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From: chari@nueces.UUCP (Chris Whatley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: One harddisk and two macs
Summary: Get Tops
Message-ID: <286@nueces.UUCP>
Date: 5 May 89 04:56:39 GMT
References: <13346@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU>
Distribution: comp.sys.mac
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In article <13346@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU>, boz@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (John Boswell) writes:
> 	Our office currently has a MacPlus w/ 2.5meg and an external 20meg
> harddisk.  We also have a 512ke that has been upgraded with a Dove upgrade
> to 2meg and a SCSI port.  What I would like to know is if there is a reasonably
> cheap way to allow BOTH macs to use the (single) harddisk.  Do I have to buy
> some fancy server software?

Definitely get Tops. It is a cheap and simple way to accomplish this. All you 
need are two copies of tops and a couple of appletalk/phonenet connectors
and voila, you have a network and file-sharing. It'll run you around
$300 if you can find Tops cheaply enough.

Chris

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