Subject: Re: Appletalk protocol
From: shirsch@adelphia.net (Steven N. Hirsch)
Date: Sat, Dec 26, 1998 1954 
Message-id: <slrn78b8li.2k6.shirsch@air.fast.net>

>>>>>> "FC" == Frank Carney <frankc@cyberhighway.net> writes:
>
> FC> Does anyone have information on the Appletalk protocol?  I think it
> FC> would be of great use to be able to use this protocol on PCs and other
> FC> platforms.  It would provide a way for more people to provide disk
> FC> server functions to Apple ][s.  If this information is not available
> FC> would someone please direct me to those at Apple Corp that may be able
> FC> to help me.  Thanks in advance.
>

The folks at U-Mich made netatalk available for this exact purpose.  I
coded up support for Apple II & //gs AFP about two years ago, and use
it regularly to network my A2 boxen from a Linux-based server.  Adrian
Sun (asun) has included these patches in his excellent netatalk
variants.  Grab the latter from:

ftp://ftp.u.washington.edu/public/asun

You will need an ISA bus LocalTalk adapter (Apple, COPS, Tangent, etc,
etc.) or LocalTalk <--> Ethertalk bridge like a FastPath.

Steve