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From: hardie@Apple.COM (Robert H. Tankersley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: ISC UNIX as Mac File Server?
Summary: It can be done
Message-ID: <46928@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 28 Nov 90 23:18:47 GMT
References: <368@gallium.UUCP>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <368@gallium.UUCP> garyb@gallium.UUCP (Gary Blumenstein) writes:
>
>Does anyone know if there exists software to allow a host running Interactive 
>UNIX  (Sys VR3.2 UNIX for i80386 PCs), to provide file services for the
>mac? 

Yes Gary, there are several ways to use a unix machine as a Mac file server.
The three that I know of are:

1. GatorShare from Cayman Systems.  This comes with the GatorBox, an ethernet/
AppleTalk router and NFS-AFP translator.  It can make an NFS volume look just
like an AppleShare server to the Macs (or whatever).

2. MacPathway from Wollongong.  This is a software only solution to the NFS-AFP
translation problem.  It lets your Mac connect to an NFS server and pretends
it's an AppleShare server.  Just double-click and your NFS volume opens up
with files, folders, icons, etc.

3. uShare from Sony(?).  This is software that runs on your unix box and 
interprets AFP to the unix file system.  This is just like running AppleShare
on your unix machine.

The Cayman and the Sony solution also include mail gateways from Mac to unix
mail and other goodies.  I hope this helps.

Hardie

internet-> hardie@apple.com

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