Re: AppleTalk - Help!

[volk@cco.caltech.edu (Andrew Robert Volk)]

In article <1993Dec27.022734.12308@coplex.com>,
Dan Crutcher <dcrutch@coplex.coplex.com> wrote:
>You need a "phonenet" connector. It has a mini-DIN 8 plug (for the serial 
>or printer port on a GS or Mac) on one end and two RJ-11 phone plugs on 
>the other end. Actually you need two connectors -- one for each computer 
>-- and four-wire phone cable to go between them.

Actually, _no_ special hardware is needed.  If you're just connecting two
Appletalk devices together, get a regular serial cable (i.e. from the
imagewriter or whatever) and connect the Mac and the GS.  You only need
PhoneNet connectors if you're connecting 3 or more devices in a chain.
This solution is way cheaper, and easier to deal with. It's how my GS
is hooked up to my LaserJet. Hope you haven't bought the PhoneNet 
connectors already!


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