What about Darwin? If you need to run on existing x86 hardware, then you might wanna take a look at it. It's the open source version of Mac OSX that runs on x86. I don't have a URL handy, but I would assume that it supports appletalk stuff. > -----Original Message----- > From: mbutler2 at mmm.com [mailto:mbutler2 at mmm.com] > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 9:55 AM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Fun with Netatalk > > > > It's been a while- > > > I used to do contract work with a Mac shop, and they had > some nice print house stuff, but the primary reason it worked > was a piece of software called Xinet. This is a Mac file > sharing software that makes mountable Mac volumes on the Unix > box and allows the files to be browseable by unix as well. > It would also allow your server to act as a seed router for > the Macs. They're at: www.xinet.com, I don't know if they > have a linux port, but I know that it just works. > There is another, called Helios, I had heard they were > going out of business, but I'm not sure. Now these are both > proprietary, pay-for progs, not cheap, so it depends on what > your client wants to get done. IF they have time adn > patience to see if there is a free, working solution, then > they may be rewarded in the end, but if they want it up now > and running, I'd suggest the previously mentioned software > pieces. This is what the big print houses run on, and they > do so because it is where they make their money. It's termed > as OPI (Open Prepress Interface), something about workflow > and such gets thrown in, but basically, it's a file server > that allows for free transfer of files between areas in a > print shop from Macs to press. > I have a friend that is really crazy on Macs and > networking them, he may have some more ideas on how to get > your stuff to work, and with Macs there are parts that are > strange, for instance, the resource fork and data fork of a > file. These are held by the Xinet program in a directory, > one resource fork for each data file, both being put together > on the Mac to make a complete file, just straight file > serving in that case doesn't quite cover the bases. There > are quirks to Macs, but the printers love them, and from what > I can tell, the printers in town are going to stck to the > original Mac OS until all of their tools are native on OSX, > besides, they have to re-train somewhat for OSX regardless, > and no one wants to spend the time and money on that right > now. I think they'll be better off on OSX, but I just don't > think I could convince the MacHeads I know of that one quite yet. > > > > > Thanks, > > > mbutler > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. > Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-> linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >