⌐ 1990 allShare was written and is copyright by Advantage Software, Inc. All rights reserved. allShare is trademarked and published in association with EVERYWARE, Inc. a division of McKENZIE BROWN CANADA INC.
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Release Notes
- see separate file on release notes for details of changes since v1.1 release in July, 1990.
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Installing allShare
Ñ allShare was designed to be easy to install and use.
Ñ NOTE: Using the following process you can install allShare on all of your Macintosh computers which have at least 128k ROMS. allShare IS serialized to operate on a single network zone, if you have more than one zone, you'll have to purchase additional copies of allShare. allShare will not operate on MFS format disks, Mac128K, Mac512k or MacXL.
Ñ To install allShare on a Macintosh SE series, Macintosh II series, Macintosh Portable series machine:
1) Drag the _allShare and DesktopINIT files to your system folder.
2) Using Apple's system disks "System Tools" and "Utilities Disk 1" version 6.0.2 or later, install the "AppleShare Workstation Software". This allows you to use the chooser to select the disks on the network you can mount.
3) Restart your Macintosh.
4) Its a good idea to hold down the option and command keys immediately after the allShare icon (the left-hand server icon) appears on the screen during a restart. This will instruct the Finder to rebuild your desktop.
5) Thats it! The allShare server will appear as an icon during the startup process and will be enabled for unlimited access to your hard-disk.
Ñ To install on a Macintosh already running Apple's Desktop Manager:
1) follow the instructions above except DO NOT copy the DesktopINIT into the system folder. Our DesktopINIT and Apple's Desktop Manager provide the same functionality which you will not want to duplicate! Also, we DO recommend using Apple's DTM if you have it because it will provide faster finder copies and application launches. Further, it uses less RAM when operating on very large disks.
2) if you decide to disable DTM and install our DesktopINIT, be sure to rebuild the desktop file since DTM will not have been maintaining it.
Ñ To install on a Macintosh runing A/UX v2.0
1) Copy the allShare AND DesktopINIT files into /mac/sys/System Folder and voilê.
2) You can also create individual user "system folders" but using step one, any user will permit the shared benefits of allShare. For security reasons, you may prefer to have only some user's system folders setup with allShare.
Ñ NOTE: (To A/UX users) The implementation of allShare is AFP not NFS. If applications require the special services of the NFS protocol, allShare may not be the right file server (at least at this time).
Ñ To install allShare on a Macintosh Plus:
1) In addition to the instructions above, your Macintosh must have an upgraded AppleTalk driver installed. Drag the AppleTalk file into your system folder during step one above. Those users receiving a demonstration from an EMail system will not have the AppleTalk file because of Apple's distribution licensing. We ARE allowed to distribute it to individuals who ask explicitly, we just cannot make it publicly available.
ÑNOTE: (To Macintosh Plus users) If you're already using EtherTalk, TokenTalk or Apple's internet router, you won't need to do anything, just follow the instructions for all other Macintosh machines listed above.
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allShare is available from Advantage Software, Inc. at the address and telephone number below or through CompuServe, CONNECT or AppleLink electronic mail. VISA and AMEX are accepted for retail orders via phone, mail or EMail and charged in Canadian dollars. Add CA$ 20 for shipment by courier to destinations in the US and Canada (allow 2 business days for delivery).
Advantage Software, Inc.
67 Lakeshore Rd. East
Mississauga, Ontario L5G 1C9
Telephone: (416) 891-2901
Compuserve: [73200,3000]
MacNET/CONNECT: AdvSoft
AppleLink: CDA0188
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Using allShare's control panel settings
You may choose to make changes to allShare's configuration for password protection, server priority, etc. by scrolling to the control panel icon for allShare and selecting it.
Changes to server memory size will only take effect the next time your machine is turned on or restarted.
Fully AppleShare compatible, volumes published by allShare are accessible on network using AppleShare workstation software. Capable of running on a Macintosh Plus with a minimum of one megabyte of RAM, allShare publishes volumes in four states: the entire volume; one folder; the entire volume with one folder protected; the entire volume with one drop folder. By designating a public folder (and having a folder of the appropriate name available at the disk-level directory of your hard-disk) you can restrict the access allowed to only selected files on your hard-disk.
The server can be password protected and local byte range locking is implemented at all times.
You can assign ONE password to each server so that only authorized users can gain access to your data. To set the password, press clear with the password selected and then type in your password. A password can be any combination of eight keyboard characters, case is ignored. YOU MUST PRESS RETURN TO HAVE THE PASSWORD ACCEPTED. The change will be immediate and all new users logging in will be asked for the NEW password. If users are already logged on they will not be affected by the change in passwords.
Use "Delete Inhibit" only if you're working with multi-user database access. Many programs implement the Save As feature by writing to a temporary file, deleting the old file and renaming the temporary file to the requested name. Delete Inhibit will make the operation of these programs fail.
By setting the Server Priority, you can gain control over the amount of time the server has in comparison to the amount of time your applications have. When you're doing something very time consuming this can help make your system operate as you want it to. The Server Priority is most effective when you have more than one user making disk requests simultaneously, on faster Macs you will not see much difference with only one client sharing your disk.
