dbell@cup.portal.com (David J Bell) (09/17/89)
I've been looking for a cheap and simple networking system for several PC's, with possible inclusion of Atari ST(s). I'd be happy without full network features like being able to mount another machine's disk or sub-directory as a disk or directory on mine; simple file transfers like ftp would suffice. The server software should run in the background under DOS on all machines in the net, and I'd like to see a "flat" architecture - no one particular system should be a central server, but all should have equal access (unless protection schemes prevent) to all other machines' files... Speed? Flat-out serial of 56k to 115k baud as a minimum. This would suffice for "most" file transfers. 1, 2, 5 or even 10Mbit/S would be great, but I'd also like to avoid buying an Ethernet-like interface for each machine. Source code availability would be a major feature, as I would like to make the network available to non-IBM machines by porting the server code... If there is no inexpensive or p.d. product around like this, is anyone interested in a collaborative project to (re)invent this particular wheel? Dave dbell@cup.portal.com
fjk@systech.uucp (Fred Kokaska) (09/19/89)
In article <22224@cup.portal.com>, dbell@cup.portal.com (David J Bell) writes: > I've been looking for a cheap and simple networking system > for several PC's, with possible inclusion of Atari ST(s). > Take a look at Lantastic from Artisoft. It's a great little hardware/ software package that I think will meet your needs, for about $100 per node. > Speed? Flat-out serial of 56k to 115k baud as a minimum. This would > suffice for "most" file transfers. They offer their "propriatary" network or Ethernet/Cheapernet for extra money. The propriatary runs at a respectable speed (~ 1 MB) > Source code availability would be a major feature, as I would like > to make the network available to non-IBM machines by porting the > server code... Not sure about any source code deals they offer. Artisoft if located in Tucson, AZ (602) 293-8065 Fred Kokaska Systech Corp. San Diego, Ca {uunet or ucsd}!systech!fjk