[plug] [link] Good news if you interoperate with Apple gear

[Craig Ringer]

Leon Brooks wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Sep 2002 11:42, Bret Busby wrote:
> 
>>Does that mean that (eventually) we will be able to connect an Apple Mac
>>to a Linux server?
> 
> 
> You can now. `man ddp' or `man atalk'.

or "apt-get install netatalk" if you don't have it (or caps) installed 
already.

> They also speak TCP/IP fluently, since (I think) Mac OS8.

MacOS 7.5 actually. You could get MacTCP and MacPPP for MacOS 7.1 too, 
as system extenstions. Yeah, I admit it, I used to be a "Mac User" (note 
caps). That's pre MacOS-9 though - how anyone can _stand_ using that is 
beyond me.

> 
> Rendezvous just makes it all automagic. Plug Apples and printers together, 
> they quickly agree on who everyone is and how to talk, zero configuration. 
> CUPS is like/part of that. Best of all, it works with 100% published and open 
> RFCs.
> 
> Cheers; Leon
> 


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