Re: Which mac[not off topic]

[geary@bermuda.io.com (Big Bird)]

In article <3bf94c55@news.svn.net>, Paul Grammens <grammens@svn.net> wrote:
< 
< Jeffery W. Yeary <JwYeary@yahoo.com> wrote in message
< news:9tbbr2$ebt$1@news-int.gatech.edu...
< > I have a rom 3 IIgs with 1 meg Ram
< > I want to buy a Mac with an AppleTalk port

I think you mean LocalTalk port? LocalTalk is the physical
network. Appletalk is the set of protocols that can be sent over
LocalTalk, ethernet or a token ring.

< > and Ethernet card (so I can get tcp/ip)
< > I want to boot the IIgs off of the Mac and maybe
< > possibly hook the IIgs to the internet
< 
< There are many choices. I like the compact Macs like the SE/30 which has a
< slot for an ethernet card and Appletalk ports. It is capable of doing
< limited internet activities.  The latest Macs don't come with Appletalk
< ports, though it may be possible to add them.
< 
< The compact Macs are small and have a built-in screen, which is convenient.
< More powerful Macs such as ones with 040 or Power PC processors can also be
< had cheaply, and I think would work. They have slots for ethernet and serial
< ports for Appletalk. They would be a better choice if you want to use the
< net more.

If you want to boot the IIgs from the Mac, you will need Appleshare 2 or
3. As someone else already posted, Appleshare 2 requires system 6.
Appleshare 3, according to Apple, will not run on a 68040 machine and a
PPC Mac is right out (Appleshare 4 is required for a 68040, but then you
can't boot the IIgs).

To connect to the net through LocalTalk requires a TCP/IP stack for the
IIgs which speaks MacIP (TCP/IP encapsulated in Appletalk)? Marinetti
<http://www.apple2.org/marinetti/> supports PPP and ethernet (via the
LANceGS card <http://lancegs.a2central.com/ordering/index.html>). I have
not heard of one, but would be happy to have one pointed out to me.

Others have suggested PPP to a Linux, OpenBSD, or NetBSD box. This could
be a Mac OR PC. This is probably the best route if you are looking for
minimal cost using scrounged hardware. The other option is the LANceGS
card mentioned above, which costs $155 + shipping.



Note that this is mostly hearsay. I haven't done any of it except
setting up an Appleshare 2 server on a Mac SE. And that, so far, has
only served files to other macs, not an apple II.

Mark Geary
-- 
    "Build high for happiness."