Re: Lanpress

[dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)]

Phil Beesley (PB14@le.ac.uk) wrote:

(after noting that a Lanpress or other printer gateway wouldn't work)

: One plug-in box that *might* work is the Farallon Etherwave that plugs
: into a Mac LocalTalk port to connect it to an ethernet network. These do
: work on the Mac but are noticeably slower than a proper ethernet
: interface. However you would need to write a driver for the device,
: assuming you could get enough info on how it worked. 

Noticeably slower makes sense; if I remember correctly, Ethernet is
10,000,000 bits/second while LocalTalk is 57,600 bits/second. 

: Several companies also produced Mac ethernet adapters that plugged into
: the SCSI connector that also might work on a IIGS. Again you'd need some
: inside information on the device before you could even start to write a
: driver.

That would be noticeably faster.  But then, if you are talking about
hooking up a IIgs, it would probably be easier to deal with the LocalTalk,
and the slower speed would be better suited to an unaccelerated IIgs
anyway.  Hmmm...

Just some thoughts from someone who got in over his head in the third
paragraph...  8-)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.
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