Re: What do YOU want?!!

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

In article <1994Feb11.202618.20122@news.weeg.uiowa.edu>
snelson@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu (Steven Nelson) writes:
> From article <2je036$n2s@sleepy.cc.utexas.edu>,
> by foegelle@sleepy.cc.utexas.edu (Michael Foegelle):
> > There, that should get someone's attention!  Actually, the full question 
> > should be something like, "What program or type of program would you most 
> > like to see written for your Apple II?"  
> > 
> 
> How about some appletalk file-sharing utilities, so users with IIGS or
> appletalk IIe machines could at least exchange files over appletalk.  GS
> server software would be even better.

That is something I have been thinking about doing, once I get an
AppleTalk network running between my two IIgses (and ImageWriter).  I
just need the networking card for the ImageWriter to get started...

I haven't done much thought towards it so far.

If I remember rightly, the IIe workstation card doesn't allow
additional AppleTalk protocols to be defined, so it would be difficult
(if not impossible) to make a IIe act as a file server.  It should be
possible on a IIgs, since you can add new protocols.  The standard
AppleTalk implementation on the IIgs and IIe doesn't support the
server end of ASP (AppleTalk Session Protocol), AFP (AppleTalk Filing
Protocol) or PAP (Printer Access Protocol), only the client end.

A simpler task would be a utility program which lets you copy files
from one computer to another across the network.  It should be
possible to have the IIgs do the server end of this in the background,
but not the IIe.  There wouldn't be anything in the way of protection,
and it would require running a special program at the client end
(which could be an NDA or Finder Extension).

> I also doubt you would recover your investment if you had to buy IIe
> appletalk cards, IIGS's, etc. to test your software.

...and documentation.  I already have all the necessary manuals
(Inside AppleTalk and the Apple II AppleTalk documentation).

I have access to at least one enhanced IIe, probably two, but I don't
know anyone nearby with a IIe workstation card.  If I got serious
about this, I'm sure I could find one to borrow.
-- 
David Empson                                                               
dempson@swell.actrix.gen.nz                                                
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