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Jonathan Nguyen (zjnn04@hou.amoco.com) wrote:
: I want to develop a file server program in C running in PC NOVELL
: environment to receive files from other systems. The program should 
: be running in the background so the user can do something else.

: I heard that Netware Loadable Module could be the solution to my
: problem. Does anyone have experience with NLM and Novell Netware ?

: I'd like to know:

:   - minimum requirements for hardware and the price range,
:   - software needed and the price range 
:   - course(s) needed to write NLM program.


You have to buy the NLM dev kit. This comes with Watcom. I think this is
like 500-1000$. I think you have to join the PDP (professional developers
program) at Novell. Through that you can buy a 5 user novell (or more).
Somewhere around 500$. PDP is like 1500$. There are many other tools too.
Though you probably don't need em.  You have to get your nlm tested and
certified by novell. This is bucks. You have to learn to develope and 
debug on the Novell file server and their OS. You need a couple machines 
to setup a test network with. You're probably looking at a trip to Novell 
for on-site testing. When I was at Brainshare last year, a guy from Gupta 
who had test the sql nlm at novell said they have like 5000 file servers. 
Awsome test environment. You basically have to be ROCK SOLID before 
people will even thinkabout running your stuff on their file server. lest 
their whole business grind to a halt. :-|