Any problems sharing a FMP5 file over TCP running on filemaker5?

Host iMAC DV 400 using Filemaker 5

Clients Win98 also running Filemaker 5

TCP/IP network.

I wanted to add the iMAC to the network and wanted to know if it is a bad idea, or if I need Filemaker server. 5 computers total on network.

I should work ok. You'll need to keep FM in the foreground on the iMac. Five clients should be ok for a normal copy of FM, depending of the processes being run. The only problems that can occur are slowdowns that result from FM 5 (not server) being single threaded. If one client is performing a long print script, for example, it can slow the other clients to a crawl. You will also need to tune up your layouts for best display on both platforms. -bd

One teensy weensy caveat -- font sizes on Macs are slightly smaller than the corresponding font sizes on Windows. Also, when printing, MacOS is WYSIWYG ("What You See Is What You Get"), whereas Windows is not.

Other than that...