Re: thinking of buying imac but no floopy, how do u share files?

[Greg Buchner <nobody@wavetech.net>]

In article <jeff-246080.14502427072000@nntp.cts.com>, Jeff Jungblut 
<jeff@nospam.soapzone.com> wrote:

> In article <XFZf5.2089$1V.89271@nntp1.onemain.com>, shack@southwind.net 
> (Randy Shackelford) wrote:
> 
> > >If the iMacs aren't in the same room, you could connect both to your 
> > >ISPs and do file sharing over TCP/IP, or one of you could put your 
> > >files 
> > >on Apple's iDisk server (a public AppleShare server that gives users 
> > >something like 20MB of free space).
> > 
> > Let's hear a bit more about that. As in how to get on, how to access, 
> > etc.
> 
> Go to www.apple.com, click iTools, then iDisk.
> 
> It requires Mac OS 9 to set up an account and connect.  I tried 
> connecting to idisk.mac.com with the Chooser under 8.6 and it complained 
> about not having the required UAM available.

To get on an iDisk with 8.6, you just need to update Appleshare to at
least 3.8.6...it's available as an update from Apple.  There was also
a way to create an iTools account with an earlier system (I did with
MacOS 8.1 on a Quadra 650), but I think Apple changed their method and
timing of checking for what system you are using so the old method
doesn't work.  Also, there is a patch out that will patch iTools so
that it will run under at least MacOS 8.6.  This one I know works
good, as I'm running 8.6 and can log on to iTools with no problems.

If anyone wants the URL for the patch, e-mail me and I'll try to
dig it out again.

Greg B.
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