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- From: heksterb@cs.utwente.nl (Ben Hekster)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
- Subject: Re: Networking pre-System 7
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.114104.20360@cs.utwente.nl>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 11:41:04 GMT
- References: <1992Dec19.183617.160568@bmug.org>
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- Organization: University of Twente, Dept. of Computer Science
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- In article <1992Dec19.183617.160568@bmug.org> Craig_m._Jennings@bmug.org writes:
- > But what about the SE with System 6.0.7? What is needed for this one to be a
- >file server as well? Is there something I am missing -- there is nothing in
- >the System Software that suggests this can be done. Do I have to upgrade this
- >one to Sys 7?
- > And if this is a file server, can LocalTalk allow each of these two to "host"
- >each other?
-
- Basically, a machine has to be a file server in order for another
- machine to be able to use its files. On the other hand, any Macintosh
- with the AppleShare Chooser Extension/INIT (which means, practically,
- every Mac in existence) can use files that are `served' by another
- Macintosh.
-
- To my knowledge, there are four ways to add file sharing
- capabilities to a pre-System 7.0 Macintosh:
-
- (1) Upgrade to System 7
-
- (2) AppleShare server software
- This is an Apple-commercial product which turns your Mac into
- a dedicated multi-user file server
-
- (3) Public Folder
- This is Michael Pierce's shareware Chooser Extension which also
- gives your Mac multi-user file server capabilities through a
- "Apple File Exchange"-like interface.
-
- (4) Cher
- [warning: shameless plug] I wrote a small Control Panel some
- time ago which also lets a pre-7.0 Mac function as a file server,
- with the limitations that only one user can `log in' to the
- server at a time, and the served files are read-only. However,
- the volume does appear on the Finder desktop and behaves like
- any ordinary server volume. It's very small and unobtrusive,
- and I use it all the time myself.
-
- (1) and (3) are publically available, (2) is public but commercial,
- (4) is freeware but I haven't submitted it to any public site, yet.
- I'll e-mail it to anyone who's interested.
-
- --
- Ben `Hackster' Hekster | "In the comfort of this room
- heksterb@cs.utwente.nl | the challenge died"
-