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Re: Appletalk to ethernet

Glen Herrmannsfeldt wrote:
> RetroC64 wrote:
>> Strange, I looked at that but the back didn't seem to have an RJ-45
>> jack and the appletalk connection didn't look right. Maybe I should
>> look again.
> 
> The ethernet is AUI or BNC, the Appletalk is DB9, like the early Macs
> used for a serial port.  I think that is right, I never used localtalk
> on any that old.

I think that depends on the model.  I have a GatorBox CS; while it has the AUI
and 10Base-2 connectors you mentioned on the Ethernet side, the LocalTalk side
has a mini-DIN connector.

Some more info for the original poster: connecting a GatorBox to a modern
network is a simple matter of plugging a 10Base-T transceiver into the AUI
port.  (Brand names don't matter; mine happens to be an HP.)  Searching eBay
for "AUI 10Base-T transceiver" should return some useful results.  PhoneNet is
more convenient for connecting the LocalTalk side of things.

As far as prices go, I paid somewhere around $25 several years ago for my
GatorBox, and maybe another $10-$15 each for a 10Base-T transceiver and
PhoneNet adapters.

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