Re: Using Appletalk on the GS (What works best?)

["John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid>]

In article 
<0cb4d6bc-5ba1-4478-bb44-3af30c8b7901@x25g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
 roughana <andrew.roughan@writeme.com> wrote:

> > So, I know I can hook up the GS to a Mac thru Appletalk, and I can 
> > hook up the mac to a network of some sort.
> >
> > What I'm wondering is, what OS is best to use on the mac? Which 
> > mac's work best for this?
> 
> You may find this material informative: 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LocalTalk-to-Ethernet_bridge
> 
> I'd suggest keeping it recent rather than ancient, so System 8 or 
> above running IPNetRouter should do the trick.

I used Apple's LocalTalk to Ethernet bridge for several years on an 8500 
running OS 7, 8 & 9:

<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60290>

I added the Apple link to the wiki page (above); the VersionTracker link 
has the software, but no documentation.

> Or you can replace the Mac&IPNetRouter combination with a hardware 
> device listed on that page, such as a Gatorbox (this is a popular 
> solution around here).

I switched to an AsanteTalk. Under Mac OS X 10.5, I can print to an old 
Apple LaserWriter 4/600 PS and mount OS 9 file systems via AppleTalk:

<http://www.asante.com/products/CardsAdapters/AsanteTalk.asp

The AsanteTalk is a little picky about the order in which devices are 
powered up: It want's to be last, after the others have self-assigned.

-- 
John B. Matthews
trashgod at gmail dot com
<http://sites.google.com/site/drjohnbmatthews>