DAVE 3.1

Product Details

• ASIN: B00005U2FL
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 29, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,516 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Looking for a way to coexist in a world filled with both Macs and PCs? DAVE 3.1 makes it easy to maintain your presence in both worlds by enabling peer-to-peer sharing between Macs and PCs. Rather than use AppleTalk, DAVE 3.1 connects with the Internet using TCP/IP protocol, making it easier than ever before to work from home or on the road with your Mac. Designed to run native on Mac OS X, DAVE fully supports Microsoft Windows operating systems and works with any-size network. DAVE 3.1 also enables file and PostScript printer sharing, supports filenames greater than 31 characters, and handles file sizes over 2 gigabytes in size with ease--an added bonus for graphics users.

Fully scriptable with AppleScript (OS 8.6 to 9.2), users can write a range of scripts with DAVE 3.1, including mounting and unmounting remote volumes, network logon and logout functions, and more. DAVE 3.1 adds a domain logon, so that Mac users can log onto a Microsoft network with the ease of a PC user, and DAVE's encrypted passwords offer added security. Apple Open Transport-native and compatible with MacTCP, DAVE 3.1 supports WINS as well as all services that use Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol. Easy to install, this cross-platform networking solution is equally easy to use and requires no additional PC hardware or software.

Macworld Magazine, April, 2002

"...this product is a must have."

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Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Macs can co-exist in a PC network., February 28, 2002

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Jon Kreisler (New York City, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DAVE 3.1 (CD-ROM)

So, you work in a PC-laden office and you use a Mac.
You know you have files that can be placed on a PC, or you need to retrieve files others have left for you on a PC network. What do you do? Enter DAVE. DAVE adds Netbios to Mac OS 9. This means you can now talk to PC-based file servers from your Mac and no one needs to know you're using a Mac. DAVE works with the Chooser, or you can use the DAVE application, if you are feeling brave.
DAVE even stores the resource forks so you can execute applications that have been saved to a PC. (FTP can't do that.) DAVE is a seamless integration on the Mac. It allows you to share files and PostScript printers. You can even allow your PC buddies to use your Mac PostScript printers. It works remarkably well and sets up in a flash. Once you mount a PC file service, it looks and behaves like a Mac volume. Very impressive.
If price is an issue though, you may want to consider Connectix Double Talk, instead. It has similar functionality at a lower cost. DAVE is now available for OS X, but I have not had the opportunity to try that yet.

4.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate software for Mac and PC owners!, June 25, 2002

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Dennis A. Amith (kndy) (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DAVE 3.1 (CD-ROM)

I used my PC and my Mac extensively and for awhile I have been copying files from my zip disk via Mac to my PC and vice versa and with the 250mb zip drives reading 100 disks so slow, I dreamed of what if I could network my Mac G4 via OS X to my PC.

Well, Dave 3.1 is the ONLY software out for MAC OS X at this present time and I don't know how grateful I am for this software. If you you use a Mac and a PC and are in need of file sharing or networking between the two different platforms, simply there is literally no software that is out right now that is more convenient than Dave 3.1. It's easy, it's fast and pretty much you install the software and from there it's a breeze! I was transferring files from my Mac to my PC and vice versa quickly.

Especially beneficial if you are doing huge file transfers! What a life and time saver! I give it a 4 (actually a 4.5), I do think it maybe a bit costly to some but still, it's worth it!