Re: basic queries

Steve Hyman(steveh[at]practech.com)
Thu, 2 Jul 1998 16:51:59 -0400

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See my comments below:

> But my queries are:
> 1. How difficult, expensive and/or subject to ongoing problems is it
to
> link one (or two) Macs with one PC. Is this done by Ethernet? Do I
need
> a hub and or router? Can a fairly handy person set it up without too
> much trouble? Is it cost effective for two to three machines?

a five port 10 Base T hum is only $39.00 or $49.00 anyone can hook it
up, it is cost-effective, I have one in my office for 1 PC, a Laptop and
a G3, all hooked up to our main (big) corporate network through 1
network connector in the wall.

> 2. Is it possible via this Ethernet (or other) link to use a modem
(now
> used from the Mac) via the PC *AND* the Mac, or must I obtain a much
> more expensive "Network modem". For my purposes, it is NOT necessary
to
> have simultaneous PPP access to the ISP, but it would be great. It
would
> be nice NOT to have to plug and unplug or move the modem.

there is software called "proxy server", wingate, winproxy & spaghetti
come to mind on the PC, there are others available for the Mac. this
software would allow you to share the modem amongst all the PC's and
Mac's on your network, all for less that $100.00 (some -wingate- are
free for only two users)
> 3. Is it possible to use this Mac-to-PC link to print from EITHER
> computer to, say, an Apple LaserWriter NTR (yes, it is old) or one of
> the new Epson color inkjet models? Would it be expensive to do that?
> Would the Epson printer have to be designed for Mac or for PC or
> wouldn't it matter? Would the Epson use RAM from either machine or
both?
> Would it be possible to have a Postscript capability on the Epson, for
> use with both Mac and PC?

If the printer is AppleTalk, then using maclan on the PC, you could use
it from both.
It would not matter as long as you had the right drivers.
PS is dependent on the printer, but you could run something like
superprint
on the PC which would allow you to print PS from the PC, and if you
create
PS on the mac, put it into a folder on the PC where it would be printer
automatically. (sounds harder than it is)
http://www.zeno.com

> 4. Would it be possible to sometimes use an Apple 20" monitor with the
> PC?
> It seems a pity to waste such a resource, as many PC packages contain
> smaller and lower quality monitors. Is it hard to connect up? Can this
> be done so that it would easy to switch monitors?
> Well, that will do for starters. Please direct me to an FAQ or archive
> if such queries have been dealt with many times.
> If anyone in Melbourne, Australia knows a good source for advice and
or
> connections, please let me know. I have the feeling a lot of folk are
> asking similar questions, though some users will face problems on a
much
> grander scale.
> Thanks for the list.
> Roger Mitchell
> rnm@mira.net

Depends on the monitor and the video card on the PC, if it is Multisync,
you should be able to get a video switch box for about $20.00 (I do this
in my office)
Anything else, fell free to e-mail me directly

* Jorge Herrera
jherrera@one.net
BTW , a stand-alone system is ALWAYS (IMHO) better than emulation,
besidess a card woul cost about the same as a full machine, especially
if you don't need an extra monitor.

If you have kids and deskspace, the extra monitor would come in handy

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