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Re: Why Is Linux So LARGE

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by: candycane - Fri, 25 Aug 2023 06:57 UTC

TNP> Netware certainly was reliable. Even over wide area links. Better than
TNP> Microsofts lan manager at that time

Pretty cool. I wonder if it's still being used today?

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by: The Natural Philosop - Sat, 26 Aug 2023 08:04 UTC

On 25/08/2023 07:57, candycane wrote:
> TNP> Netware certainly was reliable. Even over wide area links. Better than
> TNP> Microsofts lan manager at that time
>
> Pretty cool. I wonder if it's still being used today?

No. It was always an add on. Microsoft eventually got TCP/IP working by
throwing enough RAM and processing power at it.

And the networking today is still a lan manager sort of thing.
Netware cost money. Windows came with free networking

"Nobody got sacked for buying microsoft"

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Re: Why Is Linux So LARGE	candycane
Re: Why Is Linux So LARGE	The Natural Philosopher