice: (703) 827-4700 I just wanted to add that there was an ethernet card developed for the 7300 (aka the Unix PC). The software supported TCP/IP and the usual Berkeley commands (rlogin, rcp, etc.). NFS was not supported. Try posting a request to one of the unix-pc newsgroups for more info. Jim Bennett bennett@esd.sgi.com