Re: IIgs to Network via Linux

[phoenyx <phoenyx@texas.net>]

Supertimer wrote:

> Warren Anthony Stramiello <gte704i@acmey.gatech.edu> wrote:
>
> >I'm trying to set up my IIgs to connect to my Linux box, and from there
> >into the network... How would I go about doing this? I'm thinking I need
> >to set up the linux box to accept logins via the serial and lpt ports...
> >but what do I need to do from the IIgs side?
>
> A terminal program supporting VT100.  http://www.intrec.com/
> has ProTERM 3.1, which is great for this.  It also supports zmodem
> for file transfers.
>
> Or you can set up GNO/ME for the IIGS and zmodem via its
> shell command line using the familiar sz command.
>
> If you want something more, there is Netatalk for Linux.  I'm not
> sure where to get it, but it lets you set up Linux as an LocalTalk
> server.  The IIGS can then log on using Finder and navigate files
> and folders as if on its own hard drive.

This is a bit esoteric, but the newer Linux kernels also support the
HFS format and MAC partitions. I've used this to read MAC cd's.

Phoenyx