Re: IIgs power supply question

[dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <3bqcr8$pbb@clyde.ics.uci.edu>,
Leif Strand <lstrand@ics.uci.edu> wrote:
> 
> I thought System 7 had built-in filesharing; in other words, you could share
> files amongst Macs on a network without a dedicated file server (running the
> expensive AppleShare file server software).  Am I right about this?  Or is it
> that you need the dedicated server software to _boot_ the GS over the network
> (as opposed to simply sharing files)?

Right on both counts.

The full AppleShare server software is also more powerful than System
7's file sharing (faster, supports more users).
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David Empson
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