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Re: Setting up PC as a server? How?

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From: Philip Perucci
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 01:59
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In article <103627@netnews.upenn.edu> din@gradient.cis.upenn.edu (Clarence Din) writes:
>We have an IBM PC XT and a CD-ROM drive.  Ideally, we'd like to
>use the PC as a "server" that people can login to and use the
>CD-ROM as a resource.  What kind of Ethernet cards and software
>can you recommend to help us achieve this goal?  Could you give
>an estimate of what each part will cost?  Is it more economical
>for us to get at least a 286?  We do not intend to use Windows.

Try Waffle.  Check archie.  Very large Internet following, so support
is good.  One of the newsgroups supports it.  Look through groups with
"waffle" and/or "bbs" in them.
 

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From: dsc3pzp@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil (Philip Perucci)
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Subject: Re: Setting up PC as a server?  How?
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