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Re: Mac server for PCs on Ethernet

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From: Angus Fox
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

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Subject: Re: Mac server for PCs on Ethernet
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