Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!clyde.concordia.ca!nstn.ns.ca!news.cs.indiana.edu!bionet!kristoff From: kristoff@genbank.bio.net (David Kristofferson) Newsgroups: bionet.software Subject: Re: Mail, file exchange, and news for science departments Message-ID: Date: 14 Feb 91 18:15:00 GMT References: <1991Feb14.003135.27883@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> Organization: GenBank Online Service Lines: 18 > NFS (Network File System) is similar, and can work with IBM-PCs as > well as Macs, though I haven't tried it yet. We use PC-NFS here between PCs and servers and it basically allows you to access files on a Sun server as though it was just another disk drive, e.g., E:. The usual DOS commands can be used, e.g., files can by "copy"ed back and forth from the PC to the Sun, etc. I should note again, however, that we have an excellent systems staff that sets up and runs all of these things. If one is looking for a growth industry these days, it is definitely in systems programming and networking. Sincerely, Dave Kristofferson GenBank Manager kristoff@genbank.bio.net