Re: Accessing Appletalk file shares on a IIgs

[Howe Family <khowe@omninet.net.au>]

In article <_tKH6.28911$ff.212754@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, "Simon 
Biber" <xbiber@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> Hi Mark,
> 
> Thanks for your instructions. I've enabled Appletalk in the control 
> panel,
> and I found the setting to boot up from Appletalk. Does anyone know where 
> I
> can get a copy of Appleshare 3 so I can set that up?
> 

You missed out on a brand new shrinkwrapped copy given away on 
aus.computers.mac. Not wanting to gloat, but I didn't miss out on it :) 
It is possible to boot a GS over the network from Appleshare 3, but I 
don't think you could set that up without having a 3.5 to load GSOS onto 
the server :(

Contact me by email, I can probably spare a 3.5 drive, and I'm in Aussie.

> Since my IIgs currently has no hard disk, no 3.5" drive, just two 5.25"
> drives, I don't think I'm going to have much success loading GS/OS from
> floppy.
> 

No success at all. What do you currently have, and what would you like 
to achieve with your GS? To really enjoy it, you'll want at least 4Megs 
of Ram and a hard drive. The Focus drives from Alltech, and the Sirius 
Ram Cards are the way to go.

> There must be Appletalk software for ProDOS, such as the IIe Workstation
> Card software. Does anyone know where I could get those programs? Do they
> work on the IIgs?
> 

It's unlikely you're going to be able to get that going, and it would 
only let your GS run as if it was a fast //e. The GS is capable of much 
more than that.

Send me an email at khowe@omninet.net.au and I should be able to get you 
a floppy organised anyway.

Kim Howe
khowe@omninet.net.au
See my GS programs at
http://www.a2central.com/~kimhowe