Networking CDROMs on the HP3000
4.13.Networking CDROMs on the HP3000
Newer HP3000 models include a built-in CDROM drive. Intended primarily as a medium to
distribute MPE releases, some software was also developed to allow the CD to be accessed
over a network - intended to allow shared access to the LaserRom (CD manual set). A neat
idea, but as the client software requires TSRs and DOS-based networking stacks, modern PCs
with Winsocks (typically dll-based now) could not access them. On top of that, the few
sites that tried the software reported that performance was not good and a PC based server
was much more economical (and efficient).
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