🚀 go-pugleaf

Howdy,

I am interested in networking our Macs to a Ethernet network of 
Suns, Symbolics', TI Explorers, an IBM RT, and an HP 9000) running 
IP/TCP and to a lonely Compaq 386. Two of our Mac II's have 
EtherTalk. I would prefer to use EtherTalk as the connection to the 
Ethernet network and not to purchase a hardware box such as a 
Kinetics FastPath. At the minimum, I need to be able to do file 
transfer (such as with FTP). Optimally, I would like transparent 
access to each machine's file system, access to the Mac LaserWriter 
from the Unix workstations, and mail exchange between all 
machines. Am I asking too much? 

What's the best AppleTalk networking software to use for which 
third parties offer software to link into IP/TCP, AppleShare? TOPS?
I need something compatible with a multi-user 4th Dimension 
database. What solutions are there for connecting the PC to 
AppleTalk? Thanks in advance.

Eric Preyss
IntelliCorp GmbH
Munich, W. Germany
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