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From: cadsi@ccad.uiowa.edu (CADSI)
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Subject: Re: Sun PC-NFS deficiencies
Message-ID: <1991Mar12.050857.24535@ccad.uiowa.edu>
Date: 12 Mar 91 05:08:57 GMT
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From article <1991Mar11.232450.5556@amd.com>, by phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai):
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> I write about Novell and Sun PC-NFS because I have personal experience with
> Novell and a previous version of Sun PC-NFS. I have not actually got my
> hands on 3.5 but from reading their press release and talking to people,
> it sounds like the Sun PC-NFS group still doesn't understand what PC
> networks are supposed to be like.
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From your article, you misunderstand the use of PC-NFS.  Its purpose is to
allow use of UNIX network (RPC protocol) facilities.  Something quite
usefull.  I use PC-NFS to mount drives from our IBM RISC-6000, SGI IRIS4D's,
a VAX, a Tektronix XD88-25, Tektronix XD88-10, HP 900/835SRX Turbo, DEC
DecStation/Ultrix, DEC VAXStation (VMS).  In addition, I use a laser printer
connected to the SGI's.  File servers are located all over this network
for redundancies.  Not bad for not knowing what 'PC' networks are (SUN).
I think you should rethink what a network is, 'PC' network does NOT define
network.  Actually, in my view, Sun's view is a little 'bigger' than a
'PC' network.  There are many applications that are not usefull and not
feasible on a PC.  I can run a simulation in half a day on an SGI, but
it takes 2-3 days on a PC.  I still want access to the results from a PC
though.  NFS has so far delivered.  It ain't perfect by any stretch
of the imagination, but it ain't bad either.

					Tom Hite