6 Jun
2002
6 Jun
'02
5:13 a.m.
On 2002-06-05 cctalk(a)classiccmp.org said
On Wednesday 05 June 2002 06:46 pm, you wrote:
Indeed it all began with networking CP/M computers. Around 1981 Novell
came to the market with their first networking product, called S-net.
It was a star based network around a specialized server machine with a
68000 processor and a proprietary NOS. It is this machine we are talking
about now. You could connect CP/M machines and PCs to it. Around 1983 the
first version of Netware appeared, called Netware-86. This was a
multitasking file-, print and application server software package that
ran on the PC XT.
I do not know what the exact functionality of S-net was, but I believe
it was multi-user file sharing only.
Kees.
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Wow, that's cool. I didn't realize
Novell started on the 68000.
Did it serve files for a PC network? How similar is the NOS to
later versions of Netware?
That early it probably served files for a CP/M
workstations. 
6 Jun
6 Jun
10:40 a.m.
Indeed it all began with networking CP/M computers.
Around 1981 Novell
came to the market with their first networking ??>product,
called S-net.
Back in 1984 we used a star network device to network some DEC Rainbows
and PC's (both running MS-DOS). I don't remember who made it, but I
really don't think it was Novell. It was a specialized box though. The
wires that connected to the Rainbows and PC's connected with little
slip-on clips that came off quite easily.
8:36 p.m.
Hmmm Corvus Omninet??? That sounds what you are talking about... used to
work on that stuff... great and way ahead of its time...
Bob Lafleur wrote:
Indeed it all
began with networking CP/M computers. Around 1981 Novell
came to the market with
their first networking ??>product, called S-net.
Back in 1984 we used a star network device to network some DEC Rainbows
and PC's (both running MS-DOS). I don't remember who made it, but I
really don't think it was Novell. It was a specialized box though. The
wires that connected to the Rainbows and PC's connected with little
slip-on clips that came off quite easily.
8:31 p.m.
Yep... Omninet, that's what it was.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of David Barnes
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 9:36 PM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Wanted: Original Novell 68000 System
Hmmm Corvus Omninet??? That sounds what you are talking about... used to
work on that stuff... great and way ahead of its time...
Bob Lafleur wrote:
Indeed it all
began with networking CP/M computers. Around 1981
Novell
came to the market with their first networking ??>product, called
S-net.
Back in 1984 we used a star network device to network some DEC
Rainbows and PC's (both running MS-DOS). I don't remember who made it, but I really don't think it was Novell. It was a
specialized box
though. The wires that connected to the Rainbows and PC's connected
with little slip-on clips that came off quite easily.
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