Re: network a gs to Linux?

["SlappinJoe" <slappinjoe@yahoo.com>]

This is very cool. I found the patch, btw, for the A2 and netatalk here

http://www.umich.edu/~rsug/netatalk/patches/other/apple2.diff

Looks like a neat little project that shouldn't be too difficult.  I will
order the Farallon adapter.

Tks, Jeff, for the good info.

SJ

Jeff Blakeney wrote in message <38373927.7220194@news>...
>On Fri, 19 Nov 1999 23:54:13 GMT, "SlappinJoe" <slappinjoe@yahoo.com>
>wrote:
>
>>Alltech will sell a Farallon EtherWave Powerbook adapter that lets you
"use
>>an Apple IIgs on Ethertalk Network".  Does this work? If my Linux box does
>>Netatalk via Ethernet, can I use the Farallon adapter to put the IIgs on
the
>>10Mb hub to get files off of the Linux box?
>
>Yes, there are certain LocalTalk to Ethernet adapters that will allow
>you to access MacOS shared folders or AppleShare servers through an
>ethernet network.  By the way, the terminology for this type of
>networking is as follows.  LocalTalk and Ethernet are the physical
>means of moving the data, AppleTalk is a data transfer protocol.
>AppleTalk over a LocalTalk network is still called AppleTalk but
>AppleTalk over an Ethernet network is called EtherTalk.  I could be
>wrong about this, though.
>
>At KFest '99, my IIgs was connected to Avila's ethernet network
>through one of those adapters and I was able to see other people's
>shared Mac folders and even Dave Miller's printer.
>
>>A while back Supertimer gave someone the lowdown that you had to have the
PC
>>Localtalk card in the Linux box. Can I use the Farallon adapter instead?
>
>Yes, you should be able to do this but you will still most likely need
>one of the patched netatalk packages that allow Apple IIs to connect.
>
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