Re: [WinMac] NT vs Win98 in Mac shop?

Dan Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Wed, 23 Sep 1998 01:35:16 -0400

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        Hint: I load NT/Server across the board in mixed Mac/PC shops... There are
tricks to retuning it to almost match the foreground performance of
NT/Workstation... Plus it natively handles the AppleTalk stack, and more
importantly doesn't mangle dual-fork Mac files.

        Cheers!
        Dan

At 10:19 AM 9/22/98 -0700, Stefan Curl wrote:
>
>I support about 18 Macs, 4 NT Servers, 2 Win98 computers at
>a software development (the product runs on NT Server which
>is why there are so many). Our in-house file server is
>ASIP6.0 with a print spooler - our printers are all
>LaserWriters. Tthe production servers are Macs. We are not
>currently using an NT Domain. Our network is primarily
>TCP/IP, a little AppleTalk and some NetBEUI running over
>10/100 bT ethernet. My own background is stronger on Mac
>though I've been administering the PCs as well.
>
>We are now purchasing about 5 more G3s, and 9 PCs which
>will come with NT Workstation installed.
>
>My question is, in a company like ours does it make more
>sense to standardize the PCs on NT Workstation or Win98?
>What is the big-picture difference between them, especially
>from a support perspective? And, since our servers are on
>Mac, is there a difference in how the different PC
>platforms fit into a Mac-centric user culture? In the long
>run, PCs may outnumber Macs, so that culture will probably
>change pretty soon.
>
>Suggestions, wisdom, testamonials - all are accepted. To
>save 'bandwidth' you can send directly to me and I'll
>collate and repost the comments together here.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Stefan Curl
>
>Shaman Corporation
>http://www.shamancorp.com
>(415) 241-9952 x120
>
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