This is a demo version of DriveShare. It will expire on December 31, 1992.
DriveShare allows your Mac to do things you’ve always wished it could do:
• Mount removable drives anywhere on a Macintosh network.
• Access or back up most Syquest, Bernoulli, CD-ROM and optical drives.
• Insert and eject removable cartridges without the hassles of turning FileSharing on/off.
• Forget about confusing users, groups and passwords (if you haven’t already)!
Using DriveShare, you can share any of these devices today:
• SyQuest 44/88mb drives
• Bernoulli 45/90mb drives
• Sony, MOST, Epson, Ricoh, and Panasonic 3.5" Optical drives
• Sony, Sharp, Epson, and Ricoh 5.25" Optical drives.
• Most Apple, DEC, NEC and Toshiba CD ROMs.
DriveShare is…
• Cost Effective
DriveShare is sold in affordable 5 and 10-user packs. Site licenses are also available.
• Compatible
It works with or without System 7 File Sharing and even under System 6.
• Easy to Use
Simply click to designate cartridges for individual users on the network. User access to personalized files is quick and simple.
• Reliable
DriveShare includes Drive7rem, the powerful CDEV that allows you to mount most cartridges without updating or reformating.
DriveShare works with most removable SCSI devices and runs under System 6 or System 7. Apple File Sharing running under System 7 is not required.
The Drive7rem CDEV may conflict with other removable device drivers. Please remove them before you install DriveShare and Drive7rem.
How doe DriveShare differ from File Sharing?
First, it is easy to use. A simple one-window, two-click process mounts any cartridge on any one desktop.
Second, it designates a cartridge for one user, not making it available for everyone on your network.
Third, since the remote mounting of the cartridge is controlled by the Server, no complicated password, startup or user/group process is needed.
Can I share a cartridge with many users at the same time?
No, DriveShare allows a cartridge to be mounted on only one desktop on your network. Furthermore, you can share only one device with any one Client at a time. Of course, if you are using System 7 on the Client Macintosh, you can then share that cartridge with File Sharing. If you are sharing a partitioned cartridge with DriveShare, only the first partition will appear on the Client’s desktop.
What are some advantages of DriveShare?
Because DriveShare works with System 6 as well as System 7, it is ideal for mixed networks.
It is great for controlled network backup, making it easy to assign the backup responsibility to one person.
This gives you the advantage of having the backup cartridges naturally stored in a centralized location, separate from most of the computers. This enhances loss prevention from theft, fire, or other disasters.
DriveShare is also ideal for high-security environments where access to data must be controlled.
No. DriveShare is not designed for use with hard drives. Using DriveShare, you share removable devices, and can designate specific cartridges for specific Clients on the network.
Why use DriveShare?
It is the nature of cartridges to be personal to the user. Cartridges are typically specified for a particular use, such as a backup, for functionally-defined storage such as Accounting, Engineering or Design; for project-defined storage like Clients, Departments, Divisions, etc.
A single cartridge is often used by a limited number of users. Furthermore, removable devices are not usually used as a primary drive. They are not used as frequently by many network users as hard drives.
And since removable drive mechanisms are expensive, it makes sense to use just one CD-ROM player, for instance, keep all the cartridges in one office, and simply call for a particular cartridge to be sent to your desktop.
Some DriveShare Terms…
Server: The Mac that has removable devices directly attached via the SCSI port.
Client: Any other Mac on your network that has the DriveShare software installed and will be accessing removable devices connected to the server.
Each Mac can act as both a Server and a Client simultaneously.
How do I install DriveShare?
It’s easy!
Many of the features of DriveShare are not listed in this short document. But DriveShare’s built-in balloon help is just a click away. Since it is part of the program, the help balloons work under System 6 and System 7.
1. Place both DriveShare and Drive7rem files in the System Folder on up to 5 Macs on your network. If you are using System 7, be sure to put them in your Control Panels folder. If you have an earlier version of Drive7rem, replace it with the one supplied with DriveShare.
2. Restart each Macintosh, and watch to see the Drive7rem and the DriveShare icons appear on the bottom of the screen as your Mac boots. If they do not appear, then you may not have a removable device powered on.
Setting up DriveShare::
Almost all the work of making the software function takes place on the Server. The Server is the person in charge of the device, who assigns cartridges to various Clients. The Client Macs don’t have to think very much about how the software works. That’s the beauty of DriveShare.
Any DriveShare Macintosh can simultaneously act as both a Server and Client. For instance you can share your optical drive with a co-worker and use yet another co-worker’s Syquest on your Macintosh.
As a Client:
We suggest that you set up your Clients before the Server, so they can be recognized by the Server.
1. Open DriveShare through the Control Panel.
2. Be sure that “Enable As Client” is checked.
This allows cartridges from Servers to be mounted on this Mac.
3. Close the CDEV.
This Client is now ready to mount cartridges from a Server.
As a Server:
For DriveShare Server setup, have your removable mechanisms powered on, but no removable cartridges inserted.
1. Open DriveShare through the Control Panel.
You will see the “Index Card” window with numbers at the top. These correspond to SCSI addresses O through 6. Some will be grayed, others solid. The solid numbers show the SCSI addresses of your removable devices. Hard disks are not shown because they are not removable.
2. Click on the SCSI address of each of your removable devices. In our example, we’ve selected SCSI address 1, which is an optical cartridge.
3. There are two checkboxes in the center of the card, one reading “Enable as Server”, and one that says “Activity Sensor.” Check the “Enable as Server” box. This allows the cartridges from the device at this ID to be shared to a Client.
4. Close the CDEV.
The next time you insert a cartridge on a Server Mac, the Selection Window will appear.
If you check “Selected Client” you will see a list of Zones and DriveShare client Macs currently on your network.
• When you select “The Server” the cartridge will mount on your desktop.
• If you send the cartridge to a Client, it will appear on the desktop of that Client.
Select the destination, and then click “OK”.
The Client can now use the data on the cartridge as if it was connected directly to its Macintosh.
To force the Selection Window to appear while inserting a disk, hold down the Shift key as you insert the cartridge. This overrides any settings.
When the Client is finished using the cartridge, they'll simply drag the icon into the trash.
If it is an ejectable device, like an optical drive, the cartridge will eject from the Server. If it is not ejectable, like a Syquest, the device will spin down. The Server operator will then press the square release button on the mechanism.
Those are the basics. If all is well, your network just became a lot more useable and dynamic.
Points to remember:
• Please remember that running software from a remote computer is not as fast as if it were connected directly to yours. You’ll find an EtherTalk network much faster than a LocalTalk network.
• Only the Server Mac can allow you to share cartridges. You cannot initiate access from a Client. The Server must first allow sharing for each SCSI ID number by clicking “Sharing Enabled” in the CDEV.
• Each cartridge can be assigned to a different client, but any one cartridge can be assigned to only one Client at a time.
• If you attempt to shut down your Server Macintosh while a cartridge is being shared with a Client, you’ll receive a warning dialog.
The Client will receive a similar warning dialog, advising them of your Shutdown, and asking them to eject the shared cartridge.
The Powerful Drive7rem
Drive7rem has been included as a part of the DriveShare package. It is designed to provide the broadest support possible for removable devices attached to a Macintosh.
Using this Control Panel Device with DriveShare, you can automatically mount virtually any Macintosh-formatted removable cartridge on any other Mac on your network. This includes Syquest, Iomega Bernoulli, Apple, NEC, DEC and Toshiba CD-ROMs, as well as Sony, MOST, Epson, Panasonic, Sharp and Ricoh optical drives.
Drive7rem efficiently solves most driver incompatibility problems. Additionally, you can choose not to install the Drive7rem removable device driver at any SCSI ID by unchecking the box next to the number.
The Drive7rem is actually a combination System Extension and CDEV.
When you start your Macintosh, the Drive7rem INIT portion will attempt to install a driver for each removable device it finds on the SCSI bus, if that ID is checked in the CDEV.
If you have a removable cartridge spinning when you start your Macintosh, the driver on that cartridge will also attempt to install itself into the System memory.
Be sure to remove any other removable driver CDEVs or INITs from your system. If two drivers attempt to load, there could be a driver conflict.
To avoid potential conflicts, we recommend that when you start your Mac you have your drives turned on, but have no cartridge spinning.
Drive7rem may also conflict with SCSI-based floppy drives and some scanner drivers. If you are using any of those devices, be sure to uncheck those SCSI ID numbers in the Drive7rem. This will prevent the Drive7rem INIT from loading at these addresses.
When you open the CDEV, Drive7rem searches the SCSI bus for connected devices. For each recognizable device, you see the SCSI ID number, mechanism, manufacturer, model number and capacity and ROM revision. You can rescan the SCSI bus and mount new devices. Built-in balloon help is just a click away.
Note the Check mark at the beginning of each removable device address. This is to install the removable driver for that particular SCSI ID at boot time. Since a driver is not installed for fixed media, hard drives show no checkmark.
If you leave the checkmark there and a removable media device is powered on at that address when the Mac boots, a Drive7 driver will be installed for that address during System startup.
