Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!jc58+ From: jc58+@andrew.cmu.edu (Johnny J. Chin) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Subject: Re: Request for Opinions, LAN vs MULTI-USER Message-ID: Date: 19 Feb 89 20:32:54 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 36 Fellow readers: First, I'd like to make it clear that what I state here are strictly my own opinion. Please DO NOT flame or gripe about it. In general, if you are going to have a lot of users, you will probably be better off with a LAN. The other reason for using a LAN is if you are running a lot of PC software, then going to a LAN will cost less than having all the data converted to some MULTI-USER operation system and having the users learn the new software. A combination of the two may not be a bad idea. Well, it only applies to the MS-DOS/Netware environment. What I mean is ... Have a 386 computer run PC/MOS-386 and have the Netware Multi-user driver running on it. This way, you can dump off several terminals (ie. Wyse 50, Televideo, etc.) from the 386 and have each one of the terminals act as if it was an actual computer (some- what similar to a multi-user setup) and yet access data and resources similar to that of a LAN. If you are starting a new setup and currently use lots of MS-DOS software, the combination method may be you cheapest method. If you are using a UNIX or VMS operating system then a multi-user setup will probably be the better choice (I maybe wrong, thou). [Aside: I am particularly better knowledged with MSDOS than anything else.] -- J. Chin (a.k.a. Computer Dr.) xxxxxxxxxx xxx xxx xx ------------------ Carnegie Mellon University ------------------ xxx xxx xx 4730 Centre Ave. #412 ARPAnet: Johnny.J.Chin@andrew.cmu.edu xxxxxxxxxxxx Pittsburgh, PA 15213 BITnet: jc58@andrew.BITNET x xxxxxxxx x (412) 268-8936 UUCP: ...!harvard!andrew.cmu.edu!jc58 xx xx ---------------------------------------------------------------- xxxxxxxxxx Smile! -- Mr. HappyWOWface -- (got this from the network) Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are STRICTLY my own, and not CMU's.