[479] in Info-AFS_Redistribution
AFS or OSF DFS for macintosh or ibmpc
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stephen Kneuper)
Wed Dec 4 18:08:33 1991
From: kneuper@hermes.chpc.utexas.edu (Stephen Kneuper)
To: info-afs@transarc.com
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 91 15:47:41 CST
Cc: kf0s+@andrew.cmu.edu, hacker@citi.umich.edu
Hello all...(summary of answers revisited)
Toward the end of October I posted a note on Info-AFS requesting info
about AFS or DCE products for the IBM PC or Apple Mac. I've received
a few more answers. Thanks for the info! The first answer is a repeat.
> Gradient Technologies, out of Hudson Massachusetts, has announced
> that they will provide a full client side implementation of the DCE,
> operating under Microsoft's Windows 3.0. I've heard that they intend to
> have a Developer's Kit available sometime early next year (to include
> RPC, etc...). They were somewhat more vague about timeframes for full
> file system functionality. If you would like to get more info., their
> number is 508/562-2882.
>
> For a shorter term solution, I believe that we have some sites that are
> testing the NFS/AFS Translator (an AFS 3 option) with Mac's and PC's
> running NFS. Have you considered this possibility at all?
>
> Audrey Dunning
> Transarc Corporation
> (412)338-4476
> audrey@transarc.com
Other answers recently received but not posted to the info-afs list:
> From: Kamran Farshchi <kf0s+@andrew.cmu.edu>
> Subject: Re: AFS or OSF DFS for macintosh or ibmpc
>
> AFS has been accessible by our IBM PCs for a few years now. IBM wrote
> the software (pcvenus) to allow DOS users access their files on AFS. We
> don't have such a thing for MACs. Both MAC and PC users can read their
> mail on Andrew though. I suggest that you contact your IBM rep about
> possibility of running pcvenus/snap at your site.
>
> Kamran
> Special Projects
> Carnegie Mellon Univ.
and...
> From: Thomas J. Hacker <hacker@citi.umich.edu>
> Subject: AFP
>
> Hello!
> I'm working on an AFS to AFP (native Mac) translator. Right now
> I'm working on putting AppleTalk Phase II functionality into the code.
>
> -Tom
To Audrey, Kamran and Thomas: thanks again for the info. Our site
does not plan to use the PC or MAC products but some of our client
sites might be interested.
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