Anyone Remember 'Program Linking'?

[mrlynn]

Specifically, how is (was) it supposed to work?

I'm wondering if I can run applications on my blue G3/OS 9.1 from my MBP/10.6.2. There are documents created in Pagemaker, Freehand, MacDraw Pro, etc. that I'd like to be able to access and modify from the MBP, but of course they depend on apps and fonts on the G3.

I can of course work on the G3, but my space is crowded, and it's awkward.

I turned on 'Program Linking' in the File Sharing Control Panel, but if I try to open an old document over the network from the MBP, I just get a message that the Classic environment is not supported.

Alternatively, would 'Remote Access' in 9.1 enable me to work over the network from the MBP? I never used it in the old days, so don't know if it's anything like Remote Desktop on the PC. Looks like it's designed to let you gain access from the G3, not to it. . . (??)

/Mr Lynn

[deckeda]

Like you said,

mrlynn wrote:
... the Classic environment is not supported. ...

Perhaps it would have worked in Tiger.

[mrlynn]

So if Program Linking is not feasible—

What is the best way to control the G3 from the MBP (ideally without buying new software)?


/Mr Lynn

[Mike Sellers]

If you set up VNC access on the G3, it would seem you could log in and control it, no matter the OS it is running.

I haven't read this but there's probably something here that will help: http://lowendmac.com/ed/rosen/08ar/macin...ntrol.html

[Seacrest]

If you have room for a second monitor, but not keyboard and mouse, you might want to try Synergy.
http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/

http://sourceforge.net/projects/osxsynergygui/

[Winston]

I think you could do remote control with Timbuktu. I am pretty sure they have kept it backward compatible. (But this would require buying software.)

http://www.netopia.com/software/products/tb2/


Good luck.

- Winston

[mrlynn]

Good suggestions! Thanks!

I remember Timbuktu—I think I used it back in the '90s.

But Mike Sellers gave me a good solution: VNC. These folks have a VNC server that runs under OS 9 (from a link in the LowEndMac article Mike gave me:

http://www.testplant.com/products/vine_viewer

The server is free, but the viewer (free trial for a few days) is only $35. I just tried it (you need version 3.1 for Snow Leopard) and it works great.

Quick response from their support department, too, when my first download (3.0) didn't work.

/Mr Lynn