home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
- Path: sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!sgi!twilight!zuni!anchor!olson
- From: olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson)
- Subject: Re: Windows NT on base Indigo
- Message-ID: <tnvq198@zuni.esd.sgi.com>
- Sender: news@zuni.esd.sgi.com (Net News)
- Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. Mountain View, CA
- References: <1992Dec17.204158.19151@ringer.cs.utsa.edu>
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 02:31:28 GMT
- Lines: 18
-
- In <1992Dec17.204158.19151@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> jschroed@lonestar.utsa.edu (Jay M. Schroeder) writes:
-
- | I am considering using a Base Indigo system (16Mb, 340Mb HD) to function as a
- | Microsoft Windows NT server. Any information about this subject would be
- | appreciated. If anyone has tried this or knows of problems or current
- | incompatibilities I would appreciate a warning to save time and effort...
-
- NT isn't available on Indigo. If you just meant as a generic server,
- and you get TCP, etc. on the NT systems, or some version of NFS, or
- write some kind of fileserver code for the Indigo, then it may work
- satisfactorily, but don't expect to run NT on an Indigo anytime soon
- (if ever). These are my opinions, and are not an official SGI statement,
- of course.
-
- --
- Let no one tell me that silence gives consent, | Dave Olson
- because whoever is silent dissents. | Silicon Graphics, Inc.
- Maria Isabel Barreno | olson@sgi.com
-