i wouldn't say the only way, though not fast, if you don't want to implement ISA 16-bit 10BaseT ethernet, you could use a rs232 serial port and something like 5

i wouldn't say the only way, though not fast, if you don't want to implement ISA 16-bit 10BaseT ethernet, you could use a rs232 serial port and something like 57600 8N1 connection and serial cable to a nearby linux system. at least then there would be no need to physically move media between systems.