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From: jeff@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Jeffrey M White)
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Subject: Re: Gatorbox vs. Fastpath 4: which is better?
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Date: 29 Nov 89 03:03:40 GMT
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In article <4163@cayman.COM> chris@cayman.COM (Chris North) writes:
>> 
>> The software that implements the AppleShare - NFS function has been
>> unbundled (as of this summer sometime). I suspect the prices you
>> are comparing do not include the cost of this software. I don't have
>> a recent price list in front of me; I recall it to be about $1800.
>
>  Yes, the GatorBox software has been unbundled.  You can now buy a vanilla
>GatorBox with the GatorSystem software for $2795.  This has essentially the
>same functionality as a Fastpath.  In addition to that you can purchase the
>GatorShare software which enables you to mount NFS volumes as Appleshare 
>volumes for $1995.

  Maybe it's me, but I'm confused about the prices given.  It seems from 
the followup given here (from someone at Cayman) that a Gatorbox with the
NFS software is now $2795+$1995 = $4790.  Is this right!!!  I thought 
before the unbundling the price was in the $3000-$3500.  This is a big
jump.  Neither of the numbers given seem to have anything to do with the
original poster's $1800 price.  What's the scoop?

					Jeff White
					University of Pennsylvania
					jeff@eniac.seas.upenn.edu

PS - I don't want to start any arguements on whether commercail postings
     belong here, but since there aren't that many gateways available, and
     a lot of the people in comp.protocols.appletalk seem pretty interested
     in term, I wouldn't mind seeing more postings directly from Kinetics
     (oops, that's Novell now) or Cayman, describing any new features,
     current prices, upgrade info (Phase II, for example).  I don't always
     have access to a MacWeek to get the latest information, and I think 
     info right from the sources would cut down on some of the postings and
     subsequent followups from people looking for such information.