Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!umich!dgsi!brian From: brian@cimage.com (Brian Kelley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell Subject: Re: NFS Suppoart in NetWare Message-ID: <1991Feb21.144302.18780@cimage.com> Date: 21 Feb 91 14:43:02 GMT References: <6434@ncrwic.Wichita.NCR.COM> Reply-To: brian@dgsi.UUCP (Brian Kelley) Organization: Cynics Inc. Lines: 41 In article <6434@ncrwic.Wichita.NCR.COM> jmatrow@ncrwic.Wichita.NCR.COM (John Matrow) writes: >From the Novell Mailling List: > >NOVELL INTRODUCES NETWARE NFS > >"Desktop capabilities are evolving, and many users are >opting for the performance and functionality of today's >UNIX workstations. As a result, network managers need a >networking architecture that supports freedom of choice >among desktop systems," said Bob Davis, director of product >marketing at Novell's San Jose development center. "Only >NetWare is capable of supporting all popular desktop >computing environments and integrating them into an >efficient information system while preserving their native >interfaces. Now, with NetWare NFS, UNIX users join DOS, >Windows, OS/2 and Macintosh users as peers within the >NetWare environment." If they can afford it. If they can't, I guess they'll move everything to their UNIX hosts and dump Novell? >In the United States and Canada, NetWare NFS lists for U.S. >$4995 and will be available in April 1991 from all Novell >Platinum resellers and qualified Novell Gold resellers. >Customers currently using the Education Account Purchase >Program for NetWare will be able to buy a site license version >of this product. Would someone at Novell care to explain why this product costs $5000? That's a lot of money for what is basically a a big TSR (which also happens to be version 1.00000). The big initial hype of 3.0 was increased connectivity and TCP/IP support. I think most of us thought that the $8K price tag paid for that. I guess I was quite wrong. While the pricing for new copies of Netware 3.11 have been posted, I have not seen any prices for upgrades. How much will 3.1 -> 3.11 upgrades be if you've already used your 1 free upgrade (from 3.0 to 3.1)? From what I understand, buyers of 3.0 who registered were promised the Mac NLM when it became available. Because the Mac NLM requires 3.11, I've been told that 3.11 will thrown in for free (and you choose how many users you require). Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com