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From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Interactive 386 and PC-Server Module
Summary: The problem with PCNFS and such is in no access to pipe files!
Keywords: Unix, PC, Dos
Message-ID: <1990Apr7.025820.29699@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 7 Apr 90 02:58:20 GMT
References: <509@secola.Columbia.NCR.COM> <1990Apr5.233400.25517@ddsw1.MCS.COM> <1990Apr6.174231.2758@cti-software.nl>
Reply-To: karl@mcs.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Organization: Macro Computer Solutions, Inc. - Mundelein, IL
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In article <1990Apr6.174231.2758@cti-software.nl> pim@cti-software.nl (Pim Zandbergen) writes:
>
>How does PC-Interface compare to PC-NFS with ISC's TCP/IP & NFS ?

PC-NFS takes more memory on the DOS machine, and can't access pipe files.
Thus, no "fast" printer support like we have built for PCI.

Also, I have heard (but not confirmed) that PC-NFS doesn't get along with MS
Windows, which would be a killer.  We >need< that in order to do our desktop
publishing.

Lastly, PC-NFS is only available from SUN, not ISC.  I hate getting in
finger-pointing battles, and would prefer to buy the software from one
source so I can complain to one place when it doesn't work.

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