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From: SKG102@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: DEC LanWORKS for Macintosh (Was Re: MacX available ?)
Message-ID: <90262.101538SKG102@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 19 Sep 90 14:15:38 GMT
References: <15433@shlump.nac.dec.com>
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Organization: Penn State University
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The DEC LanWorks server portion also contains the DAL (CL/1) server and
AppleTalk for Vms. The price quoted in our last DECDirect catalog was $440.
Compare this to the Apple price for just these two pieces of $5000. The
question is simple; which would you but?  LanWorks also requires you to
purchase LanWorks for VMS which has a price of $666. The DAL client for the
Mac sells for $695 from Apple and for $295 from DEC. The only question I have
here is that according to DEC their Mac client is only a paper license and that
the software is on the TK50 or Magtape depending on which one you order, since
the Mac reads none of these, how do you get the software? You have to already
have a way to transfer files to your Mac from the VAX to get the connectivity
tools that are supposed to do this. Silly, isn't it?  :-)

                                          Scott George
                                          Sr. Research Technologist
                                          Center for Instructional R&D
                                          Penn State
                                          SKG102@psuvm.psu.edu