Networking Mac/ PC

Hello out there folks I have a tech question, im into simulator flying and I have six pc's networked together, im needing another com to set up and I have a old Mac 5200 Performa that im wanting to see if I can get it hooked up to handle some tasks.
The question is can I connect it up with the rest of the pc's, I know this will be a challenge, but is it possible.
My sim is set up where I have to enclose myself into, so I have everything in the sim to control everything, from turning on coms to electric fans, lighting etc., I possibly will want to use the Mac for video monitoring, im not for sure.
But is it possible to use the Mac for anything.
Thanks....................................................... Robert

Midnight, welcome to Apple Discussions.
Look at these links.
Macintosh: Networking With a Windows PC
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=19652
Home Networking (PCs & Macs) and the Internet (Sharing Connections)
http://www.everythingcomputers.com/home_network.htm
Tutorials for Macintosh-Windows Integration/Networking
http://www.macwindows.com/tutorial.html
Quick & Dirty Network for Macs & PCs
http://www.kan.org/networking/quicknet.html
Cheers, Tom

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