garnold@sun.COM (Geoff Arnold) (02/17/88)
This is a copy of the submission for the next edition of the "DDN
Protocol Implementations and Vendors Guide", published by the DDN
Network Information Center, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA. The
new products are PC-NFS 3.0 and PC-NFS LifeLine Mail & Backup; the
Toolkit is unchanged in this release.
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PRODUCT-OR-PACKAGE-NAME:
Sun Microsystems PC-NFS 3.0
PC-NFS Programmer's Toolkit 1.0
PC-NFS LifeLine Mail and Backup 1.0
DESCRIPTION:
PC-NFS is a client implementation of the Sun Microsystems'
ONC (Open Network Computing) architecture for the IBM PC,
PC-XT, AT, PS/2, AT&T 6300, Compaq 386 and compatible systems.
It includes client NFS (Network File System) support,
network printer redirection, and client Telnet, FTP,
rsh and rcp services. Applications developed with the
PC-NFS Programmer's Toolkit (see below) can also be run.
PC-NFS implements ARP, RARP, IP, UDP, TCP, RPC/XDR
and YP (Sun Yellow Pages) protocols. Name resolution can be
via local host files or YP; when YP is used in conjuction
with RARP and RFC950 ICMP subnet mask acquisition,
no configuration information need be stored on the PC.
Drivers are available for the 3Com 3C500/3C501/3C503/3C505,
as well as the 3C523 MicroChannel board; the Ungermann-Bass
NIC and NIU; the Western Digital WD8003E, and the Micom-
Interlan NI5010. Hard-wired and dial-up serial IP (SLIP) is
also supported.
The PC-NFS Programmer's Toolkit provides a near-emulation
of the SunOS network programming interface, including
BSD-style TCP and UDP sockets, RPC/XDR, YP and network
database library routines. Applications developed with the
Toolkit can run on any PC running PC-NFS 2.0 or higher.
PC-NFS LifeLine is an application package developed with the
Programmer's Toolkit. It provides electronic mail and
network backup services. The email subsystem integrates a
multiwindow User Agent with SMTP and POP2 Transfer Agent
capability. RFC822 messages can be received via POP2 (using
the server developed by Brob Braden at ISI and enhanced by Ron
Broersma at NOSC San Diego) or by an SMTP server daemon. Mail
is sent via SMTP. A queueing system allows the user to read
and compose mail while the (typically portable) PC is not
connected to the network.
The network backup facility utilizes the Berkeley Unix
"rcmd" mechanism to store and retrieve file hierarchies on
a server disk or tape in "tar" format for maximum portability.
DOCUMENTATION:
PC-NFS and PC-NFS LifeLine each come with a User's Manual.
The PC-NFS Programmer's Toolkit comes with a Reference Manual.
Hardware/software packages include a hardware installation manual.
CPU:
IBM PC, PC-XT, PC-AT and PS/2; AT&T 6300; Compaq
286 and 386 Deskpro; other compatibles.
O/S (OPERATING SYSTEM):
MS-DOS and PC-DOS 3.x
IMPLEMENTATION-LANGUAGE:
Microsoft Assembler and Microsoft C. The Programmer's
Toolkit requires the use of Microsoft C 4.0.
DISTRIBUTOR:
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
2550 Garcia Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043
(415) 960-1300
CONTACT:
PC-NFS Telemarketing at 1-800-334-SUNM, or any Sun
sales office.
ORDERING-PROCEDURE:
The software is available with or without documentation, and
right-to-copy licensing is available. Hardware/software
packages (PC-NFS software plus an Ethernet adaptor) are also
available. Contact PC-NFS Telemarketing for current pricing.
PROPRIETY-STATUS:
PC-NFS, PC-NFS LifeLine and the PC-NFS Programmer's Toolkit
are proprietary products of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
DATE-UPDATED:
January 1988
--
Geoff Arnold, Sun Microsystems |"What is appropriate for the master is not
SPD at ECD (home of PC-NFS) |appropriate for the novice. You must
UUCP:{ihnp4,decwrl...}!sun!garnold|understand Tao before transcending struc-
ARPA:garnold@sun.com |ture." [The Tao of Programming, p.39]