korfhage@kona.cs.ucla.edu (09/19/89)
I need to have IBM PC XTs, Macintoshes, and Unix machines cooperating on
the same ethernet. I know about the mac and unix side of things, but I've
been out of the PC field for a while and would appreciate pointers to
software that would allow that XTs to do:
use the unix machine as a file server (NFS)
email via the unix machine
run X Windows
share a printer that may be hung off a unix machine or on an appletalk
network (if the later, we would have some sort of ethernet-appletalk bridge).
Any references you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Also, I hate to ask what is probably beginner's question #412, but what
is the best way to get around the crippling 640K memory limit in DOS?
Can Xts run OS/2, or do you need an AT?
Thanks much for any help. If you email me, korfhage@polycatt.poly.edu
will work, in addition to the ucla address.
Willard Korfhage ARPA : korfhage@cs.ucla.edu
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In article <27212@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU>, korfhage@kona.cs.ucla.edu writes: > ...(I need) software that would allow that XTs to do: > > use the unix machine as a file server (NFS) > email via the unix machine > run X Windows > share a printer that may be hung off a unix machine or on an appletalk > network (if the later, we would have some sort of ethernet-appletalk bridge). I know of 3 DOS NFS client implementations: Sun's PC/NFS, our Interdrive (an add-on to our PC/TCP package) and Beame & Whiteside's (which I think is also re-sold by Excelan). Both PC/NFS and PC/TCP include mail functionality: Sun's uses POP to retrieve mail from a central server, we provide an SMTP server. Both include SMTP clients to send mail, and mail readers. I know of 3 DOS X-windows servers also: Locus Computing's PC/Xsight (which is re-sold by IBM, among others), Graphic Software System's (which runs on top of our PC/TCP kernel) and HP's AX/DS (also runs on our kernel). PC/NFS provides print redirection, but the protocol they use to send the files is one they developed. We provide a DOS version of the Unix "lpr" command. Either works fine to a Unix box, both wuill require some intermediate code to reach an Appletalk network. -- James B. VanBokkelen 26 Princess St., Wakefield, MA 01880 FTP Software Inc. voice: (617) 246-0900 fax: (617) 246-0901
rdas@hatter.Tops.Sun.COM (Robin Das) (09/20/89)
In article <27212@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> korfhage@CS.UCLA.EDU (Willard Korfhage) writes: >I need to have IBM PC XTs, Macintoshes, and Unix machines cooperating on >the same ethernet. Try TOPS from Sun Microsystems. It features full peer to peer file sharing on Suns, MACs, and PCs. It also does printer sharing. I am obviously biased, but it deserves a look anyway.
bruce@tolerant.UUCP (Bruce Hochuli) (09/22/89)
In article <666@suntops.Tops.Sun.COM: rdas@hatter.tops.sun.com (Robin Das) writes: :In article <27212@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU: korfhage@CS.UCLA.EDU (Willard Korfhage) writes: ::I need to have IBM PC XTs, Macintoshes, and Unix machines cooperating on ::the same ethernet. : :Try TOPS from Sun Microsystems. It features full peer to peer file sharing :on Suns, MACs, and PCs. It also does printer sharing. : :I am obviously biased, but it deserves a look anyway. I am not biased. The last time I checked (about 14 months ago), TOPS would only play with Sun UNIX and did not even want to know about XENIX. One hopes that this is old information.