Integrating with Other Operating Systems


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  Step 1:  UNIX and Linux

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Thanks to its support for a wide variety of network protocols, Windows® 2000 will integrate easily with various other operating systems, including UNIX and Linux. With its included TCP/IP protocol, Telnet and third-party support for NFS and X Windows, you can easily connect to UNIX and Linux machines.
  Step 2:  Macintosh

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Thanks to its support for a wide variety of network protocols, Windows 2000 will integrate easily with various other operating systems, including the Macintosh. Thanks to TCP/IP, Telnet and FTP, as well as AppleTalk, you'll easily be able to integrate your Macintosh system with your Windows 2000 machine.
  Step 3:  NetWare

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Thanks to its support for a wide variety of network protocols, Windows 2000 will integrate easily with various other operating systems, including NetWare. Windows 2000's NetWare clients make it easy to connect Windows NT® systems to NetWare servers and also to emulate or even replace NetWare servers using Windows 2000 servers.
  Step 4:  Windows 9x

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Thanks to its support for a wide variety of network protocols, Windows 2000 will easily integrate with various other operating systems, including, of course, Windows 95 and 98.