Aerospace Parts International, Inc.

Aviation parts sales to Latin America.

Aerospace Parts International, Inc. uses Linux for the following functions:

• X-Windows:

  • X-Windows terminal (display, keyboard, mouse -- applications run elsewhere)
  • X-Windows server (runs applications, possibly exports display)

• Network file server:

  • NFS server for other PCs and Unix systems.
  • File server for other types of clients.

• Print server:

  • Print spooler using lpd (Unix, NFS clients)

• Fax spooler:

  • Fax server for outgoing fax transmissions.

• Modem communications:

  • Users can dial-out using a (possibly shared) shared modem.
  • Users can initiate PPP connections to remote systems.

• Internet client software - WWW

  • NetScape Navigator.

• Internet client software - mail

  • Netscape's mail client.

• Network management:

  • Internet or WAN router.
  • NIS server.

• Electronic mail server:

  • SMTP mail router.

• Network services provided to local users:

  • HTTP (World-Wide Web) server or cache.
  • ``Regular'' (user-ID and password required) ftp server.
  • Accepts telnet connections.
  • Runs one or more database servers.

• Software development tools:

  • C and/or C++
  • Perl
  • Tcl/Tk
  • Bourne, Korn, C or another shell; using sed, awk, grep and similar tools.
  • Others.

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