Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!usc!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!rutgers!elbereth.rutgers.edu!joseph From: joseph@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Seymour Joseph) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk Subject: Re: Apple IIgs to Sun 2/120? Message-ID: Date: 4 Dec 90 03:15:33 GMT References: <90323.150258UD169430@NDSUVM1.BITNET> <1990Nov20.100930.26991@nntp-server.caltech.edu> <90326.031555UD169430@NDSUVM1.BITNET> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 20 Chuck, I don't think he was asking about appletalk phase II, he was asking about AUFS's non compliance with the Apple Filing Protocol 2.0 (AFP 2.0). This protocol is the basis for apple's current file sharing products and is backward compatible with AFP 1.0 for most Macintosh applications. Unfortunately, the Apple IIGS and some other implementations REQUIRE the current 2.0 implementation or newer. (rumor has AFP 3.0 ready for release within 6 months) Since AFP 1.0 works for most machines, many developers of file sharing tools have not bothered to update them to support 2.0. When 3.0 ships, they may be very sorry they haven't kept up. This situation makes things very confusing for folks using applshare compatible drivers and devices that simply won't work because the third party applications have never been updated. AUFS is one of those applications. Seymour Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com