Re: LocalTalk Cable

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

Gary Black (gblack@vnet.net) wrote:
: Could someone enlighten me on what a LocalTalk cable looks like?  I came 
: across a Personal LaserWriter NT which, according to www.apple.com, is 
: supposed to be compatible with the IIGS and the Mac.  I have a IIGS and a Mac 
: Power PC 6100/66 and I would like to be able to share the printer between 
: these two machines.

More often than not it looks like a phone cord. The most common way to build
a localtalk network is with phonenet boxes which are sold at just about any
computer store.

: I've tried the cable that can connect either of these to an Imagewriter II but 
: it doesn't seem to work.

You need to make sure that Appletalk is enabled in the chooser and that some
version of Laserwriter 8 is installed on the Mac. The IIgs needs a buncha 
Appletalk support software installed plus Appletalk turned on in the control
panel. You're supposed to be able to connect two nodes with a printer cable,
but it's moot since you want to use three. Get some localtalk boxes, verify
that your systems are set up properly, and try it again.
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