Network Operating System Comparison Chart

                                        
                              Artisoft       Novell         Microsoft
                              LANtastic      NetWare Lite   Windows for
                                                            Workgroups 
            
                                        
General 
 Version Tested               4.1            1.1            1 
 Cost of NOS                  $99.00         $693.00        $2,549.70
 Max active users at 
          this price          300            6              6
 Price per node @ 6 nodes     $315.50        $414.50        $424.95
 Nodes used in test           6              6              6

Compatibility   
 Transport protocol           NETBIOS        IPX/NETBIOS    NETBEUI
 SMB support                  N              N              Y
 NDIS drivers                 N              N              Y
 ODI drivers                  N              Y              N
 TCIP/IP connectivity         A              N              N
 Macintosh connectivity       A              N              N
 Netware connectivity         A              Y              Y
 ARCnet                       Y              Y              Y
 Ethernet                     Y              Y              Y
 Token Ring                   Y              Y              Y
 Proprietary                  Y              N              N

Printing        
 Max physical printers
               per server     5              3              7
 Max physical printers
          per workstation     5              3              7
 View/Manipulate print jobs   Y              Y              Y
 Despool to multiple printers
          simultaneously      Y              N              N
 Print job notification       Y              Y              Y
 Immediate Despooling         Y              Y              N

Features
 Read/Write cache included    Y              Y              Y
 Windows enhanced mode 
                    support   Y              Y              Y
 DOS only PCs are equal on 
                    network   Y              Y              N
 Unloadable from memory       Y              Y              N
 Maximum users supported      300            25             P
 Windows GUI version          Y              N              Y
 Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)  Y              N              Y
 Object Linking & Embedding
                    (OLE)     Y              N              Y
 Share Modems/COM ports       A              N              N
 Remote boot support          Y              N              N
 CD ROM support               Y              N              Y
 Auditing                     Y              Y              Y
 Maximum open files           5100           255            P
 Maximum file locks           3800           3800           P
 UPS auto-shut-down support   Y              N              N
 Group user accounts          Y              N              N
 Remote processing            Y              N              N

Security
 Levels of security           12             3              3
 Examples:                                                       
     Complete access          Y              Y              Y
     No access                Y              Y              Y
     Read only access         Y              Y              Y
     Change file attributes   Y              N              N
     Delete/make directory    Y              N              N
     Time of day/day of week  Y              N              N
 Assign access to directory 
          or resource level   Y              N              Y

Communication
 E-Mail included              Y              N              Y
 Text Chat                    Y              Y              Y
 Voice Mail/Chat              Y              N              N

Performance Statistics
 Perform3 Average (KBPS)      989.24         905.12         T
 Price/Performance index      9.99           1.31           T

Support
 Technical support cost       Unlimited      30 days free   Unlimited
                              Free           $20/incident   Free
                                             afterwards 
Warranty
 Software                     30 day         30 day         90 day
                           satisfaction   satisfaction   satisfaction
 Hardware                     5 years        N/A            3 years
                              
          Legend    Y    Yes
                    N    No
                    A    Available separately
                    P    Information not available at press time
                    T    Could not pass this test
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