[WEB4LIB] Mac vs. PC and Linux

[Dennis Moser]

One of the great things about using Linux is that you can run AppleTalk and
Samba to provide file-sharing and communication between the Macs and
PCs...if you're running Linux on a Mac (see my earlier post), the AppleTalk
application called "netatalk" is available as part of the basic install. I
don't know if it has been included in the standard Red Hat distribution.
Last time I was looking, it was something you had to get and install on your
own.

The Yellow Dog version has netatalk "built-in" so it is simply a matter of
choosing to intall it along with all of the other services. A good Linux
SysAdmin shouldn't have any great difficulty install netatalk on a PC-based
Linux box; a newbie Linux user can set it up on a Mac-based Linux box.

-----Original Message-----
From: atroncale <atroncale at nypl.org>
To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 10:38 AM
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Mac vs. PC and Linux


>     I for one would be interested in knowing how many institutions are
>     using Macs for their in-house image capture facilities and your
>     reasons for doing so. NYPL is generally a PC shop but we have begun to
>     use Macs for image capture because of their superior color management
>     capabilities. We also have at least one PC capture station.
>
>     But getting PCs and Macs to talk to each other has resulted in some
>     nasty 'arguments'. Would a Linux box as a post-processor mediate this
>     situation or exacerbate it? Perhaps a software program? Suggestions?
>     My solution for now is to segregate the two to keep the family happy.
>
>     Thanks
>
>     Anthony Troncale
>     New York Public Library
>
>
>