On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Gert Menke wrote:
> > might consider getting a cheap Mac with ethernet that you incorporate in
> > your network.
> Well, Linux has AppleTalk support, right?
> Isn't that all you need?
> Maybe you should consider using a real operating system on
> at least one of your computers... ;-)
The Newton supports IP as well, so the actual protocol isn't the issue.
What AppleTalk software would you run under UN*X? AFAIK, a print server
is the only possibly useful thing.
THe core problem is that Newton Connection Utilities on the Mac side
supports AppleTalk, which you can run over Ethernet or LocalTalk. NCU for
Windows doesn't support AppleTalk because there is no real, standard
AppleTalk stack for windows. Hence no network connectivity for it. Serial
only to a Windows box, serial or network to a Mac.
Linux doesn't solve this, sadly. Though it would be a better choice than
windows just generally. Actually FreeBSD would be even better, since it
tends to be more stable and so on, but either will work.
gopi.
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