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- PUBLIC FOLDER RELEASE NOTES... 9/20/89
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- What is Public Folder?
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- Public Folder is a network file transfer and file sharing system. It allows
- anyone to make files and folders of files available to other users attached to
- an AppleTalk network. These files and folders, stored in a special folder
- called the Public folder, can be seen and fetched by anyone on the AppleTalk
- network that is also using Public Folder.
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- Public Folder works with all flavors of AppleTalk including LocalTalk,
- PhoneNet, EtherTalk, and TokenTalk.
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- Getting Started
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- Public Folder consists of a single file called an RDEV file. Its user
- interface can be accessed through the Chooser desk accessory (this is similar
- to the way you choose printers on an AppleTalk network ).
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- To get started with Public Folder simply copy it into your system folder and
- create a folder on your main disk called "Public" (NOTE: not "Public Folder").
- Make sure that AppleTalk is turned on, then restart your machine.
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- Any files placed into your Public folder will be accessible by anyone on your
- network and you will be able to access files placed into other Public folders.
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- Using Public Folder
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- The customize button in the Chooser lets you customize your Public Folder.
- You can change the default folder name from "Public" to anything you'd like.
- Likewise, you can change your Public folder's name on the network from the
- Chooser name (the default) to anything you'd like. Using these features
- allows you to set up multiple Public folders on your machine. For example,
- you could set up two Public folders on you machine using two copies of the
- Public Folder file. The first one could use the default setup, it would be
- identified as "John Doe". The second could refer to a folder called
- "HD20:Latest Artwork Collection" with the Custom name "Latest Artwork".
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- Disabling Public Folder
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- If you wish not to have Public folder installed when you startup your
- Macintosh you can hold down the SHIFT key during startup. The regular Public
- Folder icon will not be shown, rather a similar icon with a large X is shown.
- This tells you that Public Folder did not install.
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- Compatibility
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- The only known incompatibility between Public Folder and other products is
- with Apple's CD-ROM drive. The currently shipping version of this software
- can cause Public Folder to crash your Macintosh when others are fetching files
- from your machine. DO NOT create a Public folder on your Macintosh if you are
- using the Apple CD-ROM drive. Using the Public Folder RDEV to access other
- Macintoshes is OK and will not cause a crash.
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