Subject: Re: access to unix devices
From: David Hamm (dhamm@itserve.com)
Date: Thu Jun 26 1997 - 17:25:44 EDT
I can help you do what you are asking about if you are using Linux. I have a
server in a service buearu and we mount Mac cdroms in the Linux box quite often
because some of our Macs don't have cdroms in them.
>It is claimed, but unverified, that alex@alsplace.com wrote:
>>
>> At 8.55 +0200 06.26.97, Monika Sester wrote:
>> >hi,
>> >i wonder whether it is possible to access unix-devices from a macintosh.
>> >i'm thinking of using a cdrom connected to a unix machine.
>> >
>> >any answer ?
>
>Er, have you tried mounting the CD on the Unix box and 'exporting' it
>with netatalk (I assume you want to use netatalk, given this list)
>
>[...]
>> If you're feeling frisky, you can get MachTen from Tenon Systems. This is a
>> full-blown Unix clone that runs under MacOS.
>What *is* a Unix clone? Is this like the X-Window 'emulators' that run
>on Macs and PCs (I guess they don't use X-Window protocol, they just
>act like they do).
>
>MachTen is Unix. They might not have ponied up the $$ to Novell? SCO?
>X-Open? whoever owns the Unix word today. (and who'd have imagined it
>might be Novell or SCO!).
>
>MachTen's a bit odd - almost BSD, but not quite. I've found it useful
>- it essentially replaces the MacOS scheduler and slices between Unix
>processes and running MacOS. Let's me telnet to a mac, which it key
>when supporting it from another country.
>
> It will likely die when MacOS runs on NeXTStep - which is also Unix
>(or die if Apple goes away).
>
>> It includes NFS client
>> software for your MacOS-only machines. MachTen lets you implement a
>> full-blown Internet server using a Mac so you get web, ftp, telnet,
>> dns, et al.
>
>The complexity of Unix with the instability of MacOS!
>
>Try it with netatalk - it just "exports" pieces of the filetree, not
>caring whence they come. The dual fork/.Appledouble issue will be a
>problem.
>
> What's the plan for NeXTMac? Does this get to (finally) go away?
>
>If you really want Unix, NetBSD/OpenBSD and mkLinux are worthy - though
>you can't run MacOS stuff at the same time.
>
>chuck
------ David Hamm - dhamm@itserve.com --------
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