jness@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU (Joel Ness) (06/20/89)
Does anyone have any information on how AppleTalk/AppleShare works with MSDOS 4.? We've heard there are problems and are concerned since many of our PC users will likely be upgrading in the future. Are there fixes? work-arounds? new software? Please excuse if this has been covered in this group - I've only recently subscribed (but I will be reading this group from now on if you'd rather post a reply than e-mail). Thanks Joel Ness INTERNET: jness@ub.d.umn.edu Information Services BITNET: JNESS@UMNDUL University of Minnesota, Duluth
shoemake@Apple.COM (Mike Shoemaker) (06/20/89)
In article <1109@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU>, jness@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU (Joel Ness) writes: > Does anyone have any information on how AppleTalk/AppleShare works with > MSDOS 4.? We've heard there are problems and are concerned since many of > our PC users will likely be upgrading in the future. Are there fixes? > work-arounds? new software? > > Please excuse if this has been covered in this group - I've only > recently subscribed (but I will be reading this group from now on if > you'd rather post a reply than e-mail). > > Thanks > > Joel Ness INTERNET: jness@ub.d.umn.edu > Information Services BITNET: JNESS@UMNDUL > University of Minnesota, Duluth AppleShare PC version 2.0 which was announced on June 12 as part of Apple's new communications products announcement does work with DOS 4.x. Previous versions (1.1 and 1.2) used a version of the Microsoft redirector that does not work with DOS 4.x. Microsoft has released a new redirector that does work with DOS 4.0, and we have incorporated into the new version of AppleShare PC. The other major feature of 2.0 is that is will run other other cards besides Apple's LocalTalk PC card. In particular, it supports two ethernet cards, plus IBM's TokenRing cards. The architecture is open in that it is possible to write drivers for nearly any card, and AppleShare PC will make use of them. Availability is 3rd quarter. Mike Shoemaker Network Systems Development shoemake@apple.com