Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] Rhapsody
From: frank scholten Linde (frank@tgi.nl)
Date: Tue Aug 04 1998 - 04:18:12 EDT
On 03-Aug-98 wesley.craig@umich.edu wrote:
>> From: "Frank Morton" <fmorton@mail.base2inc.com>
>> To: <netatalk-admins@umich.edu>
>
>> >>From what I have heard the DR2 of Rhapsody doesn't contain the AppleTalk
>> >API as it has changed from DR 1. Also I don't think that Apple have
>> >committed to providing an Appleshare Server for MacOS X Server. Perhaps
>> >they are expecting a 3rd party to fill the gap?
>
>> Leaving AppleShare file services out of Rhapsody sounds like typical
>> Apple stupidity. How do they think their installed base of Mac's still
>> running system 7 and 8 will access a server? They must be thinking
>> NT is the way to go for a server.
>>
>> I am disgusted if this is true and finally give up on Apple.
>
> "DR" stands for "developers' release" and is not indicative of what the
> final release will contain. So, you know, chill.
>
>:wes
True ..and 2 is more than 1, and normally the higher the versions go up, the
closer they get to what will be the final release. And since Apple is kinda
"famous" concerning making the wrong choices with both networking and servers i
would at least be a little concerned about this.
Frank
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Date: 04-Aug-98
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