Thanks to all, who posted references to Netatalk 2.X, and also Apple II's using such resources. I'm a little surprised that Appletalk/Ethernet printer interfaces can be used, but in the end all they have to do is pass packets. I'll look it over for my purposes, but it looks a little challenging for mere mortals (including me) to use. On handling Mac disk images. There's some not-freeware that manages Mac volumes under Windows, but it's not expensive. Presumably Linux can mount Mac volumes once physically connected. also good to see some Mac software image archives, thanks for those links. Looks like Adam could use a IIci or IIcx system. I like them myself, I need to fix my motherboards. Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preservation of 1970's computing email: hjohnson AAT retrotechnology DOTT com alternate: herbjohnson ATT retrotechnology DOTT info