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From: barry@primerd.prime.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: TOPS for Sun
Message-ID: <160700091@primerd>
Date: 7 Mar 90 20:09:00 GMT
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Nf-From: primerd.prime.com!barry    Mar  7 15:09:00 1990


We have some Mac II systems with internal Ethernet boards.  Since we
also have a large Sun network, I'd like to be able to use one of the
Suns as an Appleshare-compliant file server.  I've checked out the CAPS
software available from Columbia.  The README file indicates that CAPS
requires an Appletalk to Ethernet bridge box such as the Kinetics
FastPath.  Since we've already got the Ethernet interfaces, I can't
justify buying an external converter.  Most of these Macs are running
TOPS.  I've heard there is a version of TOPS for the Sun.  If anyone is
using TOPS to link Macs and Suns, I'd appreciate a summary of your
experiences. 

Are there any other software-only solutions?

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