Software for sharing disks and printers drove Novell's growth for most of the 80's.
Users will be able to share data and printers while having the undivided attention of their work station's central processor.
The initial driving force for networking was generally to share storage and printers, which were both expensive at the time.
A bespoke network-hub that allowed up to 16 computers to connect in a network, sharing disks and printers.
This enables users to share files, printers, and Internet connections between multiple computing devices without the need for a separate physical access point or router.
At work, people share printers, fax machines and copiers.
If you network the machines, it's also possible for them to share hard drives, printers and other peripherals.
You can use the Network Neighborhood feature to share files and printers.
You're ready to share printers, use one PC as a backup disk for another, shoot sarcastic little on-screen messages to each other, and so on.
A print server can be used to share printers among computers on the network.