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From: walter@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Joseph Walter)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: CD-ROM Jukebox on the
Date: 23 May 1994 14:48:18 -0400
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In article <73.6751.1086.0N691E63@toadhall.com> kirk.jensen@toadhall.com (Kirk Jensen) writes:
>
>AD> The system does not need to be running Novell at all, so the whole
>  > system is quite independant, therefore no bandwidth duplication.
>
> The same thing can be said about OptiNet from OnLine Business Systems.
> If you are serious about adding a lot of CDs to your network, you should
> evaluate both products. Having a separate CD server is a much easier way
> to do it and can offer significant performance advantages as well.

The only problem with OptiNet (and, I assume Meridian) is that is
requires installation of special drivers on the workstation.  We were
originally using a version of Optinet to provide CD-ROM access to a
small group of users, but once we expanded that to over 100 users, it
became infeasible to install the drivers.  There's also a chronic
shortage of memory on workstations....

Do newer versions of Optinet or Meridian eliminate this requirement?  If
they don't, how much workstation memory do they need?

-Joe