Dave,

The dual boot option does not appear to work with Real 32 on MAT
instruments.  There is a program called System Commander from V
Communications that allows you to chose between different operating systems
that may work, we are trying that next.  You have to install Windows NT on
a different partition from Real 32 as NT does not recognize the format of
the C partition if Real 32 is installed and will give you a free disk space
error when you try and install it.  We are running ISODAT V6.2 and are
having significant problems trying to download run results in WKS
spreadsheet files.  I thought we as a community addressed that problem at
the 1986 Paleoceanography Meeting in Cambridge England.  Let's hope the NT
version is better, but I am not holding my breath with MAT's record here.

Bill

At 10:07 AM 8/12/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Thanks to those who have responded to my last email. As a follow up to my
>request for experience and advice on networking Finnigan instruments. The
>dual boot option was an option I had already considered along with the
>short falls mentioned by those who have responded. But it is nice to know
>that this is an option.
>
>Has anyone tried using PCTCP loaded on the computer running the
>instrument???  This is something I have done with my PC based seismic
>system but it is only running MSDOS and not Real32. I can access the files
>on the seismic system over the ethernet with any Win or Mac based computer
>via FTP. I was wondering if this setup would work on the Finnigan
>instruments???
>
>Any more input would be appreciated. Thanks again.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Dave
>
>
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North Carolina State University
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