From O-minet, AppleTalk, Ethernet, Novell Netware, to windows Network. In the old Netware version, just support SPX/IPS protocol or no -pure-TCP/IP protocol( Today Netware OS support the pure-TCP/IP).
In fact, many many Microsoft products' knowledge/concept come from another company, for example: MS-DOS 1.0 from Apple DOS, MS Windows 1.0 from Apple macintosh OS, MS-DOS 6.0 from DR-DOS, Windows server from Novell Server and Unix server, PDC/BDC/Active Directory from Novell's NDS, C# from Java, .NET from P-Pascal.....,
Of course, Microsoft is a great Co. in IT industry.
In fact, many many Microsoft products' knowledge/concept come from another company, for example: MS-DOS 1.0 from Apple DOS, MS Windows 1.0 from Apple macintosh OS, MS-DOS 6.0 from DR-DOS, Windows server from Novell Server and Unix server, PDC/BDC/Active Directory from Novell's NDS, C# from Java, .NET from P-Pascal.....,
Of course, Microsoft is a great Co. in IT industry.