> I am curious as to the answer to this question, myself. However, even
> more off topic, can an older Mac running Unix or Linux network to a
> newer Mac running OS X?

Yes, OS X can access shares using the NFS protocol, which should be
supported in Unix or Linux.

> I have found that OS X, for all its good points, has almost no
> capability of networking with older Macs running older versions of
> the Mac OS over an Ethernet connection. (Privately, I think this is a
> major flaw, and Apple should be ashamed of themselves for omitting
> this functionality.)

Coming in OS X 10.1, which is in beta at the moment. They wanted to get the
TCP/IP working before AFP. I believe any OS 8 or beyond machine can access
AppleTalk via TCP/IP.

> It had been suggested that I consider setting up
> the SE/30 with AUX. I have no experience with AUX, but read that it
> is a version of Unix that runs on older hardware and integrates with
> Mac System 7.x. Is this true? If so, could I telnet from the SE/30
> under AUX to the iMac running OS X? Are there other solutions I
> should consider?

Don't know, I'm just now starting to play with A/UX 3.01 on my Q610.


Terry


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