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From: BERGMANN@vpymza.sowi.uni-mainz.de ("HANS-JUERGEN BERGMANN, PSYCHOLOGISCHES INST. UNI MAINZ")
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Subject: Apple MAC and Network-Soft/Hardware
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Date: 9 Jul 90 16:16:00 GMT
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Hallo,

one of our departments needs some help in designing a LAN
(Ethernet) for Mac's, Sun's, PC's and DecNet access.
They don't want to use extra software on the SUN, but still
have to buy the hard and software for the MACS and PC's.
They thought on using the TOPS software, but that sounded
to me like some specific solution for the MAC ( Sun doing
Appletalk and acting as a router to all other machines).
It also is quite expensive.
Aren't there any solution on some standard protokol like
TCP/IP.
What hardware would be neccessary for the MACS and PC's.
Is Appletalk still working ( Printer ).
Are there Public-Domain solutions (at least for some basic
functionality like FTP and Telnet)

Every help is appreciated

      H.-J. B.

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Hans-J. Bergmann
Psychologisches Institut d. Uni. Mainz
- Psychophysiology & Human Factors Group -
D-6500 Mainz, F.R.G.
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