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Re: How can I share a HD with two //GSes?



ICS Softy (icssofty@aol.com) wrote:
: If you're looking to access the drive from both systems at the same time,
: you're probably out of luck.

: Using a Mac as a server doesn't require the ultra-expensive AppleShare(tm)
: software.  Mac System 7.x has built in filesharing capability.  It does
: require a Mac with AppleTalk (dunno which models have it :/), but all you
: would need after that are some inexpensive PhoneNet connectors to connect
: all three systems.

Well for some reason I can't turn on Appletalk in system 4.1 on my Mac 128 
and I haven't tried with a 512 but I know every Mac from the Plus up can run 
system 7 and use file sharing. I even ran Appleshare 3.0 on a Plus for a 
while. You can pick up a Plus for as little as $75 these days and hard disks
are hovering around $.25/mb too. 
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