Re: GS+AFP Unix server

[derek@slab.slip.uiuc.edu (Derek Taubert)]

> You may very well think it's brainless, but with little network experience 
> I've set up a very workable network consisting of a wide variety of micros
> and a NeXT (and the Amiga does support Appletalk via 3rd parties). The real
> world is not the Internet. It often consists of hospitals, schools, etc...that
> can benefit a great deal from the ease of setup of the type of network I am
> talking about. Given that all kinds of resources are being shared 
> seamlessly, and that TCP/IP based networks are very difficult to maintain
> without some very capable administration, I would strongly suggest that you
> are the one not in touch with what's out there.

Heh, boy did you step in it.  1) I work for a company that develops medical
software for hospitals, ambulance services, nursing homes, private practices,
etc.  When the software is written correctly, setting up a network of machines
using TCP/IP is just as easy as any other.  Even if it weren't, these people
require a consultant to come in and solve mundane problems anyway.  2) One of
the reasons for writing TCP/IP for the IIgs is because in the next couple of
years, you're going to see a lot more K-12 schools on the Internet.

Care to go another round?

I will admit that in many respects AppleTalk is better for smaller networks,
but the trend is toward massive connectivity and WAN's.  That is the real
world.

Derek