Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Apple and linux question From: dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:10:28 +1200 Message-ID: <1dqnthc.13hxnue6ibfgoN@dempson.actrix.gen.nz> References: <3717857E.C74E1FB2@mbnet.mb.ca> <7f8q3o$jts@ds2.acs.ucalgary.ca> <371d3625.0@news.cgocable.net> <1dqn3u6.axlqth1c8u0jkN@dempson.actrix.gen.nz> Organization: Empsoft X-Newsreader: MacSOUP 2.3 NNTP-Posting-Host: 202.49.157.176 X-Trace: 22 Apr 1999 11:09:08 NZST, 202.49.157.176 Lines: 28 Path: news1.icaen!news.uiowa.edu!uunet!ffx.uu.net!in3.uu.net!iad-peer.news.verio.net!news.verio.net!news.idt.net!feeder.qis.net!cyclone.news.idirect.com!island.idirect.com!usenet.net.nz!news.iprolink.co.nz!news.actrix.gen.nz!dempson Xref: news1.icaen comp.sys.apple2:147133 David Empson wrote: > Terence J. Boldt wrote: > > > I saw some discussion of Netatalk. There is a patch that supports the IIgs, > > but I have not tried it yet. Also, you would either need a > > Localtalk->Ethernet bridge (available for $$$ anywhere iMac's are sold) or > > there is a utility for 68030 Mac's to act as a bridge for you. Sorry, I do > > not recall the name of it. > > Perhaps you are thinking of Apple's "LocalTalk Bridge" software? > > It is commercial, and hasn't been available for some time. I take that back. It appears that Apple have just made LocalTalk Bridge 2.1 publically available. > It runs on a lot more than just 68030 Macs, but has compatibility problems > with MacOS 8.5 or later. No change here - the readme file warns about compatibility issues. -- David Empson dempson@actrix.gen.nz Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand