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From: dennisg@pwcs.StPaul.GOV (Dennis Grittner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: NFS for the Mac
Keywords: NFS Macintosh Kinetics Localtalk Ethernet
Message-ID: <6007@pwcs.StPaul.GOV>
Date: 28 Sep 88 15:58:38 GMT
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Reply-To: dennisg@pwcs.StPaul.GOV (Dennis Grittner)
Organization: City of Saint Paul, Dept. of Public Works
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Just a little followup:

Cayman with their Gatorbox nay have the NFS answer once they get
the software a little more robust.

The construct they are using is mapping NFS to Appleshare. It
works somewhat on Sun and needs some work to become useable in
all cases. I am hopeful that they will continue to work hard and
get it REALLY working good - but the "proof will be in the
pudding". We are currently experimenting with one talking to a
Sun and a Pyramid. While the Gatorbox works better with the Sun (
my understanding was this was the development system ) it
sometimes works with the Pyramid.

The only truly irritating thing is when it has a major problem it
just DIES ( infinite loop anyone ?? ) and we have to do hard
reboots. I think ( again ) that they are darned close and they
are working on solving the problems.

Jay Towslee at Pyramid is trying to cooperate with them to get
better access to a Pyramid - as well. BTW Jay is a good dude and
Mac hacker type person with a soul - so...

Anyhow I'm damned hopeful that the Gatorbox MIGHT be an NFS
answer for the Mac...

and then is they get SLIP implemented and the e-mail
services/gateway done......


-- 
Dennis Grittner		City of Saint Paul, Minnesota
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"Let's just put Ollie, Ronnie, and George in jail!"