>Hmm. Casting my memory way back I seem to remember that, under Novell anyway, this was true only the first time an app was started. It was actually faster starting from the server than local, the 2nd...etc times...

I am not a Netware guru, but the transfer rate to the local hard disk is much faster than the standard 10mps LAN speed. That is what I was basing my comments on. :-)