I can confirm that samba works even in DOS or WFW3.11 […]
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I can confirm that samba works even in DOS or WFW3.11
You can even combine it with a FTP server if you want.
I have a Pi 2 hooked up to a laptop HDD and has a WiFi dongle connected to it. It operates as a router, DHCP server, pxe server and file server. It works flawlessly and makes really your life easier ^^
Any computer with a NIC can benefit from it, from the old 8088 to the beefy p3 (though, an 8088 won't run the samba client for DOS, but FTP will be ok)
Imo, FTP is more versatile, but SMB is more practical. Since you can combine both, you should use both ^^