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Article #12149Re: Mac server for PCs on Ethernet
From: Angus Fox
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 1991 08:22
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 1991 08:22
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In article <1991Sep2.165236.19605@PacBell.COM>, perl@PacBell.COM (Richard Perlman) writes: > > >In article <3197@otc.otca.oz>, jdu@otc.otca.oz (Jun Du) writes: > >> Does anyone know of any software for file transfer between > >> PCs and Macs on Ethernet with the Mac as file server. A Western Digital > >> Ethernet card and PC/TCP package are installed on the PC. > > CENTRAM (was TOPS) at one time distributed AppleTalk drivers for > the Western Digital card on a PC. That would not solve your > problem alone, but would allow you to use AppleShare PC or any > other software expecting a LocalTalk board and standard AppleTalk > drivers. We are using the driver with PC/Anywhere-MAC (or > whatever the name is) to allow Macs to remote control a PC. > Wrong Wrong Wrong. Sitka's (Was TOPS, Was Centram) drivers do not support AppleShare PC. They support DosTOPS and some other AppleTalk software such as InBox PC and Quickmail PC. Farallon / Apple AppleShare PC software version 2 provides a WD Ethernet driver. Angus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Angus Fox [Sent Using Eudora] Sun Microsystems Europe Inc - Sitka Europe Internet:Angus.Fox@UK.Sun.COM Janet:Angus.Fox@sun.co.uk CompuServe 72421,60 AppleLink:SITKAEUROPE Tel:+44 276 51440 Fax:+44 276 51287 "I could be the ticket man at Fulham Broadway Station" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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