[comp.protocols.nfs] PC-NFS and SLIP

rasmus@napc.uucp (Rasmus Lerdorf) (03/18/91)

First, I must admit I don't know a heck of a lot about Novell.  I use it, 
it seems to work and that's about it.  However, one thing that I don't
believe Novell can do is run over a serial line the way PC-NFS does through
SLIP.  I have a Laptop I use when I am out of the office and a Telebit
modem.  Due to the limited size of the hard drive in the laptop it is
extremely handy to be able to use the server back at the office.  Since I
do both Unix and DOS based software development PC-NFS seems to be the 
ideal tool.  I can sit in a hotel room anywhere in the world and switch
between a Unix and a DOS session with one keystroke.  I do all the DOS
development on a network mounted drive so I am not limited by space in
any way.  Both Unix and DOS source code is gathered and source controlled
on a single machine and life is good.  If that makes PC-NFS a worthless
piece of software then so be it, I happen to like this particular 
wothless piece of software.

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Rasmus Lerdorf    calgary!ajfcal!napc!rasmus       1020-64 Ave NE, Calgary
NovAtel Advanced Product Concept Development       Alberta, Canada T2E 7V8