Re: AppleTalk

[Greg Weston <gwestonREMOVE@CAPSattbi.com>]

In article <xpadndC8BvfqWyugXTWc3w@comcast.com>, Joel
<joelbuckley54.nospam.@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Is there a faq for Appletalk somewhere? (I couldn't find it.)
> 
> Can AT be used for file-sharing between Apple IIs?
> Or do you need a Mac as file server?
> 
> Can it be used to share files with Windows machines?
> Once on ebay I saw an AppleTalk card for an IBM.

You actually saw a LocalTalk card. LocalTalk is a physical networking
layer, analogous to Ethernet. AppleTalk is a suite of communication
protocols. File sharing is accomplished by a member of that suite known
as AFP - the Apple (or AppleTalk) File Protocol. So the card you saw
would let an IBM with appropriate slots join an existing LocalTalk
network, but you'd still need a common network file system protocol
that travels over those wires.

G