[DM-MUG] Tiger without Appletalk issues

[Alan Hansen]

Bob,

I think you got some bad information on AppleTalk.  I use MacOS X 10.4 Tiger
with LaserWriter 16/600PS and LaserWriter Pro 630's every day.  AppleTalk
printers with Ethernet are not affected at all and work just fine.

There is probably a GIMP Print driver available for your StyleWriter 1500
the open source group has written some great drivers for just about
everything for Mac OS X.

You will have problems when networking Mac OS 10.4 machines to systems that
do not support AppleTalk over TCPIP but this was discontinued in Panther
10.3 I am pretty sure.  So if you are connecting to Mac OS 8 machines you
will have some issues but there are solutions out there if you really need
to connect so something that old.

Thanks,
Alan

On 6/17/05 4:48 PM, "pegleg" <ColonelPanik at mchsi.com> wrote:

> I am sending this out to several lists because it is an issue that effects
> many Mac users and business owners when they upgrade to Tiger.
> 
> Now that Appletalk has been removed from OSX Tiger, I am looking for solutions
> for my older equipment. I would love to here any and all suggestions. I
> imagine many others will be facing this problem as well when they upgrade to
> Tiger.
> 
> First are my printers. Both are Apple printers: LaserWriter 16/600 PS and
> Color StyleWriter 1500. The StyleWriter was never supported by OSX even though
> I have it hooked to my ethernet network with another Apple product (Apple
> StyleWriter Ethernet Adapter) which works great in OS9.x and earlier. Is there
> any way to keep this as a viable printer on my network?
> 
> The LaserWriter has just recently become a problem and only because Tiger dose
> not support AppleTalk. Dose anyone make third party software to support this
> printer over an ethernet network? Or can I hook this computer into a print
> server and go around the Appletalk issue?
> 
> Lastly I have several Macs that do not support Appletalk IP. One the Quadra
> 630(ATA), I have been using as a file server (small Mac that uses little power
> when left on 24/7.) I would really like to see these in Tiger. Is there
> software that will help: Timbuktu, VNC or another that will allow me to see
> the hard drive and transfer files? Any suggestions may be helpful?
> 
> Opinion and gripe coming.
> 
> Ok, why did Apple decide to leave AppleTalk out of Tiger? I know it is an old
> and wordy protocol but it has been the networking standard on Macs for 20
> years. This legacy solves many a problem for small business and home owners. I
> can understand that Apple wouldn't want to support third party legacy products
> but these are all Apple brand and Apple created equipment and protocols.
> Leaving Appletalk out is a slap in the face to long time Apple users who have
> supported them with purchases over the years.
> 
> Personally, I think Apple should keep straight AppleTalk as an option as a
> show of support for their long time supporters and businesses.
> 
> At the very least Apple should release Appletalk into the public domain so
> someone can write an open source implementation for those who need it.
> 
> Bob Titus
> 
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