TOPS for PC, from sun

From: Bill/Carolyn Pechter <pechter_at_shell.monmouth.com>
Date: Mon Aug 24 11:21:09 1998

>
> IIRC alot of companies OEMed TOPS from TOPS (the original company) then
> Digital once TOPS was acquired.
>
> Tony
>

TOPS (the PC<-> Apple network software) was not acquired from
d|i|g|i|t|a|l -- it was picked up by Sun along with 10-NET
and promptly jetisonned as soon as Microsoft killed the Peer-to-Peer
market for Dos/Windows networking with Windows For Workgroups.

I've got a collection of DOS/Windows networks (10Net, Netware Light,
Personal Netware) and they were steamrollered by WfW when
Microsoft rolled the TCP/IP and into it and made it a high-memory
package using Winsock and DLL's.


Bill
Received on Mon Aug 24 1998 - 11:21:09 BST