IBM LAN Server
Developer | |
---|---|
OS family | OS/2 |
Working state | Discontinued |
Source model | Closed source |
Initial release | 1988 |
Final release | 5.1 / 1999 |
Marketing target | Local area networks |
License | Proprietary |
Preceded by | IBM PC LAN Program |
IBM LAN Server is a discontinued network operating system introduced by International Business Machines (IBM) in 1988. LAN Server started as a close cousin of Microsoft's LAN Manager and first shipped in early 1988. It was originally designed to run on top of Operating System/2 (OS/2) Extended Edition.[1] The network client was called IBM LAN Requester and was included with OS/2 EE 1.1 by default.[2] (Eventually IBM shipped other clients and supported yet more. Examples include the IBM OS/2 File/Print Client, IBM OS/2 Peer, and client software for Microsoft Windows.[3]) Here the short term LAN Server refers to the IBM OS/2 LAN Server product. There were also LAN Server products for other operating systems, notably AIX[4]—now called Fast Connect[5]—and OS/400.[6]
Version history
[edit]Version no. |
Year | Notes |
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1.0 | 1988 | for OS/2 EE 1.0[1] |
1.2 | 1990 | for OS/2 EE 1.2[7] |
1.3 | 1991 | for OS/2 EE 1.3[8] |
2.0 | 1992 | related to LAN Manager 2.0[9] |
3.0 | 1993 | Entry and Advanced versions[10] (no LAN Manager "cousin" from here on[11][12]) |
4.0 | 1994 | Entry and Advanced versions, new object-oriented user interface[13] |
5.0 | 1996 | included in OS/2 Warp Server[14] |
5.1 | 1999 | included in OS/2 Warp Server for e-business[15] |
Predecessors included IBM PC LAN Program (PCLP).[16] Variants included LAN Server Ultimedia (optimized for network delivery of multimedia files) and LAN On-Demand.[17][18] Add-ons included Directory and Security Server,[19] Print Services Facility/2 (later known as Advanced Printing),[20] Novell NetWare for OS/2,[21] and LAN Server for Macintosh.[22]
Innovations
[edit]LAN Server pioneered certain file and print sharing concepts such as domains (and domain controllers), networked COM ports, domain aliases, and automatic printer driver selection and installation.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Doyle, Lee (January 6, 1988). "The LAN Server dilemma". Computerworld. 22 (1). IDG Publications: 33 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Staff writer (November 10, 1987). "IBM announces ship dates for its standard, extended OS/2 editions". PC Week. 4 (45). Ziff-Davis: 16 – via Gale.
- ^ Minasi, Mark; Jim Blaney; Chris Brenton (1999). The Complete Network Upgrade & Maintenance Guide. Sybex. p. 620. ISBN 9780782122596 – via Google Books.
- ^ Burns, Christine (January 17, 1994). "NCR, IBM to team on LAN Server for AIX". Network World. 11 (3). IDG Publications: L1, L10 – via Google Books.
- ^ Staff writer (March 28, 1999). "IBM Tweaks AIX for Better PC Interoperability, Security". Computer Business Review. New Statesman Media Group. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022.
- ^ Soltis, Frank G. (2001). Fortress Rochester: The Inside Story of the IBM i Series. NEWS/400 Books. p. 266. ISBN 9781583040836 – via Google Books.
- ^ Morrissey, Jane; David Strom (March 19, 1990). "IBM OS/2 upgrades reach starting gate". PC Week. 7 (11). Ziff-Davis: 1 – via Gale.
- ^ Morrissey, Jane (February 18, 1991). "Comprehensive pact to boost NetWare on multiple platforms: IBM, Novell pledge to fortify networking bonds". PC Week. 8 (7). Ziff-Davis: 1 – via Gale.
IBM pledged that OS/2 LAN Server will remain a strategic offering, announcing that version 1.3 was shipped ahead of schedule last week. They also pledged to fully support both LAN Server and NetWare equally.
- ^ Krohn, Nico (June 15, 1992). "OS/2 gets network muscle: directory services, peer features set for LAN Server". PC Week. 9 (24). Ziff-Davis: 1 – via Gale.
- ^ Krohn, Nico (August 31, 1992). "LAN Server 3.0 in beta; peer services included". PC Week. 9 (35). Ziff-Davis: 1 – via Gale.
- ^ Smalley, Eric (August 2, 1993). "IBM puts new muscle behind OS/2 LAN Server". PC Week. 10 (30). Ziff-Davis: 45 – via Gale.
- ^ Capen, Tracey (January 10, 1994). "NOS". InfoWorld. 16 (2). IDG Publications: 60 – via Gale.
- ^ Petreley, Nicholas (August 22, 1994). "IBM cleans up LAN Server's act". InfoWorld. 16 (34). IDG Publications: 1 – via Gale.
IBM's LAN Server 4.0 network operating system, which will be out in Oct[ober] 1994, adds object-oriented administration tools and peer-to-peer services ...
- ^ Green, Terence (February 7, 1996). "IBM cooks up an efficient NOS". PC User (276). EMAP Media: 44 – via Gale.
- ^ "OS/2 Warp Server for e-business Performance Tuning". eCSoft/2. June 27, 2017. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020.
- ^ Nance, Barry (1994). Client/Server LAN Programming. Que. p. 40. ISBN 9781565299245 – via Google Books.
- ^ Polilli, Steve (February 7, 1994). "IBM, integrator offer networks ready to plug in". InfoWorld. 16 (6). IDG Publications: 44 – via Google Books.
- ^ Staff writer (December 13, 1993). "IBM launches LAN Server Ultimedia". PC Week. 10 (49). Ziff-Davis: 56 – via Gale.
- ^ Zelinka, Douglas A. (February 19, 1996). "Directory and Security Server scales Warp Server to the enterprise". InfoWorld. 18 (8). IDG Publications: 101 – via Google Books.
- ^ "IBM Announcement Letter No. ZP95-0253". International Business Machines Corporation. May 3, 1995. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022.
- ^ Cummings, Joanne (October 28, 1991). "Novell sharing IBM vision". Network World. 8 (43). IDG Publications: 58 – via Google Books.
- ^ Wilson, Jayne (December 7, 1992). "IBM moves its LAN Server to the Macintosh". InfoWorld. 14 (49). IDG Publications: 51 – via Gale.
Further reading
[edit]- Gosling, Ben; Guillermo Diaz (March 1989). IBM LAN Server Guide (PDF). IBM International Technical Support Centers – via Bitsavers.