jcbeatty@watcgl.waterloo.edu (John C. Beatty) (05/27/88)
I am running what Odesta tells me is the current version of MultiUser Helix (version r40a). I have not been successful running it under MultiFinder, and would like to hear from people who either have or have not been successful doing so. All three of Double Helix II, the MultiUser host, and the Network Node appear to have the same problem: they "exit unexpectedly" when I switch back from another application - for example, Macwrite or Word3.01. The Network node is least reliable; it consistently fails the first time I switch back. I have experienced this difficulty from a stock Mac Plus, a Mac Plus upgraded with a Radius accelerator, and on a Mac II. With respect to the Mac II, the failure occurs when the Mac is booted from an unretouched system tools distribution disk (release 5 system software), running a fresh version of the Network Node. My host machine is an SE running system 6.0 and finder 4.2, and equiped with a 2mb Levco accelerator. I have discussed this problem several times, over perhaps a four month period, with various people at Odesta. They invariably claim to have been told that the Network node works under Multifinder, and that the host software does not. However, I have yet to talk to anyone who has themselves run the Network Node on a MacII. They periodically promise to investigate and get back to me - I have yet to hear from anyone. They generally suggest increasing the size of the memory partition; this does not help. At this point I am unsure whether I have a problem, or whether Odesta has a problem. Knowing whether other people have experienced the same difficulty will tell me where to look. Thanks for your help. jcbeatty@waterloo.edu