Introducing Windows 2000 Professional

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Windows 2000 Server can coexist with your current environment, whether it is an earlier version of Windows (Microsoft Windows 3. x , Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT Workstation 4.0, or Windows NT Server 4.0) or a third-party environment such as UNIX, IBM mainframe, or Macintosh. UNIX interoperability is provided through an add-on pack called Windows Services for UNIX. The add-on pack provides support for Network File System (NFS), password synchronization, a UNIX command shell, and a collection of UNIX tools. The add-on pack also supports Network Information Service (NIS). Telnet services (for remote access and administration) are included in Windows 2000 as well as in the add-on pack. Macintosh interoperability is provided by File Server for Macintosh, which allows Macintosh clients to use TCP/IP (AFP over IP) to share files and to access shares on a Windows 2000 Server–based computer.