Interoperability " Macintosh "

Interoperability
As a server platform, the Mac OS is reliable and fairly scalable. It really can’t compete with the largest UNIX and high-end server platforms in the enterprise, but it makes for a good workgroup
web server platform. In that respect, the Mac OS is compatible with many different clients. As a client, though, there is one major problem with the Mac OS: The predominant business client platform is the Windows platform. As such, most business applications are written for that platform, and translations of all those applications for the Mac OS are few and far between. Still, there are

translations of the most popular business applications (e.g., Microsoft Word) for the Mac OS that make it viable to use in the workplace. Another compatibility and interoperability benefit is the support of other server operating systems for Mac OS clients. Windows NT and 2000 have built-in support for Mac OS clients.
In fact, the support is so good that Mac OS clients can’t tell the difference between a Windows server with Mac OS file and print support and an actual Macintosh server. Novell NetWare has

similar support for Mac OS clients, as previously mentioned in this chapter.