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We use a CD-ROM database that, because of its data format (weirdly
compressed, and I'm not a cryptographer) can only be used with the
DOS software it comes with.  (SoftPC won't handle this situation.)
In the past, we'd kept a PC in a corner of the office just for this
database, but we wanted to change things so users could access the
data from their own NeXTs at their desks.

Our solution -- which worked, hence this posting -- was to get OS/2
and its NFS-TCP/IP add-on and a ethernet card for the PC.  Since
IBM's OS/2 can emulate both DOS and Windows, as well as running in
normal mode as a real operating system, this had turned out to be
an inexpensive and robust solution to our problem.  I suspect it
may be a reasonable way of dealing with lots of other situations as
well, and most of us have a suitable machine sitting around or can
acquire one at little cost.
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