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From: peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: System 7 and appleshare
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Date: 21 Mar 91 17:15:23 GMT
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In article <1991Mar20.144511.6426@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE>, breidenb@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Oliver Breidenbach) writes:
> 
> hi,
> 
> Did you realise that under 7.0 EVERY Mac can be a server WITHOUT AppleShare
> Server Software??? It comes with the system FREE and, hey, it looks GOOD.
> 
> So I suppose you simply install sys 7.0 on your server and throw away
> AppleShare Server software. And you even can use your mac server for doing
> other tasks as well...
> 
> Heaven on earth... !?
> 
> I don't know any reason why that shouldn't work with all software running on
> AppleShare file servers. (Mailsystems, Printserver ...)

System 7 file sharing is very nice, but it won't replace high use
AppleShare servers since it limits the number of concurrent users
to a relatively small number (forgot exactly).

You'll still want AppleShare for servers that have a high number of
users.  And the new version of AppleShare is rumored to include a
number of goodies like remote booting support and such.

-- michael

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