lima@nixsin.UUCP (Arthur Lim) (11/17/89)
I've heard much about the LAN MANAGER. In fact I have a copy of it that
comes with the MS OS/2 1.1 SDK 1.05. Recently, I've just received my
upgrade to SDK 1.1 (very late). However, there is no LAN Manager Upgrade
included.
Questions : What is the latest release of LAN Manager for Microsoft OS/2 ?
How can I get hold of it ?
Has Microsoft released the SQL Server ? What's its status ?
What about OS/2 1.2 or 2.0 ? (I was told some time ago that the
1.2 is not publicly released, but it seems that many people
are already in possession of it)
Is there any public domain utilities that any help PM software
development ?
That's a long list of questions (apologies for that :-)) I hope to get more
info about OS/2 and it's development from the answers to these questions.
So, thanks a million in advance for any notes.
BTW, does anyone has a copy of PKZIP for OS/2 to spare ? I don't have access
to ftp and the listserver seems not to be responding. Thanks.
Regards,
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usa : uunet!philabs!linus!nixbur!lim.sinharish@guille.ece.orst.edu (Harish Pillay) (11/25/89)
In article <637@nixsin.UUCP> lima@nixsin.UUCP (Arthur Lim) writes: >I've heard much about the LAN MANAGER. In fact I have a copy of it that >comes with the MS OS/2 1.1 SDK 1.05. Recently, I've just received my >upgrade to SDK 1.1 (very late). However, there is no LAN Manager Upgrade >included. > >Questions : What is the latest release of LAN Manager for Microsoft OS/2 ? The latest is LanMan 2.0. I believe it was released sometime early this month (November). > How can I get hold of it ? Someone from Microsoft care to answer? Not talking for Microsoft, I believe you got to be an OEM. > Has Microsoft released the SQL Server ? What's its status ? I think the OS/2 LanMan SQL server has been out for at least a year and I believe it is marketed by Aston-Tate. > What about OS/2 1.2 or 2.0 ? (I was told some time ago that the > 1.2 is not publicly released, but it seems that many people > are already in possession of it) I believe it is available from IBM as an upgrade. Alternatively if you are an OEM, you should be able to get it. > Is there any public domain utilities that any help PM software > development ? There is a small and growing number of PD programs for OS/2 but I'm not sure if there is any PD PM-specific development tools. > >That's a long list of questions (apologies for that :-)) I hope to get more >info about OS/2 and it's development from the answers to these questions. > >So, thanks a million in advance for any notes. You're welcome. > >BTW, does anyone has a copy of PKZIP for OS/2 to spare ? I don't have access >to ftp and the listserver seems not to be responding. Thanks. I'll e-mail PKZIP to you. > >Regards, > >-- >---------------------------------------------------- >Arthur Lim Nixdorf Regional HQ Pte Ltd, Singapore >!usa: mcvax!unido!nixpbe!lim.sin >usa : uunet!philabs!linus!nixbur!lim.sin Regards, --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harish Pillay Internet: harish@ece.orst.edu Electrical and Computer Engineering UUCP: uunet!ece.orst.edu!harish Oregon State University MaBell: 503-758-1389 (home) Corvallis, Oregon 97331 503-737-2554 (office) United States of America ======== 'Give a man a fish, and he'll starve for life, ======== ======== Show him how to fish, and he'll feed himself for life.' ======== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
bruceki@microsoft.UUCP (Bruce King) (11/28/89)
Ok. The SDK is no longer shipped from microsoft for the 1.0 or 1.1 products. The lan manager product itself can be had from any OEM of lan manager. There are several offering special "lan starter kits" to developers. These include three or four network cards, associated hardware and software to network them together, and I've seen prices from $600 to $900 for the package. (Includes the latest version of lan manager, all of the files you need for development, and the documentation as well) I've given the prices as ballpark figures. What you should do is call the manufacturer of your network hardware & ask them directly what lan manager costs, and what that includes. Each OEM has the ability to add value to the lan manager package, and each has specific features that you might find useful. We don't keep track of current price or packaging that the OEMs have available. SQL server is a retail product, marketed by Ashton Tate. It's available from any large software house & many smaller ones. Call your local retailer and see if they can get it for you if they don't stock it. I don't know of any dealers in Singapore. Companies that have offered starter kits in the past: Cogent, (206) 453-5799, Contact is Dave Melin 3Com Corp, Santa Clara, CA Ashton Tate / SQL server information: Ashton Tate, Torrance, CA. (213) 538-7345, Contact Gail Pomerantz
paulc@microsoft.UUCP (Paul Canniff 2/1011) (11/28/89)
I deleted questions that were already answered or that I did not have full info for. In article <637@nixsin.UUCP> lima@nixsin.UUCP (Arthur Lim) writes: > >Questions : What is the latest release of LAN Manager for Microsoft OS/2 ? LAN Manager 2.0 was announced and demo'd at COMDEX. I am surprised that Bruce didn't post the version number, but the latest shipping version is is 1.01. I do not know which OEMs are shipping which version, though. OEMs have varying lead times, depending on their production procedures, amount of "value-add" they do, etc. > How can I get hold of it ? From a LAN Manager OEM. Since I don't have the full list and can't appear partial, I can't give you a name. But I am sure someone else can name one or more ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paul Canniff / LAN Manager Developer DISCLAIMER: I work for Microsoft. But this is my own personal opinion. The text above, I mean, not that I work for them, which I can probably prove.