Re: AppleTalk

[Greg Buchner <apple22@mn.rr.com>]

In article <MqjSa.32191$EZ2.7642@nwrddc01.gnilink.net>,
 "Michael Pender" <mpender@hotmail.com> wrote:

Well, being that Bill has pointed you to the FAQ...

> Can I boot the IIgs from Appletalk?  If so, what are the limitations?

Yes, but only if running AppleShare 3.0.  It doesn't work with the 
built-in filesharing for booting.  AppleShare 3.0 also only runs on Mac 
OS 7 (or earlier?) I believe.  Don't know which versions either...  
Actually, I think AppleShare 2 will also work, but that only works on 
Mac System 6 as far as I know.  I think there's an option for doing this 
under Linux, but haven't paid attention.  Haven't ever heard of a way to 
do this under Windows.

> Does AppleTalk work under Prodos 8, or only under the Finder?  In other
> words, under Prodos 8 can I browse the hard drive a my Mac or PC looking for
> files?

Yes.  But...(there's always a but...) in ProDOS 8, you are still limited 
in the filenames you can use.  Basically you have to stick to standard 
P8 filesnames on the Mac.  Like the disk name and any folders you use.  
I seem to recall that there is a limit on the amount of disk space you 
could access that way, but I may be way off.  Less limits under GS/OS.  
I figured that if I ever set up a Mac to do this, I'd have a ~32MB 
ProDOS volume for this purpose.

> Is there a convenient way to store DSK files on the second computer (Mac or
> PC) and use these as though they were local floppies?

Not that I know of...

> Can a person transfer a file via AppleTalk to the slot 5 ramdisk and use
> that like a floppy?

Yep.

> How does the speed of AppleTalk compare to a 3.5" floppy, an IDE slot drive,
> or an external SCSI drive?

Slow.  Appletalk runs at 230,400bps.  Although I did use it for a while 
to back up my GS's HD to an EZ 135 cartridge on my Mac and to move files 
I downloaded on my Mac to my GS.  It wasn't that bad overall...

Greg B.

PS.  Any errors are because of my own faulty memory...

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