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    Eric's Apple Network Server 700 tinker log

    joevt, Yesterday was a good day. I now have my shiner up and running. I need to wring out the serial connection. I have to parts and the only need time to determine if I need a null modem adapter between the apple serial cable and the db9 to USB adapter. As soon as I can capture the data...
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    Eric's Apple Network Server 700 tinker log

    Greetings, OH as much as I hated three letter acronyms, Apple was full of them. ABS was the Apple internal group that was “Apple Business Systems” the product group that did networking, COMM products and other business oriented things. I did know that ESB was a product code (I have an empty...
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    Eric's Apple Network Server 700 tinker log

    OH WOW, I knew that there was a dual processor CPU card but work had stopped because the performance was so poor. I heard that the SMP card was only 10% to 20% better than the single processor. I didn't think the card got off the engineering bench. The corp guys kept us field pukes in the...
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    Eric's Apple Network Server 700 tinker log

    Oh My, I didn't see this post until just today. I am so sorry I was not ignoring you. I'd love to share what I know and along with the goodies I sent Erics way I don't mind giving to others. Just yesterday I was convinced to work toward making the ANS run Classic MacOS. I know 8.6 works &...
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    Eric's Apple Network Server 700 tinker log

    Eric, I was on the business development team for Apple's sever products and I have the original CDs that you were looking for. I have both the AIX 4.1.5 install and the 4.1.5 upgrade CDs. If you will contact me directly I can send them to you along with someother ANS goodies that I am not...