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From: goldman@mbcl.rutgers.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: LAN MANAGER Questions.
Message-ID: <464.2846868d@mbcl.rutgers.edu>
Date: 31 May 91 21:23:25 GMT
References: <1991May29.062359.29481@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au> <1991May29.135716.23961@rock.concert.net> <1991May31.114125.25264@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au>
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In article <1991May31.114125.25264@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au>, ant@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au (Anthony Murdoch) writes:
> rbn@ralph.uucp (Bob Boyd) writes:
> 
>>I'm curious.  The original poster on this claimed that PCSA and PC/NFS
>>aren't "True LAN" implementations.
> 
>>What are the characteristics of a network client/server/peer architecture
>>that you believe make it a "True" LAN implementation?
> 
> I guess it depends on what you expect out of a LAN.  Things like PCSA and
> PCNFS are designed to provide connectivity from you PC to some non-PC (ie
> mini or above) computer (ie PCNFS to UNIX host/servers and PCSA to VMS
> host/servers)
> 
> I see a LAN as something that provides PC-PC connectivity, as well as
> PC-(big machine) connectivity.  I guess my ideals are approaching a
> distributed network (everyone can access everything).
I guess I would say that one can't have PC-PC connectivity -- certainly
not GOOD PC-PC connectivity, if those PCs are running DOS.  DOS has too
many memory limitations, no protection for processes, etc, etc...  The
MAC (for instance) which doesn't have as many strikes against it as a 
network machine manages to have quite respectable connectivity.  I don't
believe DOS boxes ever will....
> 
> I have to thank everyone for the answers provided, though one thing
> worries me.  Some of the answers have completely different answers.
> 
> ant
> 
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>  -O-  Anthony Murdoch           Prentice Centre
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