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From: dwb@apple.UUCP (David W. Berry)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MAC ][ / SUN network
Message-ID: <7290@apple.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jan 88 23:24:36 GMT
References: <158@anumb.UUCP>
Reply-To: dwb@apple.UUCP (David W. Berry)
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Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, USA
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In article <158@anumb.UUCP> acw@anumb.UUCP (a.w.wadell) writes:
>We have a SUN 3/260 with a 250 M disk drive and would like to connect some
>small workstations to it via Ethernet.  We are considering some SUN 3/50 M
>without disks, since they can use the big disk drive.  I would like to explore
>the possibility of using a MAC ][ running AU/X on the network.  I have a few
>questions:
>	- Can the MAC ][ be connected to the ethernet ?
	Yes, if you install an EtherTalk card.  A/UX will then have all
the networking features of your suns (except they cannot be diskless)
The Mac OS will be able to use AppleTalk over EtherNet.  Apple doesn't
currently support TCP/IP although there is a package from somebody that
does.  Unfortunately I don't remember the details.
>	- Could we run the MAC ][ without a hard disk - i.e. have it use the
>		big disk attached to the sun 3/260 ?
	No.  There are currently no provisions for a diskless Mac, unless
you just want to look at the smiley face :-)  A/UX will allow you to use
NFS (and yellow pages and other TCP/IP software), but you still gotta
have a disk.
>		Could it run the UNIX that comes with SUN?
	I won't swear that it won't but I would be >>IMMENSELY<< surprised
if it did.  In other words, no.
>	- Can a MAC ][ that is equipped to run AU/X also run the MAC OS
>		( not at the same time, but without hardware modification)
	Certainly.  In fact you can even run some Macintosh applications
under A/UX.  I don't have the list handy though.
>
>				Thanks,
>				Andrea C. Wadell


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