Re: New Computer..

[philip@utstat.toronto.edu (Philip McDunnough)]

In article <Cn5AHC.D8y@crash.cts.com> shack@crash.cts.com (Randy Shackelford) writes:

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>I can't imagine getting anything other than Apple hardware myself. Don't know
>of any other manufacturer whose machines will network with my ten year old //e
>and seven year old IIgs for sharing files, and I've never seen another brand
>of laser printer to which I can print with Appleworks on my //e. I think I'll
>resist the urge to buy a 601 machine or put the processor upgrade card in my
>Quadra though, and see what comes out next.

As for the networking part, any PC clone will do. You have 2 choices, one
which is coming in the fall. This one is Copstalk. It's a Windows' product
that exist now  as a client to Appleshare. The server part will come later
this year. It's a very nice product. Another alternative might be something
like Coactive Connection which provides System 7-like server/client AFP
volumes ( and printing) via the parallel port and PhoneNet. Or get a NeXT
PC and put uShare on.
 
It seems to me that one doesn't want to be blind to the alternatives, 
including improving your GS.

-- 
Philip McDunnough
University of Toronto
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