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From: phil@mit-amt (Phil Sohn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: AppleTalk Info
Message-ID: <3514@mit-amt>
Date: 24 Jan 89 20:49:09 GMT
References: <1579@ucqais.uc.edu>
Reply-To: phil@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Phil Sohn)
Organization: MIT Media Lab, Cambridge MA
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In article <1579@ucqais.uc.edu> rainwatr@ucqais.uc.edu (Donald J. Rainwater) writes:
>	On a similar note, is there some program that will let me transfer
>files between two Macs that are connected with AppleTalk (localtalk cables)?
>I suppose I could use Kermit on the serial port, but the localtalk cables
>are there for printer sharing anyway, so I'd rather use them.  I know about
>Tops and Appleshare for making a file server - this option is financially
>impossible right now since we can't spare a Mac.  All I need is a file
>transfer program.  Thanks in advance.

You do not dedicate a machine to TOPS.  Any machine that has mounted
volumes can still be used locally.  You will need a copy of TOPS both
for the Mac that has the file and the Mac that wants the file.

	phil sohn		phil@ems.media.mit.edu