21 Feb
2006
21 Feb
'06
9:48 a.m.
On 2/21/06, JP Hindin <jplist at kiwigeek.com> wrote:
Greetings all;
I am trying to help out a friend with a data transfer process to simplify
his business. The goal is to move a couple hundred Megs of data from a PC
to a PDP11.
Currently he has a DOS box with a Pertec controller, which he uses to copy
data to a 9 track, and then pulls off on the PDP.
This seems... inelegant, I can only assume there is a simpler way.
I'm sure I've seen mention of 'virtual devices' on the list where a PC
is
running some software that makes it appear as a storage device to a piece
of vintage hardware, but my Googling is making no headway in finding
anything useful towards this end.
Am I using the wrong terminology? Could someone point me in the right
direction? Any advice?
ethernet and ftp?
or enen nfs
The machine in question is an 11/34 (An SMS FWT machine, actually), which
has an 8" drive (unsure of it's model, it is built into the cabinet),
Winchester, and a Pertec interfaced 9 track.
Thanks;
JP