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From: dvb@inmet.inmet.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Tops advice needed
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Date: 15 Jun 90 15:59:00 GMT
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Re:  TOPS Stuff

We, too, have a bunch of nodes on a LocalTalk network all running TOPS
version 3.0.  About 8-10 Macs and 4 PCs.  Performance is not great,
but we find that printing is no problem (only one printer right now)
and copying files is also not bad, especially of the files are
smallish.

Remote mounting has worked flawlessly.  Minor system slow-downs when
there is heavy access.  (But hey, all we have are SEs)

A bonus with TOPS 3.0 is the Inbox stuff.  All the PCs and Macs we
have also have the Inbox mail package.  Nice easy mail and
file-enclosure mail to any of the other PCs and Macs.  Kind of useful
for people that do not want to figure out TOPS and/or where to find
remote files.

We do not have, but have seen TOPS for a Sun.  And the Macs and PCs
can mount a drive or partition from the Sun and pretend it is a Mac
drive.  Also easy to fathom and use.

Interesting?  Well, we like it.
Let me know if you have further questions.

David V. Baker
Intermetrics, Inc.
dvb@inmet.inmet.com