Re: IIgs and OS X filesharing solutions

[Sean McNamara <sean@macassist.com.au>]

In article <cpO_b.41$yv2.64142@news.uswest.net>, "pilgrimer" <no@no.no> 
wrote:

> Now, as to the OS X system and GS/OS .....Aye...there's the rub...  They do
> NOT work and play well together.  I have not been able to signon to a OS X
> box and share.  OS X does some weirdness with signons that gets in the way.
> Also, when it came to OS X, Apple re-assigned the ProDOS file type so,
> ProDOS files are not at all recognized on a OS X box.  I have played with
> KEGS, Bernie and  the like in OS X and getting files to them I found
> somewhat a problem.  Oh and getting a USB floppy drive working in an
> emulator...THAT was a trip!.
> For any real GS or IIe use on a OS X net I recomend keeping a 68k Mac on the
> network This box  can then act as a File Server and pass things back and
> forth.
> 
> -Bart
> Keeper of the Network From Heck

As discussed previously in this group, and mentioned in this thread (by 
Dave Althoff), you should be able to get the GS and Mac OS X talking by 
enabling AppleTalk File Sharing using the Sharepoints program (and 
SysPrefs pane) - see

http://www.hornware.com/sharepoints/

Mac OS X by default publicises servers via AppleTalk and TCP/IP, but 
only allows connections over TCP/IP. enabling AppleTalk on the server 
should let the GS login.

My Apple //e Workstation Card arrived yesterday (woo-hoo!), and I'm just 
itching for the time to hook my //e, my IIgs and my Asante LocalTalk to 
Ethernet bridge up to my Ethernet network to see how it all connects to 
our OS 9 and OS X boxes. I will certainly post info once I've done that.

Regards

Sean

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