We didn't do anything like network programming where I worked. We just copied files on and off of network shares with batch files or such and let the Novell dr

We didn't do anything like network programming where I worked. We just copied files on and off of network shares with batch files or such and let the Novell drivers handle the network. So you'd download the day's schedule or updates by copying the file off the network and use a few primitive means of coordinating things like using 'flag' files for signaling and then if exists xxx / echo foo > do_bckup.txt type things in your batch files. It's very primitive, but most things were at least doable and you could always write small programs to extend your scripts if need be.