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From: phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai)
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Subject: Re: Netware 386 NFS capabilities
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sob@tmc.edu (Stan Barber) writes:
>I have seen many, many problems with multiprotocol networks. If you have
>limited resources and can only do one protocol well because of the limited
>resources, what do you do? I say support TCP/IP. That will allow a much

But we do have a multiprotocol network. We run TCP/IP and DECNET. My
theory is that staff here feel VAXes and Suns are "real computers" and
thus allowed to use their native protocols. But PCs are toys and
anything invented in the PC world like IPX must be bad, let's ban it.
Never mind the thousands of office workers who use PCs. Never mind
its overwhelming popularity in the PC market. In fact, that's probably
a strike against it. It must be too easy to use.

We have a director responsible for networking PCs. Know what he uses?
A SPARC. Why? Does he run SPICE or Logic simulation? No, he doesn't do
any engineering. He runs email and word processing and stays completely
out of touch with his users who need networked PCs. He doesn't use the
applications his users use like Excel, Word, or Powerpoint. He runs a
weird oddball package from a very small company that nobody has ever
heard of.  Our group tried it. We even bought workstations to run it on
because he was supposed to be the expert and we trusted his
recommendations. After considerable pain, we are throwing them out and
buying Macintoshes. Now try to imagine his reputation in my department.
After all, he has a real track record of success in the PC world, like
picking 3Com for a Network Operating System vendor...

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