Product Description

Macintosh Windows Integration declares a truce in the OS wars by enabling organizations to effectively integrate both platforms. From using Macs on Windows NT networking, to sharing files and printers, to running Windows on Macs, Macintosh Windows Integration covers every aspect of cross-platform integration used by businesses. John Rizzo's book is filled with practical tips for solving cross-platform problems, as well as how-to information and discussions of the products and utilities that make a Mac-and-PC workflow system a reality.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2937875 in Books
• Published on: 1999-07-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 582 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Windows machines are becoming more Mac-like and Macs adopt more Windows features every day, but a considerable gulf remains between the two popular consumer platforms. Macintosh Windows Integration: Integrating Your MacIntosh With Windows 95/98 and Windows NT Environments explains how to get work done in an environment that includes both kinds of computers.

As an aid to those with experience in only one kind of computer's networking conventions, there's coverage on networking Macs and a separate chapter on networking Windows machines. After laying that groundwork, the book dives into cross- platform networking with TCP/IP and other protocols.

You'll find explicit procedures accompanied by lots of screen shots that show how to fit a Mac into a nest of Windows boxes and vice versa. There's a very helpful section on hooking one Mac to a single Windows computer via a null modem cable or crossover Ethernet cable, as well as some documentation of Virtual PC, SoftWindows and hardware-based solutions for running PC software on the Mac. There's a lot of information here about Unix machines, too. --David Wall

Topics covered: Exchanging files on floppy disks, converting files with special software, reconciling differences in filename conventions and setting up multiple partitions on storage devices.

From the Author
Notes from the Author: About This Book
Using foreign files, Windows NT Server, emulation software, printing--these are all aspects of using Macs and Windows PCs together. Any one of these can solve a problem. Taken together, they are Macintosh Windows Integration.

The roots of this book go back ten years, when I was an editor at MacUser magazine. The OS Wars were in full swing, and everyone was asking which OS would "win," Mac OS or Windows? It seemed to me that this was the wrong question. The right question was "How can I use the best of both tools together?" As a former electronics engineer, I was used to using all kinds of tools. To eliminate all but one seemed kind of dumb. I don’t know about you, but my toolbox isn’t full of just hammers.

At MacUser, I started testing integration solutions and writing stories on how to use the two computers together. Eventually, this became MacUser’s "Mac-to-PC" column, and later, MacWeek’s "BackPanel" column.

By 1997, Macintosh/Windows integration was not only useful, but had become a requirement to keep Macs from being replaced by Windows machines in many organizations. I was still writing stories on the topic, as well as consulting and answering readers questions, and decided to consolidate my collection of notes together electronically. MacWindows is now the largest on-line collection of daily news and information on using Macs and PCs together, with links to hundreds of integration-enabling product web sites.

At 600 pages, "Macintosh Windows Integration" turned out to be quite a bit larger than the web site. On the other hand, MacWindows is updated daily. That’s why I included MacWindows URLs throughout the book which refer to web pages where you can find the latest information on a particular topic. This includes the latest products, the latest web URLs for product information, and the latest bugs and fixes for a particular topic. These MacWindows URLs won’t change.

The topics in the book aren’t topics that I guessed people would want to know about, or topics that I personally liked--they are topics that hundreds of MacWindows readers from around the world ask me about every day. Based on the questions people asked, I tried to organize the material in the book to give readers an understanding of the different technologies used on both platforms. For instance, I started many of the chapters with a section called "Differences," which explains how Mac OS and Windows accomplish a particular task.

I divided the book into five parts. Part One is aimed at management and at people new to the technology of integration. These chapters describe the pros and cons of integrating Macs and Windows, and how to go about it from an organizational standpoint, and what problems to expect.

Part Two, Exchanging Files, contains material that everyone will find useful. I personally use these techniques every day. Everyone should read Chapters 5, 6, and 7.

Part Three is lays down a foundation in cross-platform networking. People with a Mac background can learn how Windows networking works, and people with PC backgrounds can learn about Windows networking. The part ends with a chapter on creating cross-platform TCP/IP networks.

Part Four focuses on file and printer sharing, beginning with a 70-page chapter on Windows NT Server with Macs, and ending with a chapter on cross-platform printing.

Part Five is explains different ways of running Windows software on a Mac, and visa versa. It includes a 70-page chapter on PC and Mac emulation.

Appendix is a troubleshooting FAQ, culled from the BackPanel column I did for MacWeek and eMediaweekly magazines. It includes working with files, networking and printing, and PC emulation.

Here is the table of contents for Macintosh Windows Integration:

Part One Integration Basics

Chapter 1 The Goals of Cross-Platform Integration

Chapter 2 Integration Philosophies

Chapter 3 View from the Top

Part Two Exchanging Files

Chapter 4 Sharing Storage Media

Chapter 5 Working with Foreign Files

Chapter 6 Exchanging Files Electronically

Part Three Cross-Platform Networking Infrastructure

Chapter 7 Network Interface Hardware

Chapter 8 Macintosh Networking Basics

Chapter 9 Windows Networking Basics

Chapter 10 Integrating TCP/IP on Mac and Windows

Part Four Macintosh and Windows NT and Other Servers

Chapter 11 Windows NT Server and Macintosh

Chapter 12 Remote Access

Chapter 13 NT Alternatives: Other File Servers

Chapter 14 Cross-Platform Clients

Chapter 15 Cross-Platform Printing

Part Five Using Foreign Operating Systems

Chapter 16 Operating Systems: Using Emulators and Coprocessors

Chapter 17 Network Application Sharing and Thin Clients

Chapter 18 Sharing Monitors and Mixing Keyboards

Appendix A Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions

About the Author
By John Rizzo

Customer Reviews

Great buy! Already saved me some money...
In this amazing book I found solutions for interconnecting Macs and PCs that already saved me some money - plus I was able to nudge some IS people into considering the possibility that Macs and PCs might after all lead a relatively peaceful coexistence...