Re: Appletalk to ethernet

[Andy McFadden <fadden@fadden.com>]

Steven Hirsch <snhirsch@gmail.com> wrote:
> mojoehand wrote:
> > I don't know how much a Gatorbox goes for, but there are two Shiva
> > Fastpath units on ebay. They have both been listed for some time. I
> > almost bought the Fastpath 5, but when I emailed the seller with some
> > questions, he got real nasty.
> 
> I've had numerous problems with the Fastpath 5 units.  Depending on the 
> firmware level, they tend to drop Appletalk sessions from Apple 2 boxes during 
> periods of inactivity.
> 
> The Fastpath 4s seem to work better and the Gatorbox is a fine solution as well.

I use a Farallon PN842-1 Etherwave Printer Adapter with my Apple IIgs.
Works better than the Fastpath, and it's a whole heck of a lot smaller.
I bought that a few years back, and I'm not sure what the "modern"
equivalent is.

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