Re: Note from you attached below

> I just found out today that the new models of PowerMacs don't run
>the ADSM client.  Apple is shipping them with a communications
>package called 'Open Transport' instead of MacTCP.  Does IBM know
>about this?  Do you have plans to support this new environment?
>Is there a work around?  This is important to us since 75% of
>our clients are Macs.

OpenTransport is Apple's new communication technology.  It provides new
interfaces (both graphical and programming) for AppleTalk, TCP/IP, and
at some point IPX.

OpenTransport is designed to be backward compatible with MacTCP.  Therefore,
all current MacTCP apps, including NewsWatcher, Fetch, ADSM, etc, should
work without a problem, though they will probably run much faster.
OpenTransport is written in native PowerPC code, whereas MacTCP was
still in 68K code (and therefore emulated on a PowerMac).

Currently, ADSM does not write to the new OpenTransport API, though we
will be.  We have not done extensive testing between OT and ADSM, but
currently I have seen no problems.  And I have seen some amazing
transfer rates on an 8100/80!  Much better than I have ever seen for
a Mac.

If you have trouble running ADSM with OpenTransport, then please let
me know.  Try running one of the other TCP/IP applications first, to
verify that OT is configured properly.  Then send me a note with
PowerMac model, OpenTransport version number, System version
number, and a description of the problem.


Regards,

Brett Walker
ADSM Development