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From: wylegala@hpsal2.HP.COM (Tom Wylegala)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Need Infomation on LM/X (Lan Manager??)
Message-ID: <4750004@hpsal2.HP.COM>
Date: 1 Sep 89 16:33:53 GMT
References: <2239@harrier.ukc.ac.uk>
Organization: HP System Architecture Lab, Cupertino
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Microsoft LAN Manager is a product which provides networking extensions to
DOS and OS/2.  This networked operating system has a strong client-server
orientation that allows functions such as sharing of peripherals and files
and security and administration support for multiple users.
LAN Manager supports the NetBIOS interface and can operate with a variety
of transport protocols.

HP's CND is currently working with Microsoft to develop LM/X, a port of some
LAN Manager functions onto HP-UX which will allow the HP-UX machine to act as
a server to the network of DOS and OS/2 PCs.

I would expect that most of the applications written for LAN Manager would use
Microsoft Windows or OS/2 Presentation Manager, but there is nothing in LAN
Manager itself which would prevent the use of X Windows (but that's not what
the X stands for).