Re: What would you want in GS/OS 7.0?

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

Sheppy <the.sheppy@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Dec 16, 3:33 pm, dog_...@macgui.com (D Finnigan) wrote:
> > If Apple or someone were to release a GS/OS 7.0, which would be a total
> > rewrite of 6, but still maintained compatibility, what would you have it
> > include?
> 
> Well, just to be clear, there is no GS/OS 6. The current version of GS/
> OS is 4.0.2, which is included on System Disk 6.0.1. :)
> 
> > Personally I'd like a redesigned, updated interface, better handling of
> > 5.25" drives, and perhaps faster load time from disk (if that were
> > possible). A sort of "MultiFinder" like add-on would be nice too, and
> > perhaps some kind of Chooser desk accessory, to improve printer and network
> > selection.

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> Improved network and printer selection would be nice, although the
> current interface isn't bad actually IMHO. However, support for
> AppleShare over IP would be a must-have, IMHO. And even AppleShare
> over IP has been phased out in Mac OS X Snow Leopard

No it hasn't. AFP over IP is the native file sharing protocol in Snow
Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6).

Snow Leopard still has server-side support for the version of AFP over
IP being used by Mac OS 9 as a client, so you can connect from Mac OS 9
to 10.6. There was a bug in 10.6.0 and 10.6.1 which prevented this
working, but it was fixed in 10.6.2.

Snow Leopard dropped client-side support for the version of AFP over IP
supported by Mac OS 9's Personal File Sharing, so you can't connect from
Mac OS X 10.6 to Mac OS 9, but Snow Leopard can connect to older
versions of Mac OS X.

Snow Leopard dropped the last vestiges of AppleTalk. Printing was the
only AppleTalk feature which remained in Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5). I
think you have to go back to Panther (Mac OS X 10.3) for AFP over
AppleTalk, but I don't know if it was compatible with the AFP client in
the Apple II.

If I ever need to transfer files via AppleTalk, I have a LocalTalk
connection between my Apple IIgs and my PowerMac 8600 running Mac OS 9,
then I have an Ethernet connection to my MacBook Pro running 10.6.2.

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz