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Re: Appletalk on a IIgs with phoneNet connection to Win2K?
In article <3B448E5D.DC8E2AA7@inetnebr.com>,
Rev. Roy Miller <millers@inetnebr.com> wrote:
>Matthew Russotto wrote:
>
>> In article <1ew3gjj.imykd1fehnc2N%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>,
>> David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
>> >
>> >I don't know what the Lisa used for its serial ports, but it wouldn't
>> >surprise me if it was the same DE-9 female.
>>
>> The Lisa used DB25 (female, IIRC). Remember it was a much larger
>> machine. One port was RS-232, the other RS-422.
>
>So, could a Lisa, with the right driver, use the RS-422 port as an
>AppleTalk port??
Certainly, as it did so under MacWorks. I don't recall if there was
ever a way to use it under Lisa 7/7. If you know how to write a
driver for Lisa 7/7..
(note this is the Lisa 2. The late and unlamented Lisa 1 with the
Twiggy drives is another matter)
>I'd love to have my Lisa AppleTalked to my Mac/II network.
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Matthew T. Russotto russotto@pond.com
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
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