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From: rca@cs.brown.edu (Ronald C.F. Antony)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: NeXT & Macintosh
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Date: 29 Sep 90 00:15:05 GMT
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In article <1990Sep26.131604.4013@abcfd20.larc.nasa.gov>, alandail@applelink.apple.com writes:
|> Is it possible to do any of the following:
|> connect a LaserWriter II SC to a NeXT
yes
|> print on a NeXT from a Macintosh
should ne possible with networking software
|> connect an Apple CD-ROM Drive do a NeXT
if the mac is able to support NFS and can access the CD-ROM using NFS
|> use a NeXT as a file server for a Macintosh
yes, has been done here at Brown (in the language dept.) but I'm not sure what
software they used. Probably NFS.
|> access an AppleShare filesever from a NeXT
should work if there is NFS for the Mac
|> I'm willing to put an ethernet board in my mac to help with this
you probably have to do this.

-- Ronald
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