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From: tldavis@athena.mit.edu (Timothy L. Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: IPT Personal Server vs. other AppleShare Servers
Keywords: Network File Servers, AppleTalk, AppleShare
Message-ID: <1990Aug2.085336.24602@athena.mit.edu>
Date: 2 Aug 90 08:53:36 GMT
Sender: daemon@athena.mit.edu (Mr Background)
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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What is the best inexpensive solution for sharing data files on an AppleShare
network?  I have tried SingleShare (shareware on sumex-aim.stanford.edu),
but it seems to be fairly buggy still.  I'm looking for a commercial-quality
file server.  I've also seen Oscar and Public Folder, but the virtual hard
disk approach is more attractive for us.

I've been told that the "IPT Personal Server Network" is what I want, at
around $150.  Is this a good quality, bug-free product?  At a good price?

I realize that publish/subscribe will be present in System 7.0, but we
cannot wait that long.  I would think that such products would lower their
prices (as did Virtual) considering their short time frame for useability.

Any comments?

Thanks,

Tim Davis
tldavis@mit.edu