🚀 go-pugleaf

: As a consultant I recommended Warp Connect as the operating system on a 
: new 5 node LAN for a small company. The machines are 486 dx4-100 with 16mb
: generic clones. The machine planned for the server has scsi HD's and all 
: have generic ethernet network cards and MS compatible mice. Warp did not 
: like the scsi adaptec compatible controller in that the FD ran about 10 
: time slower than normal. It didn't like the network cords in that it could 
: never find them and it didn't like the mice so that there was no install 
: choice that would enable them to work without unpluging and plugging each 
: in after warp had come up.

It never pays to buy "cheap" equipment - you usually end up paying for it 
in other ways. 


: I spent days pouring through news groups and found many items that seems to
: apply. Alas none worked. Finally I ran out of runway and had to change 
: course to something that will run the win applications.

: The moral here would seem to be that Warp Connect simply isn't ready for 
: prime time. 

Actually, the moral is don't use generic "clone equipment".

:I know that some of you out there could have ultimately solved 
: all of these problems.  I couldn't do so in the time available.  All of
: these items do very well under Netware 4.1 (scsi drivers and network
: cards).  And all do well with DOS/WIN with the NW client.  I was astonished
: that so many thing would give warp Connect a problem.  I use and will
: continue to use connect on my personal machine.  If win 95 avoids these 
: kind of problems along with its easier interface os/2 will really be up 
: against it.  I would like to find out what the solutions are for this set
: of connect problems and I may over time.  My colleagues will be greatly
: relieved in that they will no longer have to listen to me extol the virtues
: of OS/2.

: Until I can load warp and/or its successors without incident I cannot
: recommend os/2 to any of my customers who might want to use generic network
: cards, mice or scsi controllers.  The risk to me of being able to meet a
: commited schedule is simply too high.

: If there are any specific question, I'll try to respond.
: regards
: krl

: Kermit R. Lund (KR)  Internet: krlund@garlic.com
: 11880 Columbet Ave., Gilroy, CA 95020 USA   Phone: 408-683-2111
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