Thats pretty much my hardware. Here are some more details...
Windows XP no diskette drive with network access
Ubuntu no diskette drive with No network access (wireless problems
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Windows 98 with diskette drive no network access
Unix with diskette drive no network access
The TAR files i am dealing with are only 1 directory deep and don't have long filenames, so that wont be a problem.
I will check on the Dos utilities, but I fear the worst. It probably has uucp, and all the computers do have serial ports. Will i need one of those Bi-Directional Serial Cables to use uucp?