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From: mcgurrin@MITRE.ARPA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Appletalk for //
Message-ID: <8803101324.AA10366@mitre.arpa>
Date: 10 Mar 88 13:24:52 GMT
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According to the March 7th Network World, Apple has announced the awaited 
Appletalk support for the //e.  For the //e, the card, bundled with server
software (for the Appleshare server) costs $249.  For the GS (which already has
an Appletalk interface), the cost is $99.  It is not clear, since the software
supposedly goes on the server, if multiple copies are needed to support multiple
//GS's (seems unlikely unless there is also GS resident software).  Several 
new network management tools were announced, along with new print server so
software.  No mention of the ability to use a // as a file server, so I assume
a Mac is still required for that.  This should be real good news for the school
users of //s, although I'd really like to see TOPS support for the // line.
I wonder if Sun is working or even interested in that?