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From: peiffer@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Tim J. Peiffer)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans,comp.sources.wanted
Subject: pclans RFC
Keywords: novell,tops,nfs,pc,apple,macintosh,parodox
Message-ID: <6064@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu>
Date: 2 Jul 88 01:16:09 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota, Computer Science
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	I have a rather unique request to make of the lan community.  I am
looking for information from users and system adminstrators about combined
apple/ibm/*nix networks.  My only experience deals with IBM netbios and its
network structure.  I am interested in combining IBM/apple and possibly
unix for it's nfs capability.  What are the various networks that are available
to combine these; are Tops, Paradox, Novell, and Sun PCNFS the only ones to
really consider?  How do these networks differ in concept and how do they 
appear to the user?  How are they from an administrators point of view?

	I need this information so that I may make an informed recommendation
to another department (users) regarding a planned pc network.  If the response
to this is not something that needs to be discussed on a net level, please
email all recommendations/flames.

Tim Peiffer
Comp Sci Systems Group
University of Minnesota, Mpls MN
peiffer@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu
(ding a ling net 612-625-0876)