Internet Labs
Network Operating Systems
Visit the following Web sites and gather as much information as you can about each company's network operating system:

• Apple Computer, Inc., makers of AppleShare
  http://www.apple.com/
• Artisoft, Inc., makers of LANtastic
  http://www.artisoft.com/
• Microsoft Corp., makers of Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows NT
  http://www.microsoft.com/
• Novell, Inc., makers of NetWare
  http://www.novell.com/

If you want more information about specific network operating systems, visit your favorite search engine (such as Alta Vista, The Big Hub, Yahoo!, etc.), and search on the term network operating system. When you are finished, assume that you own a business with about fifty employees, all using PCs. Which network operating system would you choose, based on the information you found on the Internet?