The documentation for netatalk-1.6 is arranged as follows:

* doc/INSTALL
  netatalk specific installation instructions
* doc/CONFIGURE
  how to set up the configuration files
* doc/DEVELOPER 
  information for developers and additional requirements for compiling
* doc/FAQ
  FAQ in progress
* doc/README.platforms
  additional instructions for various operating systems.
* doc/README.hidden-items
  documents the various special files created by netatalk in file shares

This should be all you need to get netatalk running.

        - The Netatalk Team