On Jul 27, 2009, at 1:37 PM, Doug McNutt wrote:

> But do the ANS's connect with OS 10.4 and above which will not talk  
> AppleTalk over Ethernet?

An ANS has a proprietary processor which, although a 604e, just as in  
the 9500, has lots of added circuitry for testing and checking.

It is more an IBM RS/6000 than it is an Apple PowerMac 9500.

But it is neither an RS/6000 nor is it a 9500.

It is a hybrid, designed, like Janus, to look both ways: first,  
towards the RS/6000 world, and its OS, and second, towards the A-AUI,  
ADB and AppleTallk world, but NOT its OS.

Most users ignore the A-AUI, ADB and AppleTalk, and use generic  
10/100 E-net cards, and operate "headless", without a console. Which  
is why the front of the ANS has a small LCD display unit for display  
of status.



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