Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!dptg!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!MANTA.NOSC.MIL!stratego From: stratego@MANTA.NOSC.MIL (Steve Strategos) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi Subject: Re: Connecting ATT 7300 to SGI network Message-ID: <8908091853.AA10794@manta.nosc.mil> Date: 9 Aug 89 18:53:07 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 19 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