acmdtp@zeus.unomaha.edu (Acronym Oversight Committee Chair) (04/29/91)
How's this configuration sound: * 12 IBM-compatibles, 7 Macs, and 2 Laserwriters on an /AppleTalk/ network? Here's what we planned: Using Farallon's PCLocalTalk cards and software, we're going to put the IBMs and Mac stuff on a Farallon StarController. Sounds routine, but what I want to know is -- --Has anyone out there done this before? It was cheaper than ethernet (even twisted-pair) by about 3,000 dollars. Now, before someone shrieks, "cheaper isn't better," for our needs -- minimal file sharing, printing, and access (via a Fastpath, which was also purchased) to the academic computer network (a VAX) -- it was the best deal. Send me mail; if I get some good responses, and after our network is up and running, I'll post a summary of comments. Dave Manning Univ. of Nebraska at Omaha Communication Dept.