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Article #2866Re: Likewise net software from Apple
From: David Gutierrez
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 17:32
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 17:32
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In article <1992Sep10.031404.7606@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> Mark.R.Valence@dartmouth.edu (Mark R. Valence) writes: >In article <7267@lib.tmc.edu> >drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu (David Gutierrez) writes: >> It does this by using AppleTalk broadcasts. This is good in an isolated >> classroom, since it saves time. This is bad in a big AppleTalk network, because >> it eats so much bandwidth. > >Er, not really. Actually, its use of broadcasts actually LIGHTENS the >load on >the network, with respect to the direct-addressed packet schemes. It does, >however cause each Mac on the "target" network to service an >ever-so-minor interrupt not a real problem. But what about the other 1000 Macs (outside of the classroom) on our Ethernet - won't they see the broadcast, too? And the 3000 PCs, dozens of Unix boxes and assorted mainframes might also notice the traffic. David Gutierrez drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu "Only fools are positive." - Moe Howard
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!darwin.sura.net!convex!bcm!lib!biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu From: drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu (David Gutierrez) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: Likewise net software from Apple Message-ID: <7289@lib.tmc.edu> Date: 10 Sep 1992 17:32:51 GMT References: <18kcvoINNd5t@huon.itd.adelaide.edu.au> <7267@lib.tmc.edu> <1992Sep10.031404.7606@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> Sender: usenet@lib.tmc.edu Organization: Univ. Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Lines: 23 Nntp-Posting-Host: drg.mda.uth.tmc.edu