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From: harper@rigel.uucp (David Harper)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: WESTERN DIGITAL'S VIANET, MS NETWORKS
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Date: 12 Oct 89 20:44:13 GMT
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In article <3433@orion.cf.uci.edu> pfluegl@balboa.eng.uci.edu (Manfred J. Pfluegl) writes:
>I am in pretty bad mood right now. In our lab we installed a network
>of IBM AT's and compatibles. As networking software we choose Western Digital's
>package called VIANET. The hardware boards are also coming from Western Digital
>(WDC 8003, WD8003E, and WD8003 plus). Over the last year I experienced several
>major problems: 
>
>   (descriptions of various forms of grief deleted)
>
>PS: Since I am cross-posting please respond either via email or post in
>    newsgroup comp.dcom.lans only.
>

Please post to comp.dcom.lans if you have any experience with VIANET - I have
it on order now and, based on the above, am beginning to wonder what I have
got myself into.  I made my purchase based on two separate reviews in PC
Magazine, since it was the only thing I saw (in my price range) that had the
features I was looking for.  Did I $crew up?


Dave Harper    -     Convex Computer Corp.            E-mail address:
3000 Waterview Pky.  Richardson, TX 75081             harper@convex.COM
(214) 497-4525 (W)   (214) 727-4206 (H)