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From: dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: NFS available on AIX/PS/2 ??
Message-ID: <763@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM>
Date: 1 Dec 89 05:39:39 GMT
References: <1989Nov30.185316.7936@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU>
Reply-To: dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer)
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA
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In article <1989Nov30.185316.7936@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> magostin@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Sidewinder) writes:
>Does anyone know if there is a configuration of PS/2 running
>AIX that can support NFS.  I have heard rumours that someone
>has managed to do this but have heard no more?
>If NFS is unavailable you could fall back on TCF for some NFS-like
>filesharing.  What if you don't have a 370-class machine
>to run TCF on?  Are you stuck?  Is there any way
>to share files if this is true?

The "next" release of AIX PS/2 should support both TCF and NFS,
if I'm not mistaken.

As for the "someone" in the rumor, my partner and I retrofitted NFS into
AIX PS/2 1.1 on contract to IBM in Cambridge MA.  I am not sure of its
general availability.  I'll look into it.

-- 
Steve Dyer
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dyer@arktouros.mit.edu, dyer@hstbme.mit.edu