billb@amcad.UUCP (Bill Burton) (04/21/88)
I would like feedback from anyone using Xenix-NET on a '386 box networked with DOS machines. We are considering such a system and plan to have 14 PC's hooked up to the '386 machine which will function as the server on the network. Another alternative would be to use Novell, 3Com or Banyan for a server and run the uulink software to maintain our news/mail connectivity. I have heard a variety of things about uulink and as a result, am not terribly confident in it. The primary function of the system is word processing. Except in a few cases, files do not need to be shared that much, but peripherals like printers and modems do. The secondary function is running the membership database using Progress in either the Xenix or DOS LAN version. There would be at most four users accessing the database. If there is anyone in the Boston area who would be able to show us your system or at least answer some questions, that would be much appreciated. Please e-mail your replies. If there is sufficent response I'll summarize. Thanks, Bill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Name: William D. Burton US Mail: American Academy of Arts and Sciences 136 Irving St., Cambridge, MA 02138-1996 Audible: 1-617-576-5023 UUCP: ...!husc6!amcad!billb ARPANET: billb%amcad.uucp@husc6.harvard.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~