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Re: Newbie's Big Adventure with IIgs
- Subject: Re: Newbie's Big Adventure with IIgs
- From: Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca>
- Date: 2000/05/25
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com
- References: <8ghmuq$b09$1@eskinews.eskimo.com> <1eb6m1e.en07wg12nq9s4N@[151.25.124.95]>
Morel wrote:
> John King <joki@eskimo.com> wrote:
>
> > -------------------
> >
> > What's involved with connecting a Mac and IIgs using AppleTalk? How fast is
> > the connection? Is this a feasible way to back up a partition? (never used
> > AppleTalk)
>
> Hardware: you need appletalk adapters to plug in the Mac and GS serial
> ports, and an Appletalk cable to connect them. Farallon Phonenet
> adapters are a good alternative (they use standard phone cable for
> connection). I don't know where you can get those now that ethernet
> rules, but Alltech seems a good place to try.
If you're only networking one Mac and one IIgs at a time then a printer cable
will work for this.