Re: Help need it on AppleShare (long!!)

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From: Peter Merchant
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 1989 20:55

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In article <Feb.3.00.26.45.1989.18494@topaz.rutgers.edu> Hanz Makmur writes:
>2. the success rate of the Appleshare card on the ATT was 60%,(2 out of 6 fail)
>   to work properly. and the the installation on the PC was a total failure.
>   According to an apple salesman, the ApplesharePC card doesnot work with PC
>   but the AppleShare PC card manual says it should work. If anyone out there
>   ever installed the card, could you guys let me know ?? (Thanks !!)

Well, I've installed AppleShare PC in an IBM PC and it worked fine.  I've also
installed them in PC-XTs and Zenith Z-286s.  It's worked flawlessly.

On the PC end, check and make certain that you don't have any other drivers
than the AppleTalk ones.  At one point I had my mouse and my AppleShare both
talking on on the COM1: port and it was not pretty.

Also, check your ROM.  I was told that early ROMs require an AT class machine
because they use arithmatic operations specific to the 80286 to figure out
checksums.  (And, of course, since developers use '286 or '386 machines, no
one noticed the bug 'til it got out)  I think you need version 2 of the ROM.
I assume the AT&T is an 8086...
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"Tired and lonely,                     Peter Merchant (merchant@eleazar.UUCP)
 I'm calling for you..."                     (Peter.G.Merchant@dartmouth.EDU)

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From: merchant@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Peter Merchant)
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Subject: Re: Help need it on AppleShare (long!!)
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Date: 4 Feb 89 20:55:04 GMT
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