Hmmm ... I wonder if you used Extension Manager and started-up under "OS 8.1 Base" if it would still work? i.e. installing some other piece of software gave you added functionality to connect to OSX. I thought I had read in several places that OS8.0 was not compatible and thought the first compatible version might have been OS8.6. Though 8.5 or even 8.1 now seems possible. Perhaps this is what I was thinking about:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106262 AppleTalk issues Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9, and Mac OS X 10.1 to 10.3.9 support file sharing (AFP) connections over AppleTalk. However, Mac OS X versions 10.0 to 10.0.4 (more) and 10.4 and later (more) can only connect to AppleShare over TCP/IP. If you want to connect from versions 10.1 to 10.3.9 to Mac OS 8 sharing (which is AppleTalk only), be sure to enable AppleTalk as described in steps 5 and 6 in Section II, above. Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X can both connect over TCP/IP without AppleTalk, so this step is optional in the absence of Mac OS 8. Mac OS X 10.4 and later don't support Personal File Sharing (or other AFP) over Appletalk, though by initiating the connection from the opposite direction you could still achieve an IP connection from a Mac OS 8 computer to a sharing Mac OS X computer. The Network preference pane in Mac OS X 10.4 and later still offers the AppleTalk checkbox, but it is for browsing AppleTalk-advertised resources and zones. The subsequent connection must be over TCP/IP. > From: John Niven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Jun 3, 2005, at 2:56 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> No stock >> version of Apple Talk running under OS 8.5 or earlier works with any >> version >> of OSX. > > I have to disagree. I have a Quadra 950, running OS 8.1 which will talk > with a G3 B&W running OS 10.3.*. -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:compact.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
