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Or an Ethernet card... there is software supporting Ethernet on DOS. Even almost-contemporary Intel card still have DOS drivers...
by ale42 4y ago
Or an Ethernet card... there is software supporting Ethernet on DOS. Even almost-contemporary Intel card still have DOS drivers...
- teddyh 4y agoYup: http://crynwr.com/drivers/00index.html http://crynwr.com/drivers/00index.html
- ok123456 4y agoThen you have to make sure that there are no IRQ, DMA, or IO Port conflicts on what is probably an industrial control device device with data collection boards boards using all kinds of non-standard resource addresses. And then, god knows if the device driver for the Ethernet card can coexist with all the other drivers and TSRs, or even if it's running a mainstream version of DOS. Maybe it has a DOS Extender that makes something fail in a non-obvious way. Adding hardware to Old PCs isn't what you're accustomed to.
- Moru 4y agoThey often have a serial or parallel port, especially the industrial ones. Was the only way of communicating with them. That port might be used for the actual job the computer does though.
- ok123456 4y agoDepending on whether or not you have ECP/EPP parallel ports on your machine, LapLink might be the best solution.
- grapescheesee 4y agoYes, exactly. On these old systems you often run into issues with IRQ conflicts for PCI cards. It is common to disable USB and use a PS/2 port for a mouse and keybord.