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From: dplatt@coherent.com (Dave Platt)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: phase 2 with CAP/KIP
Message-ID: <66709@coherent.coherent.com>
Date: 10 Aug 90 16:55:08 GMT
References: <2687293@AppleLink.Apple.COM> <1990Aug9.134900.215@cs.utk.edu>
Reply-To: dplatt@coherent.com (Dave Platt)
Organization: Coherent Thought Inc., Palo Alto CA
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In article <1990Aug9.134900.215@cs.utk.edu> wnn@ornl.gov (Wolfgang N. Naegeli) writes:

> Is that intended for OEMs/VARs to allow them to bundle a binary version 
> with their wares or to sell AppleShare serving software as an option?

Either is permissible, said the Apple folks at the announcement of this
program back at the WWDC in May.  However, Apple will give a substantial
discount (50%, I think) if the OEM/VAR agrees to bundle AppleTalk
support as a standard part of the system.

> And there is another missing link:  TCP/IP routing and AppleTalk in UDP 
> tunneling support by the Apple Internet Router!

The Apple folks who discussed the Internet Router at the WWDC were asked
about this.  Their response was along the lines of "No... the Apple
Internet Router is designed as a basic, limited-throughput router to get
people started.  We view tunnelling, high-throughput dedicated routers,
and so forth as appropriate markets for third-party developers."