Live wired : a guide to networking Macs

436 Pages·1993·67.46 MB·English

by  Anders, James K.

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Live Wired: A Guide to Networking Macs
Copyright © 1993 James K. Anders
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Dedication
To Ada
Time passes ...
but memories remain.
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About the Author
James K. Anders
Jim Anders is a Senior Consulting Engineer with Computer Meth-
ods Corporation, where, for the last five years, he specialized in
desktop systems integration, focusing on Macintosh/VAX integra-
tion and CAD/CAM technologies. Through Computer Methods,
Mr. Anders teaches the seminar "Integrating Apple's Macintosh
into VAX System Networks," for Digital Equipment Corporation.
He has provided consulting services for companies such as Apple
Computer, Inc., Boeing Aerospace, Colgate Palmolive, Digital
Equipment Corporation, DuPont, Mobil Oil, and Union Carbide
Corporation.
Jim Anders writes and lectures on Macintosh networking, systems
integration, and CAD/CAM topics in a variety of forums, such as
the Mactivity networking conference and the Macintosh Summit
Conference. He is also the author of Technical Drawing with Claris
CAD and The Macintosh CAD/CAM Book. He also writes reviews
and articles for Mac User magazine.
His background includes over fifteen years experience with the
implementation and administration of networked, integrated
CAD I CAM systems. He was an engineering staff member of
RCA Missile and Surface Radar, where in 1986 he spearheaded a
successful effort to integrate Apple's Macintosh with their
multi vendor network. Previously, Mr. Anders worked for RCA
Laboratories in Princeton, New Jersey, and for various companies
in the medical and semiconductor manufacturing industries.
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Acknowledgments
Books are collaborative efforts. Even though there's one name on
the cover, there are many people who deserve credit.
Guy Kawasaki deserves a special note of thanks. It was his contin-
ued insistence and cajoling that prompted me to expand and
formalize a set of lecture notes that were used to help explain
networking concepts to attendees of the Macintosh Summit
Conference, held at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Joe Dallatore provided valuable assistance with the Management
and Troubleshooting chapter and with the technical aspects of the
manuscript.
Sunny Anders spent countless hours reading and re-reading every
page of this book-making sure that everything made sense.
Gloria Anders created the wonderful cartoons used throughout the
book.
Thanks to Bill Sturdevant, and Silk City Software, for their timely
and professional development of the PICTviewer application
included on the disk that comes with this book.
I also would like to acknowledge the efforts of Garry Hornbuckle of
Apple Computer, and the many representatives from the various
Macintosh and AppleTalk networking companies.
Thanks also to Stephen and Maria Hull.
A special thanks to Karen Whitehouse and David Ciskowski of
Hayden Books for their tireless efforts providing the necessmy
direction and editing to take this project from a big Microsoft Word
file and a bunch of MacDraw Pro documents into the finished
product that you see before you.
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Finally, thanks to Al Cini (of Computer Methods Corporation), who
nurtured and encouraged many of the ideas and concepts outlined
in this book. I would like to offer my undying gratitude for those
individuals-Frank Monzo, Anthony Caraffa, Ruth Logue and
Vickie Briggs-at CMC who make my job so much easier.
Jim Anders
Feasterville, Pennsylvania
March, 1993
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Foreword
For a computer that was supposed to be for "the rest of us,"
Macintosh has progressed (I use the term loosely) until it's now a
computer for "the best of us.'' l often reminisce about the days
when LocalTalk was AppleTalk, and AppleTalk was nothing more
than a long p rinter cable to reduce the cost of a LaserWriter: "You
see, if we buy a $7,000 printer, seven people can share it on an
AppleTalk network, so it really only costs $1,000."
That was then-and this is now. IBM and Apple are allies. There's a
twelve month warranty for Macs in the United States. The Berlin
Wall is gone. "Macintosh Portable" isn't an m.'Ymoron anymore.
And Macs are connected on networks in organizations alJ around
the world-even on half breed, muJatto, hapa-haole networks of
Macintoshes, IBMs, DECs, HPs, and other superfluous mini- and
mainframe computers.
In this confusing world, all I can say is, "Thank God for Jim
Anders." I've sat through many a presentation about networking
and communications and Jim is the only person I can understand.
He's so good at it tha t I usually beg him to explain networking and
communications to a Macintosh conference l run for desktop
publishing weenies.
Indeed, part of the reason this book exists is because I pounded on
Jim to write a book tha t wou ld explain networking and communi-
cations to the rest of us. I don't know how he positions Live Wired,
but in my mind, it's the The Mac is Not a Typewriter (by Robin
Williams) of networking and communications books. Lfyou know
that book, you' ll know how good Live Wired is. If you don't,
uust me.
Guy Kawasaki
Macintosh Curmudgeon
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