Re: Apple IIGS network filesharing

[dog_cow@macgui.com (D Finnigan)]

Ewen wrote:
> Steve,
> 
>> I am looking for a layman's technical explanation why a IIGS can not
>> connect to a Mac running OSX using the AppleShare control panel.  I
>> accept that it doesn't work, but I don't have a good idea why not.
> 
> If the object of the exercise is simply to connect to a Mac running OSX
> and transfer files, then as you have an Uthernet card, installing
> Marinetti, and then running SAFE2 will give you full FTP access to all
> the machines on your network.
> 
> If you connect to their IP Address, then you will be able to see each
> computer, navigate its folders, and transfer files both ways.
> 

But you can't do fun things such as have a netboot disk, connect to the
server, and then load the Finder and any other application over the network.