Re: Appletalk Mac LC and GS

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

Greg Andrzejewski <pressyourluck85@yahoo.com> wrote:

>     I would like to be able to transfer files from my Mac LC to my Apple
> IIgs. I have several Phonenet connectors. How do I set up my LC running
> system 6.0.7 to talk with my Apple IIgs?

As things stand, you can't do file sharing between the machines.

Apple introduced file sharing as a new feature in Mac System 7, so Mac
System 6 doesn't have the necessary bits.

Your options are:

(a) Upgrade to System 7 on the LC.

(b) Get hold of a copy of the AppleShare 2.0 server and run that on the
LC.  (It takes over the entire machine, preventing it from being used
for anything other than running the server.)

Once either of these requirements has been met, the LC will be able to
act as a file server, but you still need to set up the client side on
the IIgs.

I've posted articles about this in the past, and I expect that something
has made it into the comp.sys.apple2 FAQ.

The key requirements are:

- Turn on AppleTalk on both machines.  (This may require rearranging
some cards in slots on the IIgs, depending on which ROM version you have
and what you are currently doing with slots 1, 2 and 7.)

- Connect the network between the machines.  You must use the printer
port on the LC, but can potentially use either port on the IIgs.

- Set up file sharing or AppleShare on the LC, and share folders or
drives as appropriate.

- You must be running GS/OS on the IIgs in order to act as an AppleShare
client.  The system disk needs to have the appropriate support files
installed.

If you are booting from an 800K floppy, this is rather tricky, because
it isn't possible to fit a normal IIgs system (complete with Finder) as
well as the AppleShare client software.  The solution available via the
IIgs System 6 installer is to set up a system disk without Finder but
with the AppleShare software.  You can potentially run Finder as a
normal application from another disk, but this is a pain in the neck if
you only have a single 800K drive.

No problem with a 1.4M floppy (SuperDrive) or a hard drive - just use
the System 6 installer to add the AppleShare client to your system
software.

- Assuming you get everything working, use the AppleShare CDEV on the
IIgs to connect to the LC, and log in as the owner of the LC.  This will
give you full access for copying files to and from the LC.

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz