early networking (was Re: G4 cube (was Re: 68K Macs with MacOS 7.5 still in production use...))

I too started in 1988, doing the same kind of work (mid-Atlantic region, USA), same number and types of places. Just to compare: * Banyan VINES (never saw) * Corvus (saw once) * ARCnet (saw many times) * LittleBigLAN (never heard of or saw) * The $25 Network (never heard of or saw) * NFS (there were SUNs at the-then NBS (Bureau of Standards) (but I rarely encountered UNIX anywhere) * 3Com 3+Share (saw only one place -- at NASA Goddard) * Sage MainLAN (never heard of) * Personl Netware (never saw) * Netware Lite (never saw) * DEC Pathworks (saw only two places -- NASA G and NBS) Most frequently worked with: * Netware 3.x& 4.x * Lantastic * Windows / Microsoft - J.