[WinMac] mac OS X vs. NT for a small biz network, etc.
Dan Thurgood(dan[at]ergo-id.co.uk)
Fri, 9 Jul 99 17:30:04 +0100
Hi Tom!
We have a split network slightly larger than yours, with 6 macs, and 5
win95 machines.
We currently use an Apple 7350 running Appleshare IP 6.1.1. (i'm gonna
upgrade to 6.2 tomorrow!) As someone elso has already mentioned setting
up ASIP for the PC's was a doddle (the only problem we had was on the
Win95 machines themselves...big surprise) but following the easy setup,
we have had some problems, particularly with Powerpoint, again which I
hope to fix tomorrow. When I say problems, I mean like destroying files,
that kinda thing. Nothing really drastic. Well, OK, that's pretty drastic.
Since setup, I have been forced to restart the server just once, to fix a
known windows sharing problem, which again, I believe, will be fixed with
ASIP 6.2.
To cut to the chase I recommend ASIP for it's sheer ease of use. Having
followed the toing and froing on this List for a few weeks now, I'm sure
you'll have noticed just how many problems occur with NT, and how few
there are with ASIP. Now of course this could just be because there are
more NT users on the list than ASIP users, but then 90% of statistics are
lies anyway.
Hope this burbling is of use!
Cheers Dan.
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