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Actually the primary developer of the LAN Manager product was [[3Com]] and it was based on a [[NOS]] that they had sold under the name [[3+Share]] that used a modified version of DOS called [[MS-Net]] as their basis. 3COM originally released the product in 1988 as '''3+Open LAN Manager''' with server support for OS/2 and client support for OS/2 and DOS with [[Apple Macintosh]] support added a little later, the company licensed the product soon thereafter to Microsoft and then it was known initially as '''3Com/Microsoft LAN Manager''' but later as just LAN Manager or LAN Manager/X for the Unix versions with the name of the OEM (HP, IBM, MS et al) in front although 3Com continued to offer the product under the 3+Open name. 3Com lost interest in the product and by 1991 had sold their codebase to Microsoft who integrated the product into [[Windows NT Server]]. | Actually the primary developer of the LAN Manager product was [[3Com]] and it was based on a [[NOS]] that they had sold under the name [[3+Share]] that used a modified version of DOS called [[MS-Net]] as their basis. 3COM originally released the product in 1988 as '''3+Open LAN Manager''' with server support for OS/2 and client support for OS/2 and DOS with [[Apple Macintosh]] support added a little later, the company licensed the product soon thereafter to Microsoft and then it was known initially as '''3Com/Microsoft LAN Manager''' but later as just LAN Manager or LAN Manager/X for the Unix versions with the name of the OEM (HP, IBM, MS et al) in front although 3Com continued to offer the product under the 3+Open name. 3Com lost interest in the product and by 1991 had sold their codebase to Microsoft who integrated the product into [[Windows NT Server]]. | ||
==Versions== | |||
* 1987: MS OS/2 LAN Manager 1.0 (Basic/Enhanced) | |||
* 1989: MS OS/2 LAN Manager 1.1 | |||
* 1991: Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager 2.0 | |||
* 1992: Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager 2.1 | |||
* 1993: Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager 2.2 | |||
* 1994: Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager 2.2a | |||
===OEM=== | |||
;3Com | |||
* Oct 1988: 3+Open LAN Manager 1.0 | |||
* Sep 1989: 3+Open LAN Manager 1.1 | |||
;Hewlett Packard | |||
* 1990: HP LAN Manager 1.1 | |||
;Torus Systems | |||
* 1988: Tapestry II LAN Manager | |||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
* Ryan: ''LAN Manager: A Programmer's Guide'' - Microsoft Press 1990, ISBN 1-55615-166-7 | |||
* ''Microsoft LAN Manager Programmer's Reference'' - Microsoft Press 1990, ISBN 1-55615-313-9 | |||
* Blanda: ''Using Microsoft LAN Manager'' - Que 1991, ISBN 0-88022-684-6 | |||
* Michael Day: ''Troubleshooting LAN Manager 2.0'' - M&T Books 1991, ISBN 1-55851-161-X | |||
* Currid: ''Understanding Microsoft LAN Manager 2.0'' - Sybex 1992, ISBN 0-89588-810-6 | |||
* Don Baarnes, Mike Wirsching: ''Inside LAN Manager'' - New Riders 1992, ISBN 1-56205-023-0 | |||
====Original documentation==== | ====Original documentation==== | ||
* [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/3Com/6406-00_Lan_Manager_NDIS_1.0.2_Preliminary_Jan89.pdf 3Com/Microsoft LAN Manager NDIS 1.0.2 Preliminary Draft] - 1989 | * [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/3Com/6406-00_Lan_Manager_NDIS_1.0.2_Preliminary_Jan89.pdf 3Com/Microsoft LAN Manager NDIS 1.0.2 Preliminary Draft] - 1989 | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 28 July 2016
Description
The name LAN Manager was used both for a network layer that was sold as an add on for OS/2 versions 1.x (and could run on later versions) and Unix systems and also a Network Operating System that combined a Microsioft's or IBM' version of OS/2 server or Hewlett Packard's HP-UX and the LAN Manager add on.
Actually the primary developer of the LAN Manager product was 3Com and it was based on a NOS that they had sold under the name 3+Share that used a modified version of DOS called MS-Net as their basis. 3COM originally released the product in 1988 as 3+Open LAN Manager with server support for OS/2 and client support for OS/2 and DOS with Apple Macintosh support added a little later, the company licensed the product soon thereafter to Microsoft and then it was known initially as 3Com/Microsoft LAN Manager but later as just LAN Manager or LAN Manager/X for the Unix versions with the name of the OEM (HP, IBM, MS et al) in front although 3Com continued to offer the product under the 3+Open name. 3Com lost interest in the product and by 1991 had sold their codebase to Microsoft who integrated the product into Windows NT Server.
Versions
- 1987: MS OS/2 LAN Manager 1.0 (Basic/Enhanced)
- 1989: MS OS/2 LAN Manager 1.1
- 1991: Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager 2.0
- 1992: Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager 2.1
- 1993: Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager 2.2
- 1994: Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager 2.2a
OEM
- 3Com
- Oct 1988: 3+Open LAN Manager 1.0
- Sep 1989: 3+Open LAN Manager 1.1
- Hewlett Packard
- 1990: HP LAN Manager 1.1
- Torus Systems
- 1988: Tapestry II LAN Manager
Publications
- Ryan: LAN Manager: A Programmer's Guide - Microsoft Press 1990, ISBN 1-55615-166-7
- Microsoft LAN Manager Programmer's Reference - Microsoft Press 1990, ISBN 1-55615-313-9
- Blanda: Using Microsoft LAN Manager - Que 1991, ISBN 0-88022-684-6
- Michael Day: Troubleshooting LAN Manager 2.0 - M&T Books 1991, ISBN 1-55851-161-X
- Currid: Understanding Microsoft LAN Manager 2.0 - Sybex 1992, ISBN 0-89588-810-6
- Don Baarnes, Mike Wirsching: Inside LAN Manager - New Riders 1992, ISBN 1-56205-023-0
Original documentation
- 3Com/Microsoft LAN Manager NDIS 1.0.2 Preliminary Draft - 1989
- 3+Open LAN Manager Installation and Setup Guide - 1989
- 3+Open MS OS2 LAN Manager User Guide - 1989
- 3+Open MS OS2 LAN Manager User Reference - 1989
- 3+Open MS OS2 LAN Manager Administrator Guide - 1989
- 3+Open MS OS2 LAN Manager Administrator Reference - 1989
- 3+Open MS OS2 Documentation Set - 1989
- 3+Open LAN Manager 1.0 Release Notes - 1988
- 3+Open LAN Manager 1.1 Release Notes - 1989
- 3+Open Version 1.1 Maintenance Update Release Notes - 1990
- 3+Open Messages Guide - 1989
- 3+Open Version 1.1 Maintenance Update Instructions -1990