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From: amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Allen J Michielsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Networking two Macintoshes: what do I need?
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Date: 17 Jan 91 18:39:28 GMT
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In article <0B010004.cbu2u6@outpost.UUCP> peirce@outpost.UUCP writes:
>In article <19076@shlump.nac.dec.com>, long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long)
>>  I'd like to network a IIci and an SE. They are in close proximity...
>>  Appletalk is fine, as high transmission speeds are not a priority, and I'd
>>  like to trade off hassle vs. cost. I know, for example, I could tie the two
>>  together with a serial line and...to transfer files, but I'd prefer
>>  a method that would let me mount a folder(s) from one machine on the other
>>  (preferably two-way--i.e. a folder from the ci mounted on the SE and vice
>>  versa at the same time). Security is not important.
>>  What products do I need to accomplish this? I know there's shareware
>>  called Public Folder--will this do what I need? 
>>  the two machines? What are these PhoneNet things?
>If you want to mount the other machine's disk you can use TOPS. ....
>Public Folder was written for your situation, I had two machines on
>my desk and they couldn't exchange files - so I wrote Public Folder
>to do that.  It *doesn't* provide volume mounting, what it does provide
>is a way to easily transfer files from one machine to another (if
>you use Unix, think of it as FTP for the Mac (sort of)).

   I'm sorry but I must be either mighty dim, else missing something.  What's
that thing apple supplies with the system for free, AppleShare.  Doesn't that
do exactly what the original poster asked for ? 
   In the repated question that went unanswered re: PhoneNet 'things'...
PhoneNet Connectors and connecting wire(s) are little boxes that 'convert'
the rs422/rs232 signal that comes out of your mac (s) and printer (s) and stuff
into a lower voltage signal with characteristics that lends it self to multiple
receivers/transmitters and long distances (on the order of approaching a mile).
These little passive hardware 'voltage/signal' converters are often confused
with the software protocool which is generally used with it (which apple
started out calling the same thing).
al

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