Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mmintl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!jeffm From: jeffm@mmintl.UUCP (Jeffrey Miller) Newsgroups: net.micro.cpm Subject: Re: Multiuser Micro Info Request Message-ID: <569@mmintl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 14:41:11 EDT Article-I.D.: mmintl.569 Posted: Wed Aug 7 14:41:11 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Aug-85 03:48:11 EDT References: <437@brl-tgr.ARPA> Reply-To: jeffm@mmintl.UUCP (Jeffrey Miller) Organization: Multimate International, E. Hartford, CT Lines: 26 Summary: * I'm a firm believer in networking micros rather than using a central multi- user micro with terminals. You can get a massive increase in performance and usefulness that way. I suggest getting a network server with software and a large hard disk. Novell software seems to provide the greatest file and record locking capability of the popular packages and can run on a wide range of manufacturers' hardware. You can get cheap PC compatibles and you'll only need a network interface card (besides the usual stuff) in each. This will let you run the software required by your specification. Some software has network versions. Those programs you mention probably do. Each micro is also capable of standalone operation in this configuration versus the central multiuser config. You should be able to find 8-bit networking software if you prefer, but since the programs you mention also have 16-bit versions, you may find more available in that world. ************************************************* * Jeff Miller * * Multimate International Corp. * * 52 Oakland Avenue * * East Hartford, CT 06108-9911 * * UUCP: * * ...!seismo!utah-cs!utah-gr!pwa-b!mmintl!jeffm * ************************************************* (The usual exclaimers) *