Our school was given some halfway decent Gateway 486 machines, but we couldn't implement them. Our problem was twofold: We run Token Ring and the fact that we couldn't (legally) install MS-DOS and Windows on the machines.
I suppose there's always FreeDOS, but I have no idea whether or not that would work with the Netware client or if it even would work with ICLAS. ICLAS is IBM's Classroom LAN Administration System and it's REALLY picky about the environment it runs in.
Not to mention the cost of the Token Ring Adapters would be more than the computers are worth. I suppose there is always EBay....
Just my two cents.
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Our school was given some halfway decent Gateway 486 machines, but we couldn't implement them. Our problem was twofold: We run Token Ring and the fact that we couldn't (legally) install MS-DOS and Windows on the machines. I suppose there's always FreeDOS, but I have no idea whether or not that would work with the Netware client or if it even would work with ICLAS. ICLAS is IBM's Classroom LAN Administration System and it's REALLY picky about the environment it runs in. Not to mention the cost of the Token Ring Adapters would be more than the computers are worth. I suppose there is always EBay.... Just my two cents.