Re: Appletalk between GS and PC ?

[bazyar@netcom.com (Jawaid Bazyar)]

Roman L. Kuznetsow <romank@glas.apc.org> writes:

>Also, maybe anyone wrote some client-server software to link these
>computers via regular PC's serial COM port. Of course, that can be
>done by pair of a communication programs, but it is not an elegant
>way (some handwork,19200 limit and so on)

  You can generally go quite a bit faster than 19200. "LapLink"
for the PC uses standard PC serial ports at 115200 baud.

>And I heard a few words about Apple Workstation card for II, so is
>it really Arcnet, Ethernet or simply Appletalk? Is it discontinued
>from Apple ?

  Yes, it's discontinued. The Apple Workstation card was AppleTalk.
There _was_ a very similar card that did EtherTalk, but it was
never marketed.

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