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From: mjl@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Michael J Lewinter)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Advanced Netware and MFM
Keywords: Netware MFM SCSI
Message-ID: <111821@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 5 Apr 91 16:17:06 GMT
References: <1991Mar27.134625.10659@isc.rit.edu> <13634@rwsys.lonestar.org>
Organization: University of Pittsburgh
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In article <13634@rwsys.lonestar.org> jim@rwsys.lonestar.org (James Wyatt KA5VJL) writes:
>res8595@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:
>>We're setting up a small office LAN, and are planning on installing Advanced
                     ^^^^ Key word here!!!

>>Netware.  The vendors we've talked to are saying that we have to use MFM drives
>>  Is this true?  Thanks in advance.
>
>No, this is not strictly true. Your vendors don't know enough about the Netware
>market. We use SCSI drives here, but another disk driver is needed. The OnTrack

At this time the above is not strictly true.  ELS Netware  the 4 & 8 
user count versions of netware, don't allow for value added disk drivers.
Other versions of Netware do. One of the claimed features of netware 2.2 is
that it does support VADD's, even in the lowest user count versions.  This
product is supposed to be shipping now, but I can't confirm for sure.  Ask
your vendor about 2.2 (assuming that they are Authorised Resellers for
Netware, they will probably know about the product)

Michael J. LeWinter

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