adamm@encore.UUCP (Adam S. Moskowitz) (01/28/88)
This has probably been discussed before, but up until now I didn't need to
know the answer, so I'll ask again anyway.
We have a couple of UNIX machines and some Mac's on our ethernet. Most
people use one or the other, but some people would like to share files
between the Mac's and the UNIX systems. Specfically, they'd like to use the
editors/formatters on the Mac, but still have the files available to people
on the UNIX systems who prefer to use vi or emacs or whatever. I know that
there are systems around that will let the UNIX systems act as a file server
for the MAC's, but I don't think they address the problem of file format
compatability. Is there a package that will let us do this sort of thing?
As always, send me email & I'll summarize if I get enough responses.
AdamM
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_is_ a good morning," he said. "Which I doubt," said he.edmoy@violet.berkeley.edu (;;;;YF37) (01/29/88)
In article <2578@encore.UUCP> adamm@encore.UUCP (Adam S. Moskowitz) writes: >We have a couple of UNIX machines and some Mac's on our ethernet. Most >people use one or the other, but some people would like to share files >between the Mac's and the UNIX systems. Specfically, they'd like to use the >editors/formatters on the Mac, but still have the files available to people >on the UNIX systems who prefer to use vi or emacs or whatever. I know that >there are systems around that will let the UNIX systems act as a file server >for the MAC's, but I don't think they address the problem of file format >compatability. Is there a package that will let us do this sort of thing? At Berkeley, we have been testing the CAP code from Columbia that allows a Unix machine to act as an AppleShare server. When we first got it running, I was amazed the first time I used the SigmaEdit DA to edit my .login file on Unix! AUFS (AppleTalk to Unix File Server), the part of CAP that does this, displays subdirectories as folders as you'd expect in a Finder window. The folders can be of two types, Unix folders and Mac folders. All files in a Unix folder is treated as a text file, with automatic conversion of line termination characters (CR <-> LF). In a Mac folder, files are treated like they are on a Mac, with separate resource and data forks and no conversion, unless the file is a Unix text file. You will need a Kinetic FastPath box and the KIP code from Stanford to complete the package. The best part is that all this code is free and available via anonymous ftp from sumex-aim.stanford.edu (cd to <info-mac>). Also included in CAP is the ability print from from a Mac or from Unix to either a Unix-connected LaserWriter or an AppleTalk-connected LaserWriter, using the Unix lpr spooling system. I'll post a more complete report when have completed a full-blown installation test. Edward Moy Workstation Software Support Group University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 edmoy@violet.Berkeley.EDU ucbvax!violet!edmoy
decot@hpisod2.HP.COM (Dave Decot) (01/29/88)
I think there is a company in Berkeley called TOPS, which produces a pseudo-NFS for Macs. Dave Decot hpda!decot