Re: Network with a Mac

[khym@bga.com (Dave Huang)]

In article <694847$61f$1@opal.southwind.net>,
Randy Shackelford <shack@onyx.southwind.net> wrote:
>Actually localtalk is fairly poky. If you try transferring a few megabytes
>at a shot, it's like watching your fingernails grow. But for small lumps
>of data it's ok. Speed wise it's probably the same as a floppy disk or single
>speed CD. I use ethernet with most of my Macs, which is fast enough to play 
>quicktimes over the network.

Well I thought this thread was about networking Apple IIs with Macs,
so ethernet is kinda out :P Localtalk is definitely slower than a
single-speed CD, and I think it's slower than a floppy too. Localtalk
runs at about 230Kbits/sec, theoretically around 29Kbytes/sec,
although I generally only see 20Kbytes/sec or so. A single-speed CD is
150Kbytes/sec, 7.5 times as fast. I don't know how fast a (800K) 3.5"
floppy is, but I'd guess around 40Kbytes/sec. (Much less if it's gotta
seek all over the disk)

>It's nice to see someone who doesn't criticize other people because of the
>equipment they choose to use, by the way. 

Apple IIs are my favorite, but I'm not picky... I'll use anything
remotely resembling a computer :)
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