Re: [WinMac] Choosing a WinMac server
Tim Scoff(casper[at]nb.net)
Tue, 25 May 1999 10:44:12 -0500
For something that small I'ld suggest AppleShare IP. It's easy to set
up and administer and you can buy a client for the Windows computers. It
runs everything that you'll need and almost anyone can manage to install
and administer it.
--On Tuesday, May 25, 1999, 9:35 AM -0500 "G. Jefferson"
<Gareth@smarta.com> wrote:r
> Given a cozy little LAN of six peer-to-peer machines, three Macs and three
> Windows 98's what would list readers choose as a dedicated server, a
> Windows NT box, a Unix box or a MacOS X server?
>
> The LAN connects to ISDN thru a router, the Macs run arty applications
> with calibrated, hi-quality monitors, the Wintels run boring
> bean-counter stuff with cheap monitors and the server would administer
> vital back-ups, network printers and so on. ColorSync is a _sine qua non_
>
> I've no experience of "proper" operating systems, other than very basic
> Unix familiarity, but the issues as I see them are: MacOS X hasn't been
> around very long and Microsoft OS's are a pig's breakfast. What do the
> experts think?
>
> Gareth.
>
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Tim Scoff
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