Re: Apple II network utilities

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

Frank Townsend <ftownsen@iamdigex.net> wrote:

> "David Empson" <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote in message
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> > Frank Townsend <ftownsen@iamdigex.net> wrote:
> >
> > > My MacLC/IIe card will boot from an AppleShare server, to a Basic
> > > prompt.  I would like to copy files from the Apple IIe to the server,
> > > but none of the usual utilities running on local drives on the LC/IIe
> > > seem to be able to see the volumes on the server.
> >
> > Define "usual utilities".  Copy II+ almost certainly won't be able to
> > access a server.  Apple II System Utilities should work, as should
> > AppleWorks, ShrinkIt and several others.
> 
> I was using ShrinkIt.
> 
> > You have to boot from a disk which is set up correctly with the ATINIT
> > file that hooks the network interface into ProDOS.  This should be done
> > automatically if you are booting from a server, but won't work with
> > booting from a local volume unless you copy the appropriate ATINIT file
> > onto your startup disk.  For local booting, you also need the other
> > AppleShare utilities such as NAMER.II, CHOOSER.II, LOGON and LOGOFF.
> 
> I was booting from the server then, at the Basic prompt typing IN#5 which
> boots ShrinkIt.

Ah - in that case you've just rebooted on a local disk, which will
disconnect you from the server.

If you want to remain connected to the server, you need to run a program
selector (my QUITTER.SYSTEM might be OK, though I don't know how well
Birds Better Bye handles server volumes) and launch ShrinkIt from there,
rather than booting from another disk.

> Sorry, I meant the software that I assume is supplied with the Workstation
> Card, not the card itself.

You might need the software to access a networked printer or to control
file server connections (or to support accessing the server after
booting from a local disk).

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz