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  1.         Network Operating System Comparison Chart                                                               
  2.                                 
  3.                      Artisoft      Novell         Microsoft               
  4.                      LANtastic     NetWare Lite   Windows for             
  5.                                   Workgroups              
  6.                                 
  7. General 
  8.     Version Tested                  4.1          1.1          1               
  9.     Cost of NOS                     $99.00       $693.00      $2,549.70            
  10.     Max active users at this price  300          6            6               
  11.     Price per node @ 6 nodes        $315.50      $414.50      $424.95                 
  12.     Nodes used in test              6            6               6               
  13.                                 
  14. Compatibility   
  15.     Transport protocol              NETBIOS      IPX/NETBIOS  NETBEUI         
  16.     SMB support                     N            N            Y               
  17.     NDIS drivers                    N            N            Y               
  18.     ODI drivers                     N            Y            N               
  19.     TCIP/IP connectivity            A            N            N               
  20.     Macintosh connectivity          A            N            N               
  21.     Netware connectivity            A            Y            Y               
  22.     ARCnet                          Y            Y            Y               
  23.     Ethernet                        Y            Y            Y               
  24.     Token Ring                      Y            Y            Y               
  25.     Proprietary                     Y            N            N               
  26.                                 
  27. Printing        
  28.     Max physical prtrs per server   5            3            7               
  29.     Max physical prtrs per wrkstn   5            3            7               
  30.     View/Manipulate print jobs      Y            Y            Y               
  31.     Despool mltple prtrs simltnsly  Y            N            N               
  32.     Print job notification          Y            Y            Y               
  33.     Immediate Despooling            Y            Y            N               
  34.                                 
  35. Features        
  36.     Read/Write cache included       Y            Y            Y               
  37.     Windows enhanced mode support   Y            Y            Y               
  38.     DOS only PCs are equal on ntwrk Y            Y            N               
  39.     Unloadable from memory          Y            Y            N               
  40.     Maximum users supported         300          25           P               
  41.     Windows GUI version             Y            N            Y               
  42.     Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)     Y            N            Y               
  43.     Object Linking & Embedding(OLE) Y            N            Y               
  44.     Share Modems/COM ports          A            N            N               
  45.     Remote boot support             Y            N            N               
  46.     CD ROM support                  Y            N            Y               
  47.     Auditing                        Y            Y            Y               
  48.     Maximum open files              5100         255          P               
  49.     Maximum file locks              3800         3800         P               
  50.     UPS auto-shut-down support      Y            N            N               
  51.     Group user accounts             Y            N            N               
  52.     Remote processing               Y            N            N               
  53.                                 
  54. Security        
  55.     Levels of security              12           3            3               
  56.     Examples:                                                       
  57.        Complete access              Y            Y            Y               
  58.        No access                    Y            Y            Y               
  59.        Read only access             Y            Y            Y               
  60.        Change file attributes       Y            N            N               
  61.        Delete/make directory        Y            N            N               
  62.        Time of day/day of week      Y            N            N               
  63.     Assign access to directory 
  64.         or resource level       Y            N            Y               
  65.                                 
  66. Communication   
  67.     E-Mail included                 Y            N            Y               
  68.     Text Chat                       Y            Y            Y               
  69.     Voice Mail/Chat                 Y            N            N               
  70.                                 
  71. Performance Statistics 
  72.     Perform3 Average (KBPS)         989.24       905.12       T               
  73.     Price/Performance index         9.99         1.31         T
  74.  
  75. Support 
  76.     Technical support cost          Unlimited    30 days free Unlimited 
  77.                     Free         $20/incident Free        
  78.                              afterwards 
  79. Warranty        
  80.     Software                        30 day       30 day       90 day 
  81.                     satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction 
  82.     Hardware                        5 years      N/A          3 years
  83.                         
  84.           Legend  Y       Yes             
  85.               N       No              
  86.               A       Available separately            
  87.               P       Information not available at press time         
  88. "CR Artisoft, Inc 1992"   T       Could not pass this test                
  89.