Re: BinHex for mac in Binscii?

[khym@bga.com (Khym Mahn)]

In article <9404151559.AA04277@fert2.fe.psu.edu>,
Jason A. Jeffries <jaj4922@FERT2.FE.PSU.EDU> wrote:
>>   Here's a hint for anyone trying to hook a GS to a Mac, and has an IW2 --
>> Use the printer cable itself for the LocalTalk cabling!! ('course you won't
>> be able to use your printer, unless you get a new cable, or reconnect the
>> cable at one end back to the printer!) Use Sys6 Installer on GS and install
>> all of the Appletalk options, skipping those that modify your system files.
>
>Good idea, but... The standard 8-pin cables won't work with
>localtalk because some of the pins are crossed, and localtalk needs
>"straight through" cables. But barring that, it'd work fine...

Yeah, it does work fine :-) I used to use a GS to IW II cable to
Localtalk my GS and a Mac, and it worked fine. However, you can't do
this if you want to network more then 2 machines; you'll have to get
real Localtalk (or Phonenet) connectors for that.
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