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// template for new/empty pages ((header)) title:AppleTalk Network Hardware author:anonymous ((content)) First, read [All About AppleTalk] for a primer on the network types **LocalTalk** • The easiest way to connect 2 Macs with AppleTalk is to just connect a serial printer cable between the Printer ports. • Apple sold a “LocalTalk connection kit” with boxes that connected to the printer point and had 2 ports to daisy-chain Macs using proprietary 3-pin DIN cables • Farallon created a cheaper method called “PhoneNET” where the proprietary cables were replaced with regular RJ11 phone cables **EtherTalk** • Ethernet is built-in to many Macs • Early Macs require AAUI dongles to convert from the Ethernet port on the Mac to a more familiar 10Base-T RJ45 plug (or BNC) • Macs without ethernet can have it added: • NuBus card • Comm Slot card • PDS card • SCSI adapter (Asante EN/SC or see Modern Hardware below for BlueSCSI) **Wi-Fi** • Apple AirPort • AirPort-compatible cards (Orinoco WaveLan Gold) • Some modern Wi-Fi routers or modern laptop Wi-Fi adapters do not pass AppleTalk **Bridges** Briges are used to connect LocalTalk and EtherTalk segments • Dayna • AsanteTalk • Farallon EtherWave Multi-Printer Adapter • LocalTalk Bridge is a software solution that can be run on a Mac that has both LocalTalk and EtherTalk • Apple Internet Router can also bridge LocalTalk and EtherTalk networks **Modern Hardware** • [https://bluescsi.com/]{BlueSCSI} • [https://ko-fi.com/s/60b561a0e3]{TashTalk2 Hat} for Raspberry Pi • [https://airtalk.nl/]{AirTalk} LocalTalk to LocalTalkoverUDP (LToUDP) via WiFi adapter
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