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So just a LocalTalk to Ethernet bridge?

• rjsw 6y ago
  No, the old Macintosh uses its ethernet controller to connect to the Linux server, LocalTalk isn't used.
  • joezydeco 6y ago
    I see. When the article mentioned AppleTalk I envisioned a way to get files off of my old SE using something that hooked into the ADB networking ports.
    • rjsw 6y ago
      You wouldn't use an ADB port, LocalTalk used the printer port. For your SE you could get an ethernet adapter that plugged into the SCSI port or a PDS card to go inside the case.
    • dougg3 6y ago
      That too is possible (serial ports though, not ADB). There are existing LocalTalk-to-Ethernet bridge products from long ago that are getting harder and harder to find. I was actually working on a new one for a while but ran out of the time/motivation to finish it up. https://mac68k.info/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=275&start=0&tstart=0 https://mac68k.info/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=275&start=0&...
      • joezydeco 6y ago
        Great info, thanks