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Article #152Re: Windows Workstation V4.1
From: ccasm
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 03:37
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 03:37
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In article <carol.710378938@ee.uts.EDU.AU>, carol@ee.uts.edu.au (Carol Gibson) writes: > cherryp@topaz.ucq.edu.au writes: > >>In article <carol.710135344@ee.uts.EDU.AU>, carol@ee.uts.edu.au (Carol Gibson) writes: >>> Just got some propaganda on Windows Worksatation 4.1. Has anyone out >>> there used it? (or version 4?) Is it as good as it sounds? Is it >>> perfectly compatable with Windows 3.1 and all it's applications? >>> >>> Carol Gibson > >>Don't know where you get your propaganda, but that's what it is. Version 4.x is >>quite a long way off. There will be a version 3.2around the end of the year >>which will feature some network and mail primitives, but that's about it. > > Ok - I'll tell you: First I saw the following article in the June 1992, > Australia/ New Zealand LAN magazine :- > > "ENHANCED LAN SOFTWARE MAXIMISES WINDOWS 3.1 > > Windows 3.1 isn/t network-aware enough, according to Sydney based > Software Suppliers. To overcome this frustration, Windows Workstation > Version 4.1 has been designed to provide LAN administrators, system > integrators and LAN value-added resellers with management tools to manage, > maintain and support Windows 3.1 users on a network. The LAN product > provides the ability to centrally create and dynamically update and > control Windows and Windows-based applications." > > I then got them to send me a fax which detailed version 4.0 and then > all the extensions in 4.1 . So it *does* exist, and I'd still like to > hear from anyone who's used it.... > > Carol > Perhaps its just a Software Suppliers product, not a Microsoft product.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!dtix!darwin.sura.net!mips!mips!munnari.oz.au!metro!seagoon.newcastle.edu.au!cc.newcastle.edu.au!ccasm From: ccasm@cc.newcastle.edu.au Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: Windows Workstation V4.1 Message-ID: <1992Jul29.133717.1@cc.newcastle.edu.au> Date: 29 Jul 92 03:37:17 GMT References: <carol.710135344@ee.uts.EDU.AU> <1992Jul3.151726.10960@topaz.ucq.edu.au> <carol.710378938@ee.uts.EDU.AU> Sender: news@seagoon.newcastle.edu.au Organization: University of Newcastle, AUSTRALIA Lines: 35