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  1.                     Network Operating System Comparison Chart
  2.  
  3.                                         
  4.                               Artisoft       Novell         Microsoft
  5.                               LANtastic      NetWare Lite   Windows for
  6.                                                             Workgroups 
  7.             
  8.                                         
  9. General 
  10.  Version Tested               4.1            1.1            1 
  11.  Cost of NOS                  $99.00         $693.00        $2,549.70
  12.  Max active users at 
  13.           this price          300            6              6
  14.  Price per node @ 6 nodes     $315.50        $414.50        $424.95
  15.  Nodes used in test           6              6              6
  16.  
  17. Compatibility   
  18.  Transport protocol           NETBIOS        IPX/NETBIOS    NETBEUI
  19.  SMB support                  N              N              Y
  20.  NDIS drivers                 N              N              Y
  21.  ODI drivers                  N              Y              N
  22.  TCIP/IP connectivity         A              N              N
  23.  Macintosh connectivity       A              N              N
  24.  Netware connectivity         A              Y              Y
  25.  ARCnet                       Y              Y              Y
  26.  Ethernet                     Y              Y              Y
  27.  Token Ring                   Y              Y              Y
  28.  Proprietary                  Y              N              N
  29.  
  30. Printing        
  31.  Max physical printers
  32.                per server     5              3              7
  33.  Max physical printers
  34.           per workstation     5              3              7
  35.  View/Manipulate print jobs   Y              Y              Y
  36.  Despool to multiple printers
  37.           simultaneously      Y              N              N
  38.  Print job notification       Y              Y              Y
  39.  Immediate Despooling         Y              Y              N
  40.  
  41. Features
  42.  Read/Write cache included    Y              Y              Y
  43.  Windows enhanced mode 
  44.                     support   Y              Y              Y
  45.  DOS only PCs are equal on 
  46.                     network   Y              Y              N
  47.  Unloadable from memory       Y              Y              N
  48.  Maximum users supported      300            25             P
  49.  Windows GUI version          Y              N              Y
  50.  Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)  Y              N              Y
  51.  Object Linking & Embedding
  52.                     (OLE)     Y              N              Y
  53.  Share Modems/COM ports       A              N              N
  54.  Remote boot support          Y              N              N
  55.  CD ROM support               Y              N              Y
  56.  Auditing                     Y              Y              Y
  57.  Maximum open files           5100           255            P
  58.  Maximum file locks           3800           3800           P
  59.  UPS auto-shut-down support   Y              N              N
  60.  Group user accounts          Y              N              N
  61.  Remote processing            Y              N              N
  62.  
  63. Security
  64.  Levels of security           12             3              3
  65.  Examples:                                                       
  66.      Complete access          Y              Y              Y
  67.      No access                Y              Y              Y
  68.      Read only access         Y              Y              Y
  69.      Change file attributes   Y              N              N
  70.      Delete/make directory    Y              N              N
  71.      Time of day/day of week  Y              N              N
  72.  Assign access to directory 
  73.           or resource level   Y              N              Y
  74.  
  75. Communication
  76.  E-Mail included              Y              N              Y
  77.  Text Chat                    Y              Y              Y
  78.  Voice Mail/Chat              Y              N              N
  79.  
  80. Performance Statistics
  81.  Perform3 Average (KBPS)      989.24         905.12         T
  82.  Price/Performance index      9.99           1.31           T
  83.  
  84. Support
  85.  Technical support cost       Unlimited      30 days free   Unlimited
  86.                               Free           $20/incident   Free
  87.                                              afterwards 
  88. Warranty
  89.  Software                     30 day         30 day         90 day
  90.                            satisfaction   satisfaction   satisfaction
  91.  Hardware                     5 years        N/A            3 years
  92.                               
  93.           Legend    Y    Yes
  94.                     N    No
  95.                     A    Available separately
  96.                     P    Information not available at press time
  97.                     T    Could not pass this test
  98. "CR Artisoft, Inc 1992"
  99.