Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!csustan!polyslo!dorourke From: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David M. O'Rourke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: What's the best NETWORK? Message-ID: <2293@polyslo.UUCP> Date: 8 May 88 19:18:38 GMT References: <1814@uhccux.UUCP> <1815@uhccux.UUCP> <2229@polyslo.UUCP> <1072@aucs.UUCP> Reply-To: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David O'Rourke) Organization: Cal Poly State University -- San Luis Obispo Lines: 22 In article <1072@aucs.UUCP> paul@aucs.UUCP (Paul Steele) writes: >In my early investigation of Appleshare, I was told that if you wanted >to have 10 people running the same program, then there would have to be >10 different copies of the software on the file server. This was totally >unacceptable so we went with MacJANET, which did not have this restriction. >Does the current Appleshare allow a single copy of a program to be used >simulataneously by any number of users? It depends on the software. But most programs work fine over the network with more than one user. Notiable exceptions are MacWrite 4.5 & 4.6, MS Word 1.05, and Excel 1.04 {Haven't tried 1.06 yet} David M. O'Rourke +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | dorourke@polyslo | Disclaimer: All opinions in this message are mine, but | | | if you like them they can be yours too. | | | Besides I'm just a student so what do I | | | know! | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | When you have to place a disclaimer in your mail you know it's a sign | | that there are TOO many Lawyer's. | +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++