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From: ian@ukpoit.co.uk (Ian Spare)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs,comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Sun PC-NFS deficiencies
Message-ID: <1991Mar12.155704.28951@ukpoit.co.uk>
Date: 12 Mar 91 15:57:04 GMT
References: <1991Mar7.185009.27239@amd.com> <1991Mar9.120940.23851@ukpoit.co.uk> <1991Mar11.232450.5556@amd.com>
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In article <1991Mar11.232450.5556@amd.com> phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai) writes:
>
>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.
>
Possibly so , I don't question the functionality of the products you mention I
only observe they may not always be required.

>|may get better value for money and increased funcionality from a 
>|multi-user box running some graphic terminals, Unix with X-terminals seems
>
>Why, so they can use vi and troff? I would guess you haven't a clue about
>PCs either. That's ok if you're not in the business. But Sun is pretending
>to be while delivering inadequate solutions.
>

Aw shucks , caught !!! I am in fact a drainage engineer !! :-)

You may be on 'dodgy' ground here with vi and troff , do you disregard post-
script etc ?? As for editors well I like vi but there is a lot of choice.

Regarding the earlier comment ,ie SUN not understanding PC LANS etc, there is
an arguement here that Sun understand exactly what they are about , PC
can be excellent local terminal / front-end for other boxes , that said I
wouldn't use one ( or let my daughter marry one !! ) :-) Sensibly Sun do 
sell unix boxes and look at PC-LANS from a different angle.

Cheers Ian


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