The AppleShare protocol is a communications protocol from Apple Computer that allows client applications in a computer to exchange files with and request services from server programs in a computer network. AppleShare can be used over the Internet on top of the TCP/IP protocol, or on top of other network protocols such as Internetwork Packet Exchange and AppleTalk. Using the AppleShare protocol, a user can access files, applications, printers, and other resources on a remote server. It can communicate with any server program that is set up to receive an AppleShare client request. In computing, a protocol is a convention or standard that controls or enables the connection, communication, and data transfer between two computing endpoints. ... Apple Computer, Inc. ... A computer network is a system for communication among two or more computers. ... The Internet protocol suite is the set of communications protocols that implement the protocol stack on which the Internet runs. ... Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) is at the Network layer of the OSI model and is part of the IPX/SPX protocol stack. ... AppleTalk is a suite of protocols developed by Apple Computer for computer networking. ... A file in a computer system is a stream (sequence) of bits stored as a single unit, typically in a file system on disk or magnetic tape. ... Application has the following meanings: In general, an application is using something abstract for a more concrete use. ... A computer printer is a computer peripheral device that produces a hard copy (permanent human-readable text and/or graphics, usually on paper) from data stored in a computer connected to it. ... In computing, a server is: A computer software application that carries out some task (i. ...
All Macintosh and Mac OS clones include client and server AppleShare protocol support. Windows NT Server and Novell NetWare both provide AppleShare server protocol support, although they currently only support AppleShare over AppleTalk. Third-party AppleShare client/server support is available for Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, and Windows NT, as well as for Unix systems. Mac OS X v10. ... Windows NT is an operating system produced by Microsoft. ... Windows 95 (codename Chicago) is a hybrid 16-bit/32-bit graphical operating system released on August 24, 1995 by the Microsoft Corporation. ... Unix or UNIX is a computer operating system originally developed in the 1960s and 1970s by a group of AT&T Bell Labs employees including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and Douglas McIlroy. ...
A given client and server may implement different sets of Appleshare protocol variations. The set of protocols to be used is negotiated before starting a session.
External links
AppleShare Developer Documentation - from developer.apple.com
AppleShare was a product from Apple Computer which implemented various network services.
All versions of Mac OS are capable of acting as a client to an AppleShareserver, although more recent versions of Mac OS X have gradually removed support for the AppleTalkprotocol.
Later versions of AppleShare also implemented the SMB and CIFS protocols which are the native file sharing protocols on Windows machines.
AppleShare IP 6.0 made its debut back on August 24th, and a 6.1 update followed on November 9th.
AppleShare IP 6.0 allowed connections to any host to be scheduled down to the hour, and support for the Internet ETRN standard allowed dial-up servers to be polled for waiting messages as well.
AppleShare IP 6.2 will apparently feature a number of interface enhancements to the Cache panel in the Web and File Administration software that will make it "more intuitive and easier to control." In addition, the AppleShare IP 6.2 installer will be simplified, and its installation speed significantly improved.
Feeds |
Contact