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moore@oracorp.com (Sally Moore) writes:

>In article <laurenceCv1w0E.45D@netcom.com> laurence@netcom.com (Andrew Laurence) writes:
>log into it separately.  I originally installed it in a 486DX2-66 w/16MB
>because it said it needed major horsepower if it was to be running on a
>system that is being used (we don't have any "free" pc's, do you? does
>anyone?)

Yes, actually. We have several 386SX-16's with 4MB ram that are four years
old. One of them would be an ideal dedicated server for CD-View, I'm sure.
We have to keep the CD server dedicated for security purposes, and also I'm
skeptical about trying to use a workstation that is also trying to satisfy
CD-ROM users, if for no other reason than the fact that one of our applica-
tions is a real conventional memory HOG, and I'd hate to have MSCDEX loaded
on a workstation where someone was trying to run this application.

>PROBLEM 1: It requires SHARE.EXE to be loaded.  It won't work with VSHARE.386!
>	Using VSHARE.386 caused the system to hang every time.

Interesting. Since we won't be running Windows on the CD View server, that
shouldn't be a problem.

>PROBLEM 2: The machine user needed to run DOS programs daily, so SHARE.EXE
>	couldn't be loaded, or his DOS programs caused his machine to hang.

Also not a problem.

>The software now sits unused in a box, partly because I have to install it
>on my machine which is impossible because I don't have a 3 1/2" drive...
>yet (it's on order), and partly because my machine has much less punch
>(386/16 MHz w/ 8MB) and I'm afraid I won't be able to do much system work.

Try dedicating an inexpensive PC. The Ornetix guy told me even a 286 would
probably work, especially if you can put 4MB in it.

>It's NOT thousands of dollars if you're willing to get the 5 user license,
>and set up 5 separate USERID's.  Any novell user can access it, except
>that only 5 at a time have access.

I'm not sure why you'd have to have five USERID's. Couldn't you just give
every user an account on the CD-View server, and then the first five to
attach would be able to use it?
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