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- From: bsardis@netcom.com (Barry Sardis)
- Subject: Re: Mac & PC living together ????
- Message-ID: <1992Dec12.064143.27289@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <bambi-081292150801@wina70.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de>
- Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 06:41:43 GMT
- Lines: 54
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- bambi@informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Stefan Bamberger) writes:
-
-
- >Hi netters,
-
-
- >I'm going to buy a DOS computer with a SCSI disk controller. I decided for
- >the Adaptec 1542B, because of trying to minimalize any compatibility and
- >driver problems.
- >Now my questions:
-
- >1.) I heared of an Adaptec 1542C. Is it better, faster, cheaper?
-
- I have a B - never heard of a C.
-
- >2a.) We use a lot of Macintosh computers in our department linked together
- >with
- > an ethernet. They do their backups within the net. I will join the net
- >with
- > my PC ethernet adapter. I'm looking for SW, so that both _worlds_ (PC
- >&
- > mac) are transparent to each other.
-
- I have my PC and Mac SE networked, but on Appletalk. I am using the PhoneNET
- Card PC and Localtalk software from Farallon. I believe that the Farallon
- software (perhaps another version) will allow the PC the connect over ethernet.
-
- I did need to upgrade the Mac to System 7 to get the file sharing, but it
- works with regular Appleshare (which I didn't want to use/buy).
-
- >2b.) Now the hat-trick ! ;-))
- > The Macintoshs use a backup software called RETROSPECT. With it, it is
- > possible to make remote backups of all macintosh in a net to a
- > predefined time. I would like to use this service, too !!!
- > Probably, I need a driver which lets the AT looking like a Macintosh
- > for the backup software.
-
- >Especially to the net problem it seems, as if _nobody_ has ever tried to
- >link a PC in an Mac ETHERTALK net. The other way round is easygoing with
- >NOVELL etc., but with the peer-to-peer Mac net as host it looks rather
- >difficult.
-
- I've "requested" that Farallon provide the System 7 file sharing capability
- for the PC side, but as of now it is only one way.
-
- >I could imagine that the answer of the net problems is not only interesting
- >for me. If I got any solutions, I would post them.
-
- >-Stefan
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