rs4u+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Richard Siegel) (06/22/87)
We've got a network here of Macs with a LaserWriter, and a VAX 750.
What we'd like to do is conect the two together for easy file
transfers, preferably using TCP/IP. Kinetics makes the FastPath, which
sems fine, and we're getting an Ethernet card for the Vax, but
what about the TCP/IP drivers? Where can I get those?
Also, what about software for doing the file transfers? A Mac-like
desktop interface would be the best...
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In article <sUrGizy00WI8zYk1lz@andrew.cmu.edu>, rs4u+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Richard Siegel) writes: > > We've got a network here of Macs with a LaserWriter, and a VAX 750. > What we'd like to do is conect the two together for easy file > transfers, preferably using TCP/IP. Kinetics makes the FastPath, which > sems fine, and we're getting an Ethernet card for the Vax, but > what about the TCP/IP drivers? Where can I get those? > > Also, what about software for doing the file transfers? A Mac-like > desktop interface would be the best... What we use is the Kinetics box to connect appletalk to ethernet. On the Macs we run a product called pcLink made by a company called Pacer. It does a nice terminal emulation and does file transfers with a mac style interface. They also provide a disk server function that lets you put a logical Mac disk on you host machine. It looks smells and tastes like any other disk icon on your desk top (except for the speed ...) but is actually on the host. Nice touch: Since their product has a major part that runs on the host, site licensing for the Mac's is easy. My connection with Pacer is limited to being a happy user/administrator of a network using their stuff. Especially the feature of printing a host file on my local laserwriter... Kinetics also makes a SCSI port box for those folks wanting faster speeds.. My relationship with Kinetics is also limited to being a happy user/admin. of a network using their stuff. -- E. Michael Smith ...!sun!apple!ems 'If you can dream it, you can do it' Walt Disney This is the obligatory disclaimer of everything. (Including but not limited to: typos, spelling, diction, logic, and nuclear war)