Re: Apple Worksstatiom card for //e

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

Bruce Maples (themaples@worldnet.att.net) wrote:
: On 23 Oct 1997 16:26 -0500, spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)
: wrote:

: >    Well, the 'AppleTalk PC Card' will install inside any IBM PC 
: >with ISA slots and allow that machine to connect to an AppleTalk 
: >network. There is DOS software for filing sharing and using laser
: <<snip>>

: Question -- If my PC is on the 'net using TCP/IP, AND I've got your
: card installed, so I'm also running AppleTalk, is it possible to route
: AppleTalk to the 'net?  I would assume the answer is no, since I've
: not heard of a PC being able to do routing just by loading two
: protocols.  But, thought I'd ask.

Apple has software called IP Gateway which allows boxes on localtalk to
handle TCP, but it of course runs on Macs. You can expect minimal support
for Appletalk on non Apple boxes. That's the price you pay when you mix
brand X hardware in with your Apple hardware.
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