01659@AECLCR.BITNET (Greg Csullog) (07/18/89)
The latest issue of Current Notes that I have says that Aladin, a German version of a Mac emulator for the ST, will support both 128K ROMs and Appletalk by the end of summer. Appletalk has been the missing link in our attempts to incorporate STs into the mainstream of micro use at our company (i.e., we have no networking capability that can link us with our VAX- ETHERNET company-wide network; money is tight at the company and ETHERNET boards/connections are unaffordable by most groups). Appletalk would allow us to connect to ETHERNET via the FASTPATH bridge to be used by Mac users. Has anyone heard of any rumours of Spectre being upgraded to support Appletalk? While reading/writing Mac disks is an invaluable addition to Spectre's capabilities, Appletalk capability on the Aladin may cause us to shift plans and move to Aladin instead of turning in our Magic Sacs and Spectres for the GCR. Feedback would be greatly appreciated.
dlm@druwy.ATT.COM (Dan Moore) (07/19/89)
in article <8907181210.AA04595@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, 01659@AECLCR.BITNET (Greg Csullog) says: > The latest issue of Current Notes that I have says that Aladin, a German > version of a Mac emulator for the ST, will support both 128K ROMs and > Appletalk by the end of summer. I believe that Aladin announced 128K ROM support 16 or 18 months ago (before the Spectre came out). I don't think they have shipped it or mentioned it since then. > Has anyone heard of any rumours of Spectre being upgraded to support > Appletalk? Dave has said on several occasions that he will support AppleTalk as soon as there is a way of connecting it to the ST. In the last 4 years I've been told by several ST hardware companies that they are working on AppleTalk hardware for the ST. None have ever made it to beta-test. I think they decided to back off since they didn't see a big enough market to make it worth their time and money. Dan Moore AT&T Bell Labs Denver dlm@druwy.ATT.COM