In fact, MAS 90cs actually runs on the host in character mode. These methods copy the entire graphical screen image from a Windows NT task or a local workstation and download it to the remote computer. Even over high-speed lines, there is often a tedious wait for the screen to display. File Server LAN environments must be very stable for use in accounting applications and even so, performance will degrade rapidly as network demand increases with more users. The MAS 90cs version runs on the server.
File access is direct to the server's drive without the delay of transmission over the network.
Its much faster. The data and program control never leave the server. Network crashes and workstation reboots can't affect the process running on the server. Its far more reliable. See what Dexter Odom at Dexter's Farm had to say about his switch from MAS 90 for Unix to Windows NTcs.