AH> As for the DOS box - you will have to get some networking
 AH> software for it.  The little known Microsoft Workgroups for
 AH> DOS will work.
i just went hunting for this... had to search for "microsoft workgroup add-on 
for dos" to find it... then i located the following article...
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q108/3/91.asp
on microsoft's page... it states, in part...
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The purpose of this article is to inform you that the Microsoft Network 
Client - Workgroup Connection can be obtained free of charge.
     Microsoft Network Client version 3.0 replaces Microsoft Workgroup Add-On 
for MS-DOS and Microsoft Workgroup Connection. Microsoft Network Client 
version 3.0 is the preferred MS-DOS network client software. However, 
Microsoft will continue to make Workgroup Connection available for customers 
who want its file and print server capabilities.
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i'm pulling the file(s) mentioned in the article now and will likely be 
playing with them over the next weeks... i'm looking to do plain old 
netbios... maybe over tcp/ip or ipx if needed... will have to see what i can 
break, eh?
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