![]() So technically, there isn’t a “Mac OS 1.0,” only System 1.0. Originally, Apple didn’t publicize the version numbers of the system software and referred to it as just “System 1.0” or “System 2.0” internally. Over time, Apple has referred to its Macintosh operating system by different names. RELATED: 35 Years of Microsoft Windows: Remembering Windows 1.0 What’s in a Mac OS Name? Despite that, what set the Mac apart most was its innovative operating system, which went on to inspire how Windows works as well. It also pushed the state-of-the-art forward in user interfaces with a completely bitmapped display and support for proportional fonts.Īt the time of its launch, the IBM PC had not yet turned three years old, but Apple found itself on the defensive, running to catch up in market share, as IBM’s PC had already been hailed as the new industry standard for business-class PCs. It brought the graphical user interface (GUI) concept to the masses for the first time and promised a very user-friendly experience compared to most computers on the market. Or, you can use your new NetPrinter control panel to setup network printing for your IIgs.Released in 1984, the Apple Macintosh radically altered the course of personal computer history. Click on the "Install" button, and insertwhatever GS/OS disks your IIgs asks for.Step 7: Have Fun! Restart your IIgs & open your new AppleShare control panel.You should see your AppleTalk zones and servers. If you want to print to networkedLaserWriters (BeagleDraw is great for this!), hold down the Apple key whileclicking on "Printer: LaserWriter". From the menu on the left, select "Network: AppleShare".If you want to print to networked ImageWriters, hold down the Apple key whileclicking on "Printer: ATalk ImageWriter". Make sure Installer is set to install to your boot drive.Click "Customize". Run "Installer" on your GS/OSInstaller disk. Drag the control panel into yourControl Panels folder, open the LocalTalk Bridge control panel to be sure it'sactive, and restart your Mac.Step 6: Add the AppleTalk Software to GS/OS. The file you downloaded from Applecontains documentation and the control panel. Plug the other end of your cable (or the other phonenet adapter) intoyour IIgs-if, in Step 3, you set slot 1 to "Your Card", plug your cable intoyour IIgs's printer port if, in Step 3, you set slot 2 to "Your Card", plugyour cable into your IIgs's modem port (the one with the little phone picturebelow it).Step 5: Install the LocalTalk Bridge. Plugone end of your cable (or one of the phonenet adapters) into your Mac's printerport. If you're using phonenet adaptors,connect them with your phone cord, and add the terminators, if necessary. Be sure to remember whichone you set to "Your Card"!Step 4: Connect Your IIgs to Your Mac. You'll needto switch either slot 1 or slot 2 to "Your Card". ![]() Open the IIgs's control panel (theslots control panel), and change slot 7 to "Built-in AppleTalk". Make sure AppleTalk is set to "Active" in the Chooser utility.Step 3: Enable AppleTalk on your IIgs. ![]() Open your Mac's AppleTalk control panel.Make sure it's set to connect via your ethernet connection, and not via yourserial port. If your Mac isn't set up to use its ethernetconnection, set it up! Regrettably, it's beyond the scope of this guide todescribe how to accomplish this for all the kinds of Macintosh ethernethardware.Step 2: Enable AppleTalk on your Mac. Terminators may be necessary for some phonenet adapters.Software Needed:- Apple's LocalTalk Bridge, available from: /English-North_American/Macintosh/Networking-Communications/Other_N-C /LocalTalk_Bridge_2.1.smi.bin- System 7.1 or later for your Macintosh- Classic AppleTalk or OpenTransport installed on your Mac- GS/OS for your IIgsStep 1: Ethernet Your Mac. and GS WorldViewNovember 8, 1999Equipment Needed:- A Macintosh (68020 or better) with a LocalTalk port and some kind of Ethernet connection (I'm using an Asante EN/SC PB).- An Apple IIgs (GS/OS 6.0.1 recommended)- A null-modem cable (mini DIN-8 on both ends) OR: 2 phonenet adapters and an appropriate phone cord. Getting Your IIgs on an Ethernet Network Via Your Mac Getting Your IIgs on an Ethernet Network Via Your Macby Edhel Iaur, Esq.Copyright © 1999 - Edhel Iaur, Esq.
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