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Network Operating System Comparison Chart
Artisoft Novell Microsoft
LANtastic NetWare Lite Windows for
Workgroups
General
Version Tested 4.1 1.1 1
Cost of NOS $99.00 $693.00 $2,549.70
Max active users at
this price 300 6 6
Price per node @ 6 nodes $315.50 $414.50 $424.95
Nodes used in test 6 6 6
Compatibility
Transport protocol NETBIOS IPX/NETBIOS NETBEUI
SMB support N N Y
NDIS drivers N N Y
ODI drivers N Y N
TCIP/IP connectivity A N N
Macintosh connectivity A N N
Netware connectivity A Y Y
ARCnet Y Y Y
Ethernet Y Y Y
Token Ring Y Y Y
Proprietary Y N N
Printing
Max physical printers
per server 5 3 7
Max physical printers
per workstation 5 3 7
View/Manipulate print jobs Y Y Y
Despool to multiple printers
simultaneously Y N N
Print job notification Y Y Y
Immediate Despooling Y Y N
Features
Read/Write cache included Y Y Y
Windows enhanced mode
support Y Y Y
DOS only PCs are equal on
network Y Y N
Unloadable from memory Y Y N
Maximum users supported 300 25 P
Windows GUI version Y N Y
Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) Y N Y
Object Linking & Embedding
(OLE) Y N Y
Share Modems/COM ports A N N
Remote boot support Y N N
CD ROM support Y N Y
Auditing Y Y Y
Maximum open files 5100 255 P
Maximum file locks 3800 3800 P
UPS auto-shut-down support Y N N
Group user accounts Y N N
Remote processing Y N N
Security
Levels of security 12 3 3
Examples:
Complete access Y Y Y
No access Y Y Y
Read only access Y Y Y
Change file attributes Y N N
Delete/make directory Y N N
Time of day/day of week Y N N
Assign access to directory
or resource level Y N Y
Communication
E-Mail included Y N Y
Text Chat Y Y Y
Voice Mail/Chat Y N N
Performance Statistics
Perform3 Average (KBPS) 989.24 905.12 T
Price/Performance index 9.99 1.31 T
Support
Technical support cost Unlimited 30 days free Unlimited
Free $20/incident Free
afterwards
Warranty
Software 30 day 30 day 90 day
satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction
Hardware 5 years N/A 3 years
Legend Y Yes
N No
A Available separately
P Information not available at press time
T Could not pass this test
"CR Artisoft, Inc 1992"