Data Transfer from a Bruker Aspect Computer to UNIX(R)-Based Systems Via an AT&T 6300 Personal Computer

We describe here a method to transfer spectra from an Aspect 2000A computer on a Bruker CXP-200 spectrometer to a departmental mainframe (or data station) with a UNIX(R) operating system for curve-fitting and further processing. For the number of spectra we transfer (~10/week), this procedure is convenient and inexpensive, as it uses a widely available AT&T 6300 PC already present in our lab, rather than an Ethernet interface or other dedicated hardware.