Novell S-Net

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020|cs1-dates=y}} {{Infobox OS | name = Novell S-Net | logo = | screenshot = | caption = | developer = [[Novell, Inc.]] | source_model = [[Closed source]] | kernel_type = | supported_platforms = [[Motorola 68000]] | ui = | family = [[Network operating system]]s | released = 1983 | latest_release_version = | latest_release_date = | latest_test_version = | latest_test_date = | marketing_target = | programmed_in = | prog_language = | language = [[English language|English]] | updatemodel = | package_manager = | working_state = | license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] | website = [http://www.novell.com/products/netware/ www.novell.com] }} '''S-Net''' (aka '''ShareNet''') was a [[network operating system]] and the set of [[network protocol]]s it used to talk to client machines on the network. Released by [[Novell]] in 1983, the S-Net operating system was an entirely proprietary operating system written for the [[Motorola 68000]] processor.

Physically, S-Net used a star topology to allow up to 24 DOS and/or CP/M machines to connect directly to the 68B server machine. Ethernet and ARCnet were both considered but dismissed on cost grounds. S-NET used cheap dual twisted-pair phone wire and since each client computer was directly connected, the need for complex network addressing was eliminated. The 68B server ran NetWare/S-Net

S-Net has also been called '''NetWare 68''', with the 68 denoting the 68000 processor. It was superseded in 1985 by [[NetWare 86]], which was written for the [[Intel 8086]] processor. NetWare/86 which came in several editions and paved the way for the subsequent monolithic version of NetWare.

== References == * {{cite book |title=High-Performance Networking Unleashed |chapter=Part IV: The Right OS for the Job; Chapter 22: NetWare - A Brief History of NetWare |author-first=James |author-last=Causey |work=SamsNet |publisher=[[Macmillan Computer Publishing]] |url=http://cmd.inp.nsk.su/old/cmd2/manuals/networking/perfomance/ch22/ch22.htm |access-date=2018-09-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902084937/http://cmd.inp.nsk.su/old/cmd2/manuals/networking/perfomance/ch22/ch22.htm |archive-date=2018-09-02}} * {{cite book |title=Surfing the High Tech Wave: A story of Novell's early years, 1980-1990 |author-first=Roger Bourke |author-last=White, Jr. |date=2010 |chapter=Hardware Independence |url=http://whiteworld.com/cyreenikland/books/surfing/surf-04b.htm |access-date=2018-09-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902085001/http://whiteworld.com/cyreenikland/books/surfing/surf-04b.htm |archive-date=2018-09-02}} * {{cite web |title=LAN Tech |language=ko |url=http://www.ebora.net/htmlup2/lan-tech1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060210234650/http://www.ebora.net/htmlup2/lan-tech1.htm |archive-date=2006-02-10}}

[[Category:Network operating systems]] [[Category:Novell software|S-Net]] [[Category:Proprietary operating systems]]