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From: ooblick@unirot.UUCP (Mikki Barry)
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Subject: Re: IBM-PC <-> VAX <-> MAC network?
Message-ID: <121@unirot.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 6-Nov-86 14:06:18 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  6 14:06:18 1986
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References: <2047@dalcs.UUCP> <270@apple.UUCP>
Reply-To: ooblick@unirot.UUCP (Mikki Barry)
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In article <270@apple.UUCP> ems@apple.UUCP (Mike Smith) writes:
>In article <2047@dalcs.UUCP> lane@dalcs.UUCP writes:
>>Our company (and those who work for it) has/have a number of PC-clones,
>>a few Mac's, and assorted others (Apple //c and Apple ///'s).  There is
>>talk of getting a uVAX or similar mini.  Question... Is there a local-
>>area-network product that will allow all of these machines (especially
>>the PC's and Mac's) to be connected in some reasonable fashion, preferrably
>>using the VAX as a file server?  
>>
>I don't have a very good answer, but in networking problems it is often
>the case that any answer is better than none ...  :-( ...

There is currently a product on the market called TOPS which is currently
being used by our company to network IBM PC's and Macs.  One PC clone has
been loaded with hard drives and is being used as a file server for the
rest of the network.  Mac files can easily be stored on the PC hard drives.
The company that wrote TOPS promises a system for UNIX and VMS boxes
very soon.

For the Mac, software only is needed.  For the PC's and Vaxen, a card
will be required.

So far, its worked fine for us.

Mikki Barry