1.)  Windows NT cannot be installed on top of UNIX.  Windows NT
supports Intel and Alpha servers, so you must have one of the two if
you wish to install NT (i.e. NT will not install on the IBM server).

2.)  Have used X-Windows, it is a good GUI but you still have to setup
UNIX which means that you will have to learn UNIX inside and out
(especially if you are taking care of the servers).  However, once the
GUI is set up, all you will have to do is provide support for your
users.

3.)  I have no experience with Wyse50 Terminals....

If you can replace the terminals, then you should purchase new
computers (i.e. Pentium II PCs) for your users.  You have to remember
that the Year 2000 is coming up quite quickly and you should ensure
that all of your equipment and software is Y2K compliant.  Also, my
understanding is that Netware 3.12 is not Y2K compliant, so you will
either have to upgrade to version 4.x (not sure of the exact version)
or replace the Netware server with NT.

Good Luck,

David Hart, MCP



> -----Original Message-----
> From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Bob Chapel
> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 1999 11:59 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Some complex Networking questions
> A few quick questions:
>
> 1.)Is the Netware Server redundant?  Can't Win NT be
> installed on top of
> UNIX?
> 2.) Has anyone used x-windows? Is it user friendly? (I have a lot of
> non-typing computer phobes to train who know only how to point and
> click...if it won't use up too many network resources I would
> just as soon
> give them a GUI (We can't afford to give them all updated
> machines at this
> point so Win95 is really not an option yet)
> 3.) The Wyse50 Terminals have been terribly unreliable and
> the monitors
> integrated in them are very poor quality (or is it the card
> inside??) Anyone
> have any familiarity with these workstations and/or any
> knowledge of ways to
> improve their performance?   Would I do as well to throw
> together several
> 386 machines with NICS and mono adapters....how much more in Network
> resources would VGA monitors use?? With VGA I could give them
terminal
> emulators that would look "prettier" and less imposing.
> Anyone know any URL's where there is information about these
> terminals and
> how to improve them??
>
> ****Well...that's more than enough for now....I recognize
> that this is quite
> a bit of info and perhaps I should have posted it in increments but
I
> thought I would try it this way first.
>
> Thanks for any assistance you might be able to provide
>
> Best,
> Bob Chapel
>
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