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Re: AppleTalk

Greg Weston <gwestonREMOVE@capsattbi.com> wrote:
> 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.

Easiest setup:

  Apple IIgs (with built-in AppleTalk; just enable the drivers in GS/OS)
  Farallon EtherWave (sold mainly to attach AppleTalk printers to Ethernet)
  Any old Linux PC with a semi-recent kernel and "netatalk+asun"

The Linux box can act as an AppleShare server, as can pretty much any
Macintosh.

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