gmaverick2k wrote on 2022-10-04, 10:52:
Thanks, I will keep this thread updated with progress. Going to set aside a day for this
Thanks, too. 🙂
Alternatively, you can use an Linux computer with Samba anytime.
An ancient Raspberry Pi 1 can be used, even.
They can be found on eBay for little money, for example.
And almost all Pis have an ethernet port built-in. And USB, of course.
- Anyway, it's just an idea. You can use any other conputer, as well.
External HDD enclosures with built-in ethernet port do exist, too.
Samba is an open-source version of Microsoft's SMB protocol (also known as CIFS in the past).
Samba speaks all the different versions of SMB, so it's nice for setting up retro networks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba_(software)
Edit: I mean to say, that a Pi with Samba can act as a bridge between old and new retro computers.
If you share folders or drives via an Linux computer running Samba,
different generations of Windows, Mac OS etc can talk to this computer.
WfW 3.11 over 98SE over XP, up to Windows 11.
That way, you can avoid a lot of trouble that would normally occur.
Anyway, it's just an idea that cimes to mind.
I don't mean to ask you to change something right now.
Windows 98SE and XP should be well compatible.
Back "in the day", it was just normal that both types of Windows were active in the same network.
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