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- From: jbvb@vax.ftp.com (James B. VanBokkelen)
- Subject: Re: PCNFS:what are the alternatives--SUMMARY
- Message-ID: <920817135150@cream.ftp.com>
- Nntp-Software: PC/TCP NNTP
- Keywords: PC/TCP 2.1
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- Nntp-Posting-Host: whipped-cream.ftp.com
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- Organization: FTP Software, Inc., Wakefield, MA
- References: <888@marvin.jpl.oz>
- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 13:51:50
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- In article <888@marvin.jpl.oz> lm@marvin.jpl.oz (Luigi Martin) writes:
-
- As promised, here are the replys that I got:
- ....
- From: Leo Smith <shaman@cix.compulink.co.uk>
- ....
- Most polished product is PC/TCP from ftp software. Version 2.1 just
- released - so probably buggy, but it does feature unloadable stack,
- and last I heard they were working real hard to get the normal kernel
- (c.70-100k) shoehorned into expanded memory as well as high loaded.
- They do an NFS implementation but it isn't as good IMHO as Beame and
- Whiteside or PC-NFS. Remote print redirect is (for example) shit.
- ....
-
- If there isn't an LIM 4.0 EMS driver present, 2.1's kernel TSRs with slightly
- less memory than 2.05 did. If there is, it only requires ~25Kb (depending on
- the kernel and number of TCPs) of DOS memory. 2.1's IDRIVE.EXE (the NFS
- client/redirector) doesn't use EMS, and only uses 28Kb of DOS memory, so the
- total cost is ~55 Kb with EMS, and ~100 without.
-
- The kernel and IDRIVE were unloadable in previous releases, but now NETBIOS
- and SNMPD unload too. We've worked on print redirection quite a bit for 2.1,
- particularly Windows support, but I can't guarantee you'll like the result
- (supporting use of RSH or whatever against a SysV doesn't come without a
- cost). You'll see more improvement in this winter's release.
-
- James B. VanBokkelen 26 Princess St., Wakefield, MA 01880
- FTP Software Inc. voice: (617) 246-0900 fax: (617) 246-0901
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