AppleShare
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AppleShare is a discontinued product from
Earlier versions of AppleShare supported only the
AppleShare would operate with any physical network medium. Early installations used mainly LocalTalk (and more recently Ethernet), but any physical medium could be used which could be directly or indirectly connected to an AppleShare server system.
Equivalent third-party server products include the open-source Netatalk suite on Unix-like systems, and Services for Macintosh on Microsoft Windows NT and 2000. Versions of Mac OS from System 7 onwards included Personal File Sharing, which is a more limited AFP implementation. The most obvious difference between Personal File Sharing and AppleShare is that the former supports only a small number of concurrent remote users.
All versions of Mac OS were capable of acting as a client to an AppleShare server (via
Apple discontinued the AppleShare product line following the release of
System requirements
AppleShare (IP) support from 3.0.1 for Macintosh.
Version | Release | System Software | Hardware |
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AppleShare 3.0.1[2] | 1/1/1992 | System 7.0 or later. System 7.1 is recommended | Motorola 68000, 68020, or 68030 |
AppleShare 4.0.1 | -- | System 7.0.1 (with Tune-Up 1.1.1) through System 7.5.3; Classic AppleTalk only. System 7.1 is recommended. | Motorola 68040, except Quadra 660AV and Quadra 840AV |
AppleShare 4.0.2 | 1994 | Same as for AppleShare 4.0.1 | Motorola 68040, except Quadra 660AV and Quadra 840AV; PowerPC clock speeds <=80 MHz except 6100/66 and 7100/80 |
AppleShare 4.1 | 1995 | System 7.5.1 only | NuBus PowerPC 1995-04 except 7200, 7500, 8500, or 9500 |
AppleShare 4.2.1 | -- | System 7.5.1 through Mac OS 7.6. | PowerPC 1995-04; OpenTransport Compatible; No Motorola support |
AppleShare IP 5.0 | 4/21/97[3] | Mac OS 7.6, and Mac OS 7.6.1 | PowerPC 603 or 603e
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AppleShare IP 5.0.3 | 2/26/98 | Mac OS 8.0 and Mac OS 8.1; Mac OS 8.1 is recommended | PowerPC 601, 604, 604e, or G3 processor; not supported on 603 or 603e |
AppleShare IP 6.0, 6.1, 6.1.1 | 1998 | Mac OS 8.1 with OpenDoc 1.2.1 | PowerPC 601, 604, 604e, or G3; also supported on Power Macintosh 6500 series; not supported on 603, 603e or clones |
AppleShare IP 6.2 | 1999 | Mac OS 8.6 with OpenDoc 1.2.1 | PowerPC 601, 604, 604e, or G3; also supported on 6500 series; not supported on 603, 603e or clones |
AppleShare IP 6.3, 6.3.1, AppleShare IP Agent Update 6.3.2, AppleShare IP 9.0.4 Update | -- | Mac OS 9.0; 9.0.3 or 9.0.4 with 6.3.1; OpenDoc not required | PowerPC 601, 604, 604e, G3, or single G4; also supported on 6500 series; not supported on 603, 603e or clones |
AppleShare IP 6.3.3 | -- | Mac OS 9.1 (OpenDoc not required) | Released prior to 2001-07-18 with PowerPC 601, 604, 604e, G3, or G4(s); also supported on 6500 series; not supported on 603, 603e or clones |
AppleShare IP 6.3.3 v1.2 | -- | Mac OS 9.2.1 or 9.2.2 | Macintosh Server G4 (QuickSilver) |
AppleShare IP 6.3.3 v1.3 | -- | Mac OS 9.2.2 | Macintosh Server G4 (QuickSilver 2002) |
See also
- Disk sharing
References
- ISBN 0-7897-2830-3.
- ^ "AppleShare: Platforms and Mac OS Releases Supported". Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
- ^ "Apple Unveils New High-Performance Workgroup Servers". Archived from the original on 1999-02-24.
Bibliography
External links
- AppleShare Developer Documentation - from developer.apple.com
- AppleShare airs at last - Network World, page 4, 1987
- AppleShare and AppleShare IP File Sharing: Chart of All Limitations - from support.apple.com via archive.org