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Re: Should this crash my Mac?

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From: Rebecca and Rowland
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 00:00
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andy the pugh <a.c.pugh@shef.ac.uk> wrote:

> I was curious whether I could access the networked CD-ROMS at work when
> logged in via OT-PPP. 
> 
> Going in to the chooser and attempting to turn on appletalk leads to an
> instant and complete system seizure.
> 
> OK, I can see that it probably shouldn't work, but the way the system
> objects is a little unsubtle. 

Nothing you can do with keybaord and mouse *should* crash your Mac.
Reality is obviously a different matter.

> Any ideas if it is possible to mount remote volumes over PPP?

With the right software, yes.  Which software?  No idea.  Dead useful,
eh?

Rowland.

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