Description:
When Windows people write about networking their computers, they often forget the Macintosh entirely or relegate Mac connectivity to an afterthought chapter. Not only is Windows 2000 Mac Support Little Black Book dedicated to the issue of interoperability between Windows and the Mac, but it addresses the connectivity problem from both ends of the wire. Gene Steinberg and Pieter Paulson go into detail on what needs to be done to your Macs, as well as your Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000 boxes, in order to bring about file sharing, printer sharing, cross-platform database access, and application sharing. It's a complete and carefully researched statement of configuration strategies, and perfect for advertising houses, Web development shops, and other environments in which large parts of the staff use the Mac. Like all Black Book titles, this one divides its coverage between "Immediate Solutions," which feature precise steps to follow in order to enable features or bring about effects, and more prose-heavy background information. Both types of coverage are well written and worth reading, and it's easy to find the sections you need with the help of an intelligent system of page-edge dark areas and a good index. There's no CD-ROM, but the documentation is of high quality and addresses a poorly covered area. --David Wall Topics covered: Using LANs to connect Macintosh computers to machines that run Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000. Emphasis is on Thursby Systems' DAVE package on the Mac side and Macintosh Services on the Windows side.
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