Description: AppleShare 3.0: Memory and Apple II Limits (11/94)
Header: AppleShare 3.0: Memory and Apple II Limits (11/94)

 Article Created: 18 October 1991
 Article Reviewed/Updated: 11 November 1994

 TOPIC -----------------------------------------------------------

 1) To run under System 7, AppleShare 3.0 needs 4MB RAM.  Does this include
   having the Print Serving option running as well?

 2) Is 5MB enough to run AFS 3.0, APS 3.0, AppleTalk Internet Router and
   support for Apple II users?

 3) I saw something on a limitation of 20 some Apple II users -- is this a
   simultaneous log-on limit, or can I assign only 20 users the ability to
   log on from an Apple II?

 DISCUSSION ------------------------------------------------------

 1) The 4MB requirement for AppleShare 3.0 includes concurrent operation of
   both file and print services.  This includes Apple II access.

 2) On a 5MB Macintosh IIci system you would also be able to install the
   Apple Internet Router, although for performance considerations it would
   be better to have the Apple Internet Router reside on a dedicated
   Macintosh.  High traffic involving one of the applications can severely
   impact the performance of the other.

 3) Although it is possible to define up to 8,192 users/groups (including
   the ability to log on from an Apple II), we would recommend not more
   than 2,000 users/groups.  As the number of users/groups grows beyond
   2000 and approaches 8000, it can take significantly longer to start up
   because it takes longer for AppleShare 3.0 to read through so many
   names.  It doesn't affect server running performance or the amount of
   RAM required.  The limitations regarding the number of users, Macintosh
   and Apple II alike, that can sign on concurrently is defined in the
   AppleShare 3.0 File Server Preferences.  AppleShare 3.0 can accommodate
   up to 120 connections at one time.

   If you plan to have Apple IIGS systems start up over the network,
   experience has shown that the length of time it takes to have more
   than 20 Apple IIGS systems do so may exceed the customers expectations.
   This will not be a problem if the Apple II systems are starting locally
   and then logging on to the file server.


 Article Change History:
 11 Nov 1994 - Reviewed for technical accuracy.

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