Re: Network with a Mac

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

Tim (tim@buffnet.net) wrote:
: After reading the networking article in Joe Kohn's newsletter a few months
: back, I spent some time networking my IIgs to my Mac Performa with
: PhoneNet cards.  It seems to work beautifully!  Being able to store my GS
: files on my 1 gig Mac drive has sure freed up my 40 meg GS hard drive
: quite a bit, not to mention it impresses all of my friends. :)

Yep it is pretty cool

: One question, though:  Is it possible to access my Mac CD-ROM drive on the
: IIgs?  If this is possible, would I be able to purchase some IIgs CD-ROMS,
: insert them in my Mac's CD-ROM, and access them with the GS's System 6? 
: How about audio CD's?  Or is this a complete impossibility?

Coupla issues here: first, the number of IIgs CDs fits on one hand with
fingers to spare; second, it's iffy whether file sharing works for volumes
using file systems other than HFS. Should you turn up some CDs you want
to use, the easier approach is to get a cheap external CD drive. Apple's
CD150 is completely plug 'n play with system 6 and, being a single speed,
would be mighty cheap. I have one on my IIgs and it works quite well.
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