Re: Appletalk question

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Morel explained:

>william strutts <wrstrutts1@nospam.home.com> wrote:
>
>> Okay, I now have my Mac Classic II talking to my Apple IIgs
>> however, the Mac can't see the IIgs but the IIgs can see the Mac.
>> What gives?
>
>This is how it should be. A Mac running System 7 or later can act as a
>"server" (i. e. it can be seen on the network and files can be
>read/written to it by users of other machines). A IIGS can only act as a
>"client" (the IIGS user can read/write files to servers) but not as a
>server, so it does not show up on the network.
>
>
>>  I can open up the Mac and browse the HD but
>> not the reverse.  Is there a way for the Mac to see the IIgs?
>
>If it is not clear from the above, there is no way.

Nicely explained.

But a second question immediately arises:  What would it take
to write an AppleShare file server for the IIgs, suitable for older
Macs (at least) and IIgs's and //e's?  If this were written, a IIgs
could serve as a file server for other IIgs's and //e's, as well as
the occasional Mac.  Perhaps multiple IIgs's could even do
peer-to-peer file sharing.

Is this not done because it's impossible, or because of lack of
documentation, or because no one has taken the time to do it?

-michael

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