Category: Old Technology

  • Boot Loader Menu: Navigating its Evolution

    Boot Loader Menu: Navigating its Evolution

    Uncover the journey of the Boot Loader Menu, a pivotal component in Windows operating systems, and its evolution from Windows NT to contemporary versions.

  • Collaboration Data Objects (CDO)

    Collaboration Data Objects (CDO)

    Unlock the enigma of Microsoft’s Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) in this comprehensive guide. Explore its evolution, modern alternatives, and where it’s still relevant today. A must-read for IT professionals and enthusiasts.

  • Proxy Cache Server

    Proxy Cache Server

    Explore the world of Proxy Cache Servers: Unraveling their roles, benefits, comparison with CDNs, and the evolution of Microsoft’s Proxy Server.

  • Microsoft Proxy Server

    Definition of Microsoft Proxy Server in the Network Encyclopedia. What was Microsoft Proxy Server? Microsoft Proxy Server was a firewall and content-caching server that provided a secure gateway to the Internet with high response time. Microsoft Proxy Server, was part of the Microsoft BackOffice family of products, was the first firewall product to include high-performance…

  • CryptoAPI

    CryptoAPI

    CryptoAPI is a core component of the latest versions of Microsoft Windows that provides application programming interfaces (APIs) for cryptographic security services that provide secure channels and code signing for communication between applications.

  • Connection Point Services (CPS)

    Explore the functionalities and historical significance of Connection Point Services (CPS) in Microsoft RAS, and discover other meanings of the acronym CPS in networking.

  • Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA)

    Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA)

    Common Object Request Broker Architecture, also known as CORBA, is a component architecture developed by the Object Management Group and its member companies that specify technologies for creating, distributing, and managing component programming objects over a network.

  • NetWare Protocols

    NetWare Protocols

    NetWare protocols are the group of protocols developed for and specific to the Novell NetWare network operating system (NOS); popularized in NetWare versions 2 and 3. Some of the networking architecture of NetWare protocols evolved from the Xerox Network Systems (XNS) created in the late 1970s.

  • Novell NetWare: The Pioneering Network Operating System of the 1980s

    Novell NetWare: The Pioneering Network Operating System of the 1980s

    NetWare was a network operating system from Novell that wass widely used in local area networks (LANs). NetWare was created by Novell in the early 1980s.

  • Hub

    Hub

    Hub also called a repeater hub, is the basic networking component used in traditional 10-Mbps Ethernet networks to connect network stations to form a local area network (LAN).

  • Novell Directory Services (NDS): A Legacy in Network Management

    Novell Directory Services (NDS): A Legacy in Network Management

    Novell Directory Services, also known as NDS, is a distributed network directory service for managing network resources such as users, servers, and peripherals that is loosely modeled after the X.500 specification.

  • Client for Microsoft Networks: Its Legacy in Windows Networking

    Client for Microsoft Networks: Its Legacy in Windows Networking

    Discover the legacy of the Client for Microsoft Networks in Windows history, exploring its evolution, impact, and transition to modern networking.