Re: Mac to IIGS

[scott@alfter.DIESPAMMERSDIE.us (Scott Alfter)]

In article <gu1fng$8bu$1@news.motzarella.org>,
Rich  <Rich113JL@gmail.com> wrote:
>I just picked up an old Performa to be able to AppleTalk to my IIGS. 
>I'd like to link the Performa to my PC home network so I can go PC -> 
>Mac -> IIGS without intermediate media.
>
>The Performa seems to have an "ethernet" connector on the back, but it 
>is different than the Cat 5 connectors my network system (Linksys) uses. 
>  I believe my network connectors are RJ45.

If it's like my Quadra 610 (also a pizza-box system, but 68K instead of
PowerPC), it's an AAUI connection.  An AAUI 10Base-T transceiver is what you
want; you should be able to snag one off of eBay for about $10.  Here's an
example:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190304612482

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