Re: Appletalk Mac LC and GS

[Blake Patterson <blake@blakespot.com>]

In article <1fnemb6.1mj9b01fdglnwN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>,
 dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:

> Blake Patterson <blake@blakespot.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <1fnbwpk.1lc6cr1ys9f0gN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>,
> >  dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:
> > 
> > > You could probably get hold of an old 68K Mac for a song (if not free)
> > > which has both Ethernet and a serial port.  Run LocalTalk Bridge on it.
> > > In theory, this will avoid the need to restart into Mac OS 9 on the
> > > server machine.  (A similar option would be to buy an Ethernet to
> > > LocalTalk converter box, but you would need one that did more than just
> > > support a printer.)
> > > 
> > > Unfortunately, I suspect there are other issues with compatibility
> > > between the AppleShare server in Mac OS X and the Apple II AppleShare
> > > client, e.g. the server won't support storing ProDOS file names.
> > 
> > I have a Mac Plus with 4MB of RAM and System 6.0.8 running.  It has an
> > external SCSI<->Ethernet adapter and I use it to FTP files back and 
> > forth to the Plus from the G4.  
> > 
> > Could I run a EtherTalk -> LocalTalk bridge on that thing?
> 
> The first requirement is that the SCSI-Ethernet adaptor has standard
> drivers which make it available for AppleTalk (it should appear as an
> item in the Network control panel).  LocalTalk Bridge takes over the
> serial port and does the bridging to whichever other port is configured
> for use by AppleTalk.
> 
> The main problem is likely to be that LocalTalk Bridge may require a
> newer system version and/or Open Transport.
> 
> I was thinking of slightly newer Macs as better candidates, such as an
> SE with an Ethernet card installed.

Ahh well...

I went with the Plus as I love the design.  

http://www.blakespot.com/macplus



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