Re: apple IIC and appletalk

[wshek@ibm.net]

>Well, consider that AppleTalk works fine on a IIe (with a workstation
>card, which has its own processor), or on a IIgs (using the main
>processor).  In both cases, ProDOS-8 can be the active operating system,
>as it would be on the IIc (the IIgs also supports AppleTalk under GS/OS,
>of course).
>
>I very much doubt that the reason for incomplete AppleTalk support on
>the IIc was any attempt to "do too much" on the part of the operating
>system or firmware.
>
As I just posted it looks like possibly a last minute removal which 
only supports the though of doing too much and failing.


>Not possible without external hardware.  The IIc's serial hardware is
>not able to support LocalTalk communication, and there is no way that
>AppleTalk support could be implemented directly by the built-in firmware
>or operating system, because there is no extra memory space, and the CPU
>isn't fast enough.
>

Not sure I agree with this as //c implements buffering which is probably
why you needed the card on the //e.  Although it maynot have been
as successful at keeping up with the bytes causing problems.
But just as in the mac, if it were done right you should be able to use
either serial port.

Thanks for the info...
You do need the standard connector box for appletalk though.
-Walt