sivagnan@handel.Colostate.Edu (S. Vasanthan) (01/20/88)
We have a collection (20) of Mac II and are looking for a Multi-user Operating System for them. Currently we have Apple Share running on them with limited file accessing. Is there a Software out there which will let the users run the same appication at the same time and will also share and serve files for them? I was told that University of Warteloo have developed some software. Does any one know about this? Vasanthan vasa@csugreen.BITNET sivagnan@handel.Colostate.EDU
paul@aucs.UUCP (Paul Steele) (01/21/88)
In article <3908@sigi.Colorado.EDU> sivagnan@handel.Colostate.Edu (S. Vasanthan) writes: > > We have a collection (20) of Mac II and are looking for >a Multi-user Operating System for them. Currently we have ... > Is there a Software out there which will let the users >run the same appication at the same time and will also >share and serve files for them? > > I was told that University of Warteloo have developed some >software. Does any one know about this? The University of WATERLOO has developed a network system called MacJANET (Just Another NETwork). It is based on their PC JANET network and borrows many of the concepts from its predecessor. However, it has been nicely MACified and is ideally suited to a university/student environment. MacJANET requires a dedicated file server. Actually, to be completely correct, the MacJANET network uses a DISK server instead of a file server. From the user's point of view there is no apparent difference. A disk server might not be as good a a true file server, but ultimately it works the same. MacJANET allows multiple users to share the exact same copy of a program as long as it is accessed in READ ONLY mode. Only one user may access a network disk in WRITE mode at a time. The developers of MacJANET have added some useful features for managing a network in a hostile student environment . Paul H. Steele USENET: {uunet|watmath|utai|garfield}!dalcs!aucs!Paul Acadia University BITNET: Paul@Acadia Wolfville, NS Internet: Paul%Acadia.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU CANADA B0P 1X0 (902) 542-2201x587
paul@aucs.UUCP (Paul Steele) (01/21/88)
In article <3908@sigi.Colorado.EDU> sivagnan@handel.Colostate.Edu (S. Vasanthan) writes: > > I was told that University of Warteloo have developed some [networking] >software. Does any one know about this? > >vasa@csugreen.BITNET >sivagnan@handel.Colostate.EDU I had to quit the previous message, so here is the completion. You can get more info on MacJANET by contacting: WATCOM Products 415 Phillip Street Waterloo, ONT CANADA N2L 3X2 (519) 886-3700 We currently have 16 SEs plus SE file server, 3 IW II's, LaserWriter Plus, all on PhoneNET and are quite pleased. The next version is supposed to be MultiFinder Compatible. Paul H. Steele USENET: {uunet|watmath|utai|garfield}!dalcs!aucs!Paul Acadia University BITNET: Paul@Acadia Wolfville, NS Internet: Paul%Acadia.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU CANADA B0P 1X0 (902) 542-2201x587