So.... the Rainbows, weren't they still using DECnet and LAT through the
built in AUI??? Was the Corvus Disk Server LAT Compatible or something???
This is very interesting.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Lafleur" <bob_lafleur_at_technologist.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 4:52 PM
Subject: RE: Wanted: Original Novell 68000 System
> No, we didn't use our Corvus system with VMS. DEC Rainbows (semi-PC
> compatible machines running MS-DOS) and PC's are what we used it with.
>
> - Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]
> On Behalf Of Curt Vendel
> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 4:24 PM
> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Wanted: Original Novell 68000 System
>
>
> No way? Corvus worked on VMS too??? I never knew that, wow!
>
>
> Curt
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Lafleur" <bob_lafleur_at_technologist.com>
> To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 1:34 PM
> Subject: RE: Wanted: Original Novell 68000 System
>
>
> > That was it. CORVUS, that's what we used to network our DEC Rainbows
> > and PC's back in 1984.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]
> > On Behalf Of Curt Vendel
> > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 1:17 PM
> > To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> > Subject: Re: Wanted: Original Novell 68000 System
> >
> >
> > Sellam,
> >
> > When Novell First started out in I think 1979 they used to be NDS,
> > Inc. (How Ironic right?) They started out doing custom build-to-order
>
> > hardware
> > and software. They developed S-Net for serving files and printing to
> > networked machines. Their biggest hurdle was getting files served
> to
> > all
> > of the diverse systems out there at the time (DOS, CP/M and so forth)
> > and I recall something about Noorda bringing in some heavy-weight
> > programmer who got their proprietary systems to connect to PC's and
> > other systems and they when they went into a total re-org, started
> > working on Protective Mode OS's, changed their name to Novell and
> > really shook things up, one of my other favorites was Corvus as they
> > were really doing some remarkable stuff and
> > they got murdered by Novell as they just couldn't keep up. Anybody
> > remember the old 3Com 3+Open Network Servers that had to load
> everything
> > from QIC Tapes? How about Banyan Networks. :-)
> >
> > I remember in my early days of working as a technician I saw one of
>
> > the first Novell fileservers that a "Network Engineer" was working on
> > and when he popped the case (Standard XT Type Case) it was a custom
> > M68000 motherboard, the first I'd ever seen before and I was amazed
> > and it always stuck with me and I've been meaning to go looking for
> > one as I've been working with Novell since 2.12 generating those good
> > old NET$OS files (Oh joy!).
> >
> >
> > Curt
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo_at_siconic.com>
> > To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 9:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: Wanted: Original Novell 68000 System
> >
> >
> > > On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Marvin Johnston wrote:
> > >
> > > > > Anyone have on the original Novell 68000 based systems for
> > > > > sale/trade?
> > > >
> > > > Actually, I have two systems including a hard drive subsystem with
> > > > IIRC 2 Rodime 40 MB very noisy hard drives. Since I've never fired
>
> > > > them up except for the hard drive module, I don't know if they
> work
> > > > or not. They do not have any software with them but they seem to
> be
> > > > complete and were
> >
> > > > working when pulled from service. Since I am cutting back on most
> > > > things that are post 1982 or so, these are extra. Contact me off
> > > > list if you are interested.
> > >
> > > Wow, that's cool. I didn't realize Novell started on the 68000.
> > > Did
> > > it serve files for a PC network? How similar is the NOS to later
> > > versions of Netware?
> > >
> > > Sellam Ismail Vintage
> Computer
> > Festival
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> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Thu Jun 06 2002 - 18:12:03 BST