System 7.5.5 & AppleShare 4.2.1 Compatibility (2/97)

This article is the System 7.5.5 and AppleShare 4.2.1 compatibility notice.
For PowerPC Nubus- and PCI-based Apple Workgroup Servers, AppleShare 4.2.1, Mac OS 7.5.5, and Open Transport 1.1.1 have undergone extensive testing and together are fully compatible.

For PowerPC Desktop Computers compatible with the retail version of AppleShare 4.2.1, AppleShare 4.2.1, Mac OS 7.5.5, and Open Transport 1.1.1 have undergone extensive testing and together are fully compatible.

An extension named 7.5.5 SCSI Server Update has been created to resolve a bug that could cause a server to hang when a client computer performed a Find File operation on a server volume.

This extension is only for use on PowerPC Apple Workgroup Servers and compatible PowerPC Desktop Computers running AppleShare 4.2.1 and Mac OS 7.5.5.

The 7.5.5 SCSI Server Update has been rolled into Mac OS 7.6.

For customers who need to run Mac OS 7.5.5 and AppleShare 4.2.1 on PowerPC Workgroup Servers, Apple requires that customers update their servers with the following software in this order:

1) Mac OS 7.5.5 Update,
2) Open Transport 1.1.1,
3) 7.5.5 SCSI Server Update, and
4) PowerPC Interrupt Extension

Where are these Updates located?
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All of the following Updates can be found at the following URL:
http://www.info.apple.com/swupdates

The "7.5.5 SCSI Server Update" path:
US
Macintosh
Networking-Communications
AppleShare

The "PowerPC Interrupt Extension" path:
US
Macintosh
System
Other_System

The "AppleShare 4.2->4.2.1 Updater" path:
US
Macintosh
Networking-Communications
AppleShare


Article Change History:
14 Feb 1997 - Updated article with additional information.


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012