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- Subject: Re: Will anyone buy NT??
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 20:16:25 GMT
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- On 28 Jan 1996 16:32:18 GMT, rkswamy@unity.ncsu.edu (Ravi Krishna
- Swamy) wrote:
-
- >In article <4eg3us$5oc@news.aladdin.co.uk>, gns@aladdin.co.uk (Simon) writes:
-
- >>"Windows NT" is now a very attractive operating system to consider,
- >>and could easily come "the" operating system of choice.
-
- >I look at it and still see that horrible ugly piece of crap
- >win3.1 GUI. Yeah, yeah, I know about the win95 interface,
- >but it still doesn't ship with it...
-
- Thank goodness; I'd rather not have the 95 interface !
-
- >>"NT" is sold in two forms; "NT Server" and "NT Workstation". "NT
- >>Workstation" is designed for use on a PC, and according to the press,
- >>is so good compared to "Windows 95" that many are going directly to it
-
- >My TI-85 has a better "OS" than a computer with win95...
-
- What's a T1-85 when it's at home?
-
- >>Practically all popular applications are being re-written or
- >>re-compiled for 32 bit systems, and there will be no shortage of
-
- >I can't wait for that 32-bit solitaire! Best windoze app
- >I've ever seen!
-
- Have you seen many?
-
- >>software that will run on "NT". At the moment, I am writing some
- >>software with the 16 bit "Delphi" development tool. Programs written
- >>with this, are said to be able to run on both "Windows 95" and
- >>"Windows NT" as well as "Windows 3.1 / 3.11
- >>
- >>"NT Workstation" is optimised for connection to a network, especially
- >>a network running "NT Server"; but it's quite capable of standing
- >>entirely by itself . Networking is the way things are going,
-
-
- >I never would have known that "networking is the way things are
- >going" if it wasn't for Microsoft telling me that...
-
- With computers outselling televisions in the US, networking is no
- longer going to be associated with just company use.
-
- >>especially with the increasing prominence of the Internet. Before long
- >>many families will have a central server in their home, serving PC's
- >>used by children for homework as well as their parents applications.
-
- >Wow, just the concept seems so new to me. I'd rather just have
- >a multiuser OS and hook a couple of dumb or X terminals up to it
- >and let my nonexistant children use it at the same time as I am.
-
- When there is more than one PC in a house, the oportunity of
- connecting them is bound to arise. Why have not concentrate hardware
- like disk drives in one machine, which less expensive ones can use
- just as easily. Not necessarily dumb terminals though; after all many
- would like to keep CD ROM drives to hand, as well as other devices.
-
- >>This is the reality; it's happening ! The next machine that I buy will
- >>be a powerful server within my home, that will be permanently
- >>connected to the Internet for business handling. All individual PC's
- >>within the house, will be able to access it. It will almost certainly
- >>be running "NT Server", with "NT Workstation" on the individual PC's.
- >
- >Yippy, I'm so happy for you.
-
- Me too ! It's been a long time coming. As soon as it becomes a
- finacially good move to keep a constant connection to the Net, a
- desktop PC is not an ideal solution. Something a little more powerful
- securely mounted in a cupboard somewhere, with a UPS sufficient to
- allow a controlled shutdown upon power failure, is what's needed. As a
- bonus for having a cable connection for cable tv, my local cable
- company provides free dial-up of my provider, for up to around one
- hundred hours a week. Continuous connection to the Net is very
- realistic under these circumstances. The explosion in Internet
- popularity is very likely to extend low cost continuous access to many
- over the next few years. While a server quietly does it's job, it's
- good to have an independent PC for everyday use, that can be rebooted
- frequently, played around with, or just plain switched off. My
- enthusiasm for a little home network is unrelated to anything said by
- "Microsoft". Domestic products manufactures are likely to be pushing
- home networks very soon, to integrate telephones/tv's/alarms... etc
-
- >>"Windows NT" can now be considered a stable, powerful operating
- >>system, which is why it has been chosen for a number of banking
- >>systems in the US. It can provide various levels of security, and is
- >>easily understood by "Windows" users.
-
- >I guess this implies Windows users are stupid?
-
- Not at all ! But compared to "Novel's Netware", it is much easier to
- understand; the interface is so familiar. If "Netware" wasn't so
- complicated for managers to set-up and run securely, and provided as
- easy a way to connect to external networks, then they wouldn't have
- suffered such an enourmous loss of the market. Bearing in mind it is
- largely these "managers" who have voted with their money as to what
- they want.
-
- >>I am not in any way associated with "Microsoft"; I merely wished to
-
- >For someone not associated with M$ you sure sound like their
- >marketing department.
-
- Your right! Perhaps I should check them out for a job !
- : )
-
- >>Already it has aquired such a large
- >>share of the network operating system market, that Novel's in real
- >>trouble. Check it out !
-
- >No thanks, I'm not interested in any "New Technology" from M$.
- >
- >Ravi
- >--
- >Ravi K. Swamy http://www4.ncsu.edu/~rkswamy/www/
- >rkswamy@eos.ncsu.edu root@genom.com
-
- If you can't beat them; join em !
-
- Simon.
-
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-