Is it just me, or do I detect a lot of animosity towards Unix in the HP3000 world? I read so many messages slagging off Unix, that I can't keep myself from talking about some of the great things you _can_ do with Unix. Here's one (just one!): NFS We have an HP9000 and an IBM AIX system. It took about an hour to set up the NFS configuration, and I can now connect to the HP and use disks on the IBM completely transparently. It's incredibly easy, and incredibly fast! And these are machines from two different manufacturers. You couldn't do this with an HP3000 and an AS/400! I also use NFS from my PC (via FTP's PCTCP, and no, I don't get any commission for mentioning it!). I have two drives defined on the HP, one of which is private to me, the other I can share with other users on other PC's, and on Unix. Again, very easy to set up, very fast, incredibly easy to use. The nearest I have seen to this on the HP3000 was portable Netware, and .... least said soonest mended! Here's another one: Telnet. You'll notice there are quite a few client-server products for the HP3000 which use WRQ's PtoP software embedded in the product, to handle communication with the server. We took the option, on Unix, of using Telnet. This has the huge advantage of being available on all Unix systems, and being supported as standard by all the Winsock PC comms packages as well, so it makes our software very easily portable. Now HP say they are doing Telnet (and I mean Telnet server, not client, on the HP3000). I'll be delighted to see it when it comes! That's all for now.... If this arouses any interest I'll put forward why I think Unix is wonderful for both the vendors and purchasers of computer software. This represents my own opinion entirely, and cannot be taken to incriminate Proactive Systems, or anyone else. Yours sincerely, Martin Knapp ========================================================================== Martin Knapp Voice: (+44)-1689-877-933 Proactive Systems FAX: (+44)-1689-891-475 Central Court E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Knoll Rise Orpington Kent, BR6 0JA United Kingdom